The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 340
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya possible that this convention may be very useful for some Jama'ats and for some individuals, but not at all for other Jama'ats and other individuals. It is very difficult for me to decide how far this participation results in the spiritual progress o f individuals and Jama'ats; they alone can judge it. But there is one thing which each o f us, who is informed enough, can judge; and it is the overall result o f our efforts. But even from this point o f view , the results o f this Majlis-e-Shura have not been as good as they should have been, for we do not see the zeal and the fer vour which the representatives should have inspired in the members o f their Jama'ats when they go back to them. In view o f the overall results, I can say that our Majlis-e-Shura is not fulfilling the objectives which it ought to fulfil. ” [Report Majlis-c-Shura 1936, pp. 2-3) B u s i n e s s I n s t i t u t i o n s o f t h e J a m a ‘ a t Once a proposal was presented in Shura regarding the opening of branches or agencies of the Book Depot, and members discussed the conditions that should be placed on such contracts. Commenting upon this discussion, Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra said: “In my opinion, we cannot allow this proposal to be pre sented before the house, for this w ill mean that the Shura w ill take over even the limited authority that is exercised by the workers o f the Jama'at. The Book Depot is also one o f our Departments. We can instruct them to open new branches and to give books on loan, but to define the conditions for such transactions is not the work o f Mushawarat. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1927, p. 25] 340