The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 339
T he S ystem of mushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya who are more powerful, and ultimately join them. Thus one party competes with the other and a constant wran gling goes on. But this does not happen in the Shura, for here there is no concept o f group or partisanship. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1922, pp. 13-14] T h e D i s c u s s i o n s s h o u l d b e R e s u l t O r i e n t e d To see what role Majlis-e-Shura plays in accomplishing the aims and objectives o f Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya, we have to look at the results that come out o f Shura. Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra enlightened the Jama'at about this aspect, and said: “The sign o f a foolish person in this world is that he wastes away his time, while the w ise one uses his time to advantage. We all get together annually for this conven tion, where we have discussions and debates. Some even * get carried away in their speeches, while others stress their opinions as if heavens would fall if they are not ac cepted. What we really need to see is the result that comes out o f these discussions. If our faith and our fel low beings do not benefit from our discussions and debates, then this gathering cannot be the way to attain Allah’s pleasure and His blessings. If we gather here just for fun, and go through the proceedings by force o f habit, and then go back home like an opium-eater who takes his dose o f opium and feels very satisfied, then this gather ing cannot benefit us in any way, and it cannot be the means o f attaining Allah’s approbation. It cannot be o f any good either for our own selves or for the JamaJat. The representative o f every Jama'at can him self realize how far this convention has been useful for the members individually and for the Jama'at as a whole. It is quite 339