The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 279
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya This procedure has gradually become a permanent part o f Shura. C riteria for M embership of S hura S ub -C ommittees With regard to the formation o f the sub-committees, Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udT a made the following observa tions during Mushawarat 1952: (1) “Members are now requested to propose the names for the Budget sub-committee. A s I have said a number o f times before, you shquld not propose names o f people who are not present here. Sometimes people just propose names without ascertaining whether the person whose name has been proposed is even here or not. Secondly, only the names o f people who are competent for the re quired task should be nominated. It is essential that the person who is nominated understands the matter that has been assigned to him. For instance, the task o f making reductions or increments in a budget, or including items which were previously not part o f it, requires that the member should be well-informed, should be familiar with his own area, should know the procedure for collect ing Chanda, and should be aware o f the difficulties that are faced in this regard. He should also have an idea o f the steps that are required to aid the progress o f the Jama'at. It is also important to include delegates from different provinces. We have here representatives from Jama'ats in Bengal, Sindh, Karachi, Balochistan, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Kashmir and NWFP. We also have foreign delegates from the United States, Syria, Indonesia, Egypt, Sudan and other countries. The difference is that the budgets o f the foreign countries are not discussed here, and are ap 279