The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 384
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama 1 at - e -A hmadiyya missionaries abroad, and many offices and other facili ties. At that time less money w ill be spent on the Nazarats and much more on outside work. But in our present state, it is essential to strengthen the brain, which is the Markaz. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura. 1925 pp. 70-71] I mportant G uidelines for the D elegates Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra always stressed that the ques tions raised with reference to the reports o f Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya and their answers should not take the form o f a debate. He instructed the Nazirs not to take the Mushawarat and its decisions lightly, and every deci sion o f the Shura should be fully implemented. It is the work o f those who are responsible to decide whether or not a matter is o f primary importance. Ignoring the deci sions o f the Shura would amount to exercising self assumed powers and rejecting the authority o f the Shura whose decisions are binding. He further said that at times some Nazirs complain that they do not receive re plies to their requests, while they themselves do not care for the decisions which have been taken by the Khalifa and the representatives o f the Jama'at. On the other hand, he also instructed those who ask the questions not to turn it into a debate. The real purpose of raising questions is to gain information, and it is not proper to start a debate. He also directed that the questions should be sent in writing to Markaz at least a fortnight be fore the Shura, so that their answers can be prepared. 38 4