The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 391
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e - ahmadiyya pees are spent every year in the purchase o f earthen ov ens for Jalsa Salana, but they are not taken care o f and begin to crumble. If we could take steps to preserve these ovens, a lot o f money could be saved. It surprised me to hear such a suggestion from a student, and I thought he might be wrong. But when I sent the pa pers to a building expert and asked for his opinion, he accepted the suggestion and said that it could help to save money. Even if we have to pay a rent o f Rs. 12 per year for the land where the ovens are fixed, we could still save hundreds o f rupees. ^ So, not only older people but even children can come up with good ideas. In future, therefore, instead o f offering your opinion in the form o f a question, it should be pre sented as a proposal. And this w ill not be limited to the Shura; whenever someone has a useful idea during the. course o f the year he should send it to me. A ll such sug gestions w ill be forwarded to a commission which w ill be set up every year or every second year to evaluate the work o f the Jama'at. When the commission approves o f certain suggestions, I shall give my decision about them, and when it rejects some suggestions, and I also do not find them useful, I shall reject them also; but if I find them useful they w ill be accepted. The present method o f asking questions only means meddling in the affairs o f others, and it does more harm than good. W hile I am permitting the asking o f questions this year, it shall not be allowed in the future. Henceforth, instead o f asking questions, you may offer proposals that a certain De partment is suffering from certain shortcomings and such and such steps should be taken to correct it. Thus, along with the defects, you w ill also be proposing the remedy, 391