The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 334
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya someone is led astray by Satan and says, what is the use o f my giving advice when it is not accepted. He w ill be wrong to think in this way, for everyone must offer his advice to me. Whenever an idea comes to someone’s mind he must send it to me, because some o f these ideas turn out to be very important. For example, a certain important issue may need to be brought to the knowledge o f the Jama'at, o f which only two or three aspects have been brought to my attention. I thus realize how people have been mistaken in this matter. I then study the whole situation and inform the Jama1 at about the true state o f affairs. . . Hence, the injunction does not only mean that people should come to Majlis-e-Mushawarat and offer their advice. The process o f giving and seeking advice continues throughout the year. I have explained the differ ent forms o f the process. It is almost a daily routine that some consultation is needed or offered on one matter or the other. At times I receive a letter or a report that a cer tain individual has made some hypocritical remarks. At times, the person concerned is not a hypocrite at all, but has said something out o f ignorance. But the one who hears him, being a sincere Ahmad!, writes to me that such and such a person has said such and such thing which was not appropriate. At times we have to make such a person understand that the concerned individual has only spoken out o f ignorance and he is really not a hypocrite. When Hadrat Musleh-e-M au‘udra was assaulted, Khud- damul Ahmadiyya became suspicious about a person who was a hypocrite, but the basis on which he was sus pected was wrong. He was followed and some information was gathered about him which was presented to Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra and he was told that this 3 3 4