The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 377
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya he recognizes the time and occasion. The same thing, if said on the proper occasion, seems wonderful, but it be comes unsavoury when said out o f context. In everything that we do in this world, knowing the proper time and occasion is what w ill lend beauty to it. Interference in the Work of the Jama'at: I believe that everyone has the right to have his say in the work o f the Jama'at, but none has the right to do so in an untimely manner and in a way that causes discord between broth ers and groups. He who does such a thing w ill be considered foolish if he is a believer, otherwise he is an enemy o f the Jama'at and is out to destroy it. If friends who come from other places get an opportunity to work in Markaz, they w ill get a true picture o f things. If they could read the letters I write to the Nazirs and other workers, and could see how I reprimand them, they would admit that they themselves could not work as effi ciently as these people are working. Everyone who checks out the office records w ill see that I have not re ceived any complaint, even from the humblest o f persons, which I have not taken note of, and if the com plaint is justified I have never failed to make a strict reprimand. A student once had a complaint against a Na zir. I fined the Nazir and gave the student his due. So, if somebody notices a flaw or shortcoming, it cannot be rectified by raising such questions in the Shura. The remedy is to inform me o f the matter, and if it is still not corrected. . . you may have the right to complain. But in such a case it would be advisable for you to think that perhaps you are yourself mistaken. On the other hand, you should also remember that I am not God, and I, too, am liable to make mistakes and to misunderstand things. 3 7 7