The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 245
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya N e e d f o r R e i t e r a t i n g t h e T r a d i t i o n s o f S h u r a Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IVrh also kept reminding the new-comers about the traditions o f Shura, so that the purpose o f Majlis-e-Shura and the procedure o f forward ing opinions in Majlis-e-Shura may become firmly established in their minds. Hudur* once said: “This objection should not arise in the minds o f those who are conversant with the traditions o f Majlis-e-Shura. Since young people keep coming to the Shura, it is nec essary to keep reminding them that the purpose o f presenting certain proposals in the Majlis-e-Shura is to draw the attention o f the Jama'at to issues which have become crucial due to lack o f attention; and though the Jama'at did employ certain means to solve these issues in the past, they have become dormant. When it becomes necessary to bring these issues to the front and to draw the attention o f the Jama'at towards them, they are al lowed to be presented in Majlis-e-Shura. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1983, p. 70] E s t a b l i s h m e n t o f a N e w N A r a r a t o r A p p o i n t m e n t o f a N e w N a z i r The point was once raised in the Shura that there should be a separate Nazarat for Rishta Nata [affairs relating to match-making and matrimony]. In response to this, Mirza ‘Abdul Haq Sahib said that it was not in the pur view o f Shura to offer proposals regarding Nazarats. All matters relating to Nazarats and Nazirs are considered solely by Hadrat Khalifatul Masih, and he alone decides on these matters. We do not have the right to render rec ommendations and proposals in this regard. At this, 24 5