The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 452
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya intermingled with a longing for your welfare. Any sad news that comes from you lies heavy on my heart, and every good news from you infuses a new life into me. May God be with you! May God be with you! May God be with you!” [Unpublished Report Majlis-e~Shura Pakistan 1987 pp. 14-18,28] C entenary C elebrations and the D awn of the S econd C entury of A hmadiyyat By the grace o f Allah, the year 1989 came with extraor dinary blessings for the Jama'at, as it celebrated its first centenary. The first Mushawarat o f Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya Pakistan in the second century of Ahmadiyyat took place in Rab- wah in March 1989. Hadrat Khallfatul Maslh IV* sent an important message to the delegates on this occasion, in which he shed light on the status o f the Shura that was being held in Rabwah, which is the Markaz of the Jama'at. Hudur also shed light on the circumstances re sulting from the distance that had come between the physical Markaz and the actual Markaz, and urged the members to pray that the gulf may soon be bridged. With reference to the extraordinary importance o f the Mushawarat being held in Pakistan, Hudur said: “In one aspect, this Shura is o f extraordinary importance, for it is the first Mushawarat o f the second century o f Ahmadiyyat being held in Rabwah— the Markaz o f Ahmadiyyat. This Mushawarat requires that you should participate in it with extraordinary prayers and treading the path o f Taqwa. A whole century lies before you, and 452