The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 441
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya and everyone assured me that I would not hear such pain ful news from the Shura in future. I hope that this w ill be so. I pray to God that He H im self may guide you and protect you, and your advice may always be accompa nied by the Holy Spirit. ” [Unpublished Report Majlis-e-Shura Pakistan 1993, pp. 3-4] C hairmanship of S hura in the A bsence of the K halifa The question of the chairmanship o f Majlis-e- Mushawarat assumes great importance if the Khalifa is away or is unwell. Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra came for the opening session o f Shura 1954, despite ailing health. After collective prayer, Hudur said that he would leave after delivering a short speech due to his ill health. The sub-committees, he said, would be formed afterwards and would prepare their reports. These reports, along with the views expressed by the delegates would be sent to him continuously, and he would make the final deci sion about them. Hudur then said a few words o f advice to the delegates and left the Shura after appointing M irza ‘Abdul Haq Sahib, Amir o f the Punjab, to preside in his place. [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1954, p. 1] During Shura 1955, (the following year), Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra was in Karachi, on his way to Europe under medical advice. He, therefore, formed a panel to preside over the sessions of the Shura, and sent the following instructions from Karachi: “If Chaudhary Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan Sahib ar- 441