The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 33
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama * at - e -A hmadi yya and a number o f other eminent people from Medina. Hadrat ‘Uthmanra addressed the gathering and said: “Everyone has advisors and counsellors; you are my ad visers. You are well aware that people want me to withdraw some o f my governors whom they do not like and to replace them with those whom they favour. It is on this matter that I seek your advice. ” All the governors and some members of Majlis-e-Shura offered their sug gestions and Hadrat cUthmanra listened to them all. Finally, some punitive and corrective measures were de cided upon and the meeting was concluded. [Al-Kamil fit-Tarikta by Ibn-e-Athlr, vol. 3, pp. 149-150; Encyclopaedia A$hab-un-NabFa, pp. 576-577] After the martyrdom o f Hadrat ‘Uthmanra, Hadrat ‘A lf3 was elected the fourth Khalifa. The same tradition of Shura was followed during the five years o f his Khilafat. After his martyrdom, Khilafat was transformed into monarchy, for it was destined that the revival of the Is lamic Shura was to take place with the advent o f the Promised Messiah (as). The Promised Messiah (as) set up a consultative committee in his own lifetime to give spur to the mission of spread ing Islam. This committee met regularly on the occasion o f Jalsa Salana, and also discussed other matters o f im portance. The Promised Messiah3 5 5 would frequently consult members o f the Jama'at upon matters relating to the Jama'at and administration. Jalsa Salana 1907 was the last to be attended by the Promised Messiah3 5 5 in per 33