The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 277
Chapter VIII A ppo in t m e n t o f S u b -C o m m it t e e s In the inaugural session of Shura, sub-committees are appointed to consider the points o f the Agenda in detail, and to formulate concrete recommendations after ad dressing all the relevant issues. The letter from Secretary Shura, in which he forwards the items o f the Agenda to the Jama'ats, also contains an instruction that the Shura representatives should consult among themselves and propose which o f them should serve in the Shura’s sub committees. The Secretary expects such information to be conveyed to him before the start o f the Shura, so that the proposed names can be taken into consideration when the sub-committees are being formed. But it is not binding upon the convenors o f the Shura to include in the sub-committees everyone who has been recom mended by the Jama'ats. Hadrat Khalifatul Maslh IVrh instructed that three copies of the lists of these nominees should be prepared to avoid any confusion: one for Khallfatul Masih, the second for the Assistant who would be appointed for this purpose, and the third for Secretary Majlis-e-Mushawarat. [Report Majlis-e-Shura. , 1983, p. 11) The usual practice in the formation o f the sub committees is to nominate delegates who are competent and experienced and, preferably, experts in the relevant fields. The sub-committees deliberate upon the items of the Agenda and look thoroughly into the relevant issues