The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 433
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya o f the sensitivity o f the issue, it has been suggested that though I w ill not personally attend the sub-committee meetings, the committee can meet me to discuss the issues if it thinks it is necessary. The whole committee can meet me if it wishes to, otherwise, it can select some o f its members for the purpose, so that all objections on this scheme can be resolved beforehand. If the committee un derstands my point o f view after the discussion, it can change its opinion, otherwise it can present its proposals to Shura as it sees proper. The advantage o f this process w ill be that we w ill not have to present everything during the main session o f the Shura. Moreover, mutual discussion might also produce some ideas which may not have crossed our minds beforehand. If the sub-committee de cides to hold its session here in the school, they can talk to me by phone. And if it is necessary for me to talk to all the members o f the committee, I can either come down here, or some representatives o f the committee can come to me. Now , let me say to those who are not working on any committee, to keep praying, for these are delicate matters and need a lot o f care. Even a minor mistake made by us today might lead to grave results. I have often related an incident, that it was once raining when Hadrat Imam Abu Hanlfah saw a boy who was about to slip and fall. He called out to him and said: ‘Be careful boy, lest you should fall. ’ The boy was small but very intelligent. He turned round, and when he saw that it was Imam Abu Harnfah who was warning him thus, he said: ‘Sir, it is you who should tread carefully. It does not matter if I fall down, for I would only hurt m yself. But if you were to fall, the whole nation would go down with you. ’ So, you who are apparently weak and so small in num- 433