The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 354
T he S ystem of M ushawabat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya and it is wrong to think that a proposal does not require our thought for it has been presented by the Khalifa and must be a source o f blessing. You should remember that, in your capacity as my advisers, you are duty-bound to give sincere thought to all the proposals under considera tion. If you discover any flaw in any proposal, or if you think that its adoption might be harmful for the Jama'at, and may increase our difficulties, you must boldly say so without any fear. . . Please do not hesitate to deliberate upon it merely because it has been initiated by me. The voice should come from the core o f your heart, and if a change is required it must not go unexpressed. Express your viewpoints openly and confidently. If I find your proposal unacceptable, I w ill reject it on my own respon sibility. But no dissenting opinion w ill be allowed once the suggestion has been accepted. At the time o f consul tation, however, everyone is free to express his opinion. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1938, pp. 9-10) I nstances of H aijrat K hal I fatul M as I h II"* D iffering from the M ajority Here we give a few instances whereby Hadrat Khalifatul MasIh IIra differed from the majority opinion. On every such occasion, Hudur would mention his reasons for do ing so, with the result that the delegates would be fully satisfied with his decision. Any reasonable person who reviews the record o f the Shura even today, and scruti nizes the reasons offered by Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra, will conclude that his rejection of the majority opinion was not only proper, but that the reverse would have had adverse consequences for the Jama'at and its interests. Not in a single instance will the researcher find any 35 4