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he tries to give the impression that other people feel the necessity o f having him on the committee, while he is in effect presenting his own name. The Holy Prophet3 * said that one should not present one’s own name for any posi tion. In those days he personally knew all the Companions, for they were close to him night and day, and he knew who was competent to give a particular ad vice or carry out a specific duty and who was not. But our Shura comprises representatives o f different Jama’ats and I do not know about each and every person whether or not he is capable o f advising on a particular matter. If the Shura were to be limited to the people o f Qadian, I m yself could nominate the members o f the committees, but now things are different. Representatives from other Jama'ats also participate in this Shura, and I do not know all o f them. I do not know which o f them is an expert in the field o f law, or education, or finance. Therefore, it is not improper for someone to offer his own name for a sub-committee, or for someone else to recommend him if he knows him. But it is highly disagreeable to ask some body else to suggest one’s name. Such a conduct implies that the concerned person considers him self very capable but wants to give an impression o f humility. The fact is that he is only expressing his desire for self glorification, and this is why he wants to be nominated for a sub committee. I later discovered that the concerned gentle man, although he had him self initiated his name, did not turn up to attend the meeting o f the committee. It is im portant to be careful about this in the future. . . Those who are nominated to work on the committees, should work diligently and should only offer practicable proposals for solving the problems o f the Jama'at. ” (Report Majlis-e-Shura 1941, pp. 7-8J ________ the S ystem of M ushawarat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya _____________ 281