The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 422
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya thing else, we never believe that they meant an insult. But it is also true that, despite all good intentions and all sin cerity, people sometimes say things which are harmful. . . Now that friends have vented their emotions, and both sides have proved their sincerity, for how can we say that the people, who believe that if the Khalifa goes to certain places thousands w ill become believers, are in any way lacking in sincerity or intend to insult the Khalifa? On the contrary, it proves their devotion to Khilafat. And those who say that I should not go, for it would demean my status, are also sincere. Now that everyone has ex pressed his feelings, and I, too, have expressed mine, we w ill close this chapter. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shuni 1926, pp. 26-30J S hura C annot A dvise the K halifa to U ndertake a T our Once, while the budget o f Tehnlc Jadid was being dis cussed in Majlis-e-Shura, a delegate said that the time has come for Hadrat Khalifatul Maslh I l f h to visit all the countries where the Jama'at has been established. Hudur forthwith replied: “It is not for Majlis-e-Mushawarat to tell Khallfatul Maslh whether or not he should visit a country. This issue was raised once before, and it resulted in heated exchanges among the members. On that occasion, Hadrat Musleh-e- Mau‘udra decided that Shura w ill not discuss any proposal relating to the Khalifa. The Shura should not discuss what the Khalifa should do or not do, nor should it recommend anything in this regard. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1966, p, 218] 422