The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 274
T he S ystem of M ush A warat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya the chronological year o f the Shura, and also to mention how many years have gone by since the first Shura was held. He said: “At the very outset, I would like to point out to those who prepare the Agenda that the chronological year o f the Shura should be mentioned at the top. It is not enough merely to mention the year in which the Shura is being held, but it is also necessary to mention that it is such and such year o f the Shura. This is very useful in the historical perspective. The current Agenda only men tions at the outset that Majlis-e-Shura w ill be held on 7th 8 th and 9th April, 1939. Although this is helpful in learning the programme o f the Shura, it does not tell how many Shuras have been held before and what year o f the Shura it is— whether it is the fifteenth, sixteenth or seventeenth. Hence the historical record remains incomplete. From now on those who are responsible for publishing the Agenda should not only mention the year in which the Shura is being held, but should also mention the year o f the Shura, so that the historical record remains up-to-date. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1939, pp. 1-2] A d d r e s s i n g P r o p o s a l s a c c o r d i n g t o t h e A g e n d a Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IIra always tried to address every proposal contained in the Agenda. To this end, he would discourage unnecessary repetitions, so that the Agenda could be finished in time. He once said: “The Agenda before us today contains several points. We should try to deal with the whole Agenda within the days allocated for the Conference. In the past, many items of the Agenda remained unattended because some members did not have experience o f such meetings, and they kept 27 4