The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 284
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya tees keeping all these things in mind. If someone is really competent in a certain area, he must be proposed for the relevant committee. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1934, pp. 8-9] (5) Emphasizing the point that members o f the commit tees should be pious and dedicated, Hadrat Musleh-e- M au‘udra said: “During previous Shuras, I have said the people whose names are proposed for the committees should have the required expertise, and should be able to spare time for the committee’s work. I had also emphasized that all sorts o f persons— even villagers and uneducated peo ple— and people from all the provinces should be given a chance to work on the committees. As far as relevant ex pertise is concerned, there is little difference between the educated and uneducated. I have noticed that at times even uneducated people have the ability to reflect seri ously about different matters. They express their ideas so admirably on certain issues— to which they must have given good thought— that even educated people, who are not prone to deliberation, cannot do it to such effect. So when I said that only those people should be recom mended for the committees who have some sort o f affinity with the work, I was referring to their mental af finity and I did not mean that they should necessarily be graduates or should have attained a certain level o f edu cation. It is, in fact, the sincerity and Taqwa o f a person which determines whether he is suitable for a religious assignment. If somebody fears God and loves the faith, he can come up with ideas which may never be con ceived by an educated person who is devoid o f these qualities. It is my everyday experience that a person who 28 4