The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 268
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya they have been perfected. Immature and raw proposals should not be sent to us. If anyone can think o f a way to improve the proposals that are sent to Shura, he is w el come to share his suggestions with me. If w e all think together I am sure we can find a suitable solution. ” (Report Majlis~e-Shura 1966, pp. 215-216] Hadrat Khallfatul Masih I l f h also said: “When suggestions are sought through the Shura, Ma- jlis-e-Shura comes between the one who offers the suggestion and Khallfatul Masih. But there is no such barrier when someone offers his suggestion directly to Khallfatul Masih. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shtira 1976, p. 63] P r o p o s a l s s h o u l d C o n f o r m t o P r e v a i l i n g C o n d i t i o n s The proposals contained in the Agenda should deal with current needs. A proposal was once rejected by the In ternational Majlis-e-Shura, with the approval o f Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IVrh, on the following basis: [English] “Proposal N o. 8 submitted by Jama1at in Tu valu. It said: Considering the number o f branches within countries and continents, it has become logistically diffi cult to effectively implement the Shura resolutions within a period o f 12 months. The problems o f logistics are compounded by the inadequacy o f the postal and com munication system in many parts o f the world. Accordingly, they suggested that the new proposals for consideration by the Shura be brought up every two years, and the mid-term sessions be used mainly for the appraisal o f national follow-up progress reports and their implementation, in addition to dealing with other regular 268