The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 444
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya not yet capable o f properly discharging their responsibili ties in my absence. May God give you the ability, and grant me complete recovery so that, with your help, I can lay the foundation o f the victory o f Islam. . . 1 advise the delegates to give serious thought to the budget and the other proposals. ” I nauguration of S hura with a W ritten M essage Even during the period o f his protracted illness and de spite physical weakness, Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra continued to preside over Majlis-e-Mushawarat. But when he became too weak to attend in person, he asked Hadrat Sahibzada Mirza Bashir Ahmad Sahibra to pre side over it, and sent an inaugural message for the delegates which was read out by Hadrat Mian Sahibra. The sad moment finally came in 1961, when the Great Reformer, who had founded Majlis-e-Mushawarat and had nourished it till it had grown into such an institution, sent his final written message to the Shura from his sick bed. He wrote: I was a young man when I laid the foundation o f Majlis-e- Mushawarat. Now I am ill and weak and cannot sit in Ma- [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1955, pp. 8-9] By the Grace and Mercy of God ‘He is the Helper’ Dear Brothers, 4 4 4