The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 264
T he S ystem of mushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya “I have said time and again that only such matters should be put before Majlis-e-Shura whose expenses are directly linked to the members o f the Jama1at. It is useless for Shura to deliberate upon matters which do not put any monetary obligation upon the Jama1at. In the proposal now being discussed, it has been suggested that books re lating to the life o f the Holy Prophetsa and the Promised Messiah^, and other important material about the Jama1at, should be translated into other languages, par ticularly into English. It suggests that books written by the Promised M essiah* should also be translated. It sug gests that members should be asked to offer honorary service in this regard. In my opinion, there was no need to place this proposal before the Shura, because it relates specifically to the Nazir o f the concerned Department. If he considers this proposal to be worthwhile, he should begin work upon it immediately; no one forbids him from doing so. It w ill only be a waste o f time to discuss this proposal in the Shura. ” (Report Majlis-e-Shura 1940, p. 6) 2. With regard to a proposal that a permanent committee should be set up to advise Nazarat Tabligh, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IIra said: “This proposal does not concern the Shura. If such a committee were established to advise the Nazir Sahib, no one would object; it is, therefore, not a matter to be placed before the Shura. Only such matters should be de liberated upon here which place an obligation on the Jama1at as a whole, or for whose implementation the Jama1at is expected to make financial contributions. Any thing which lies outside these parameters does not concern the Shura. For instance, if someone were to sug 264