The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 37
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in jama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya relationships w ill be strengthened. Another important purpose o f this Jalsa is that members should come up with valuable suggestions for creating better religious understanding among the people o f Europe and America, since it is well-known that many righteous people in those countries are ready to accept Islam but are daunted by its sectarian divisions. ” [Majmu‘ah Ishtiharat, vol. 1, pp. 340-341| E stablishment of a C onsultative C ommittee for the P ropagation of I slam On 28 December, 1892, the second day of Jalsa Salana, the Promised Messiah3 5 asked the audience to come for ward with proposals for the propagation of Islam in Europe and America. Members came up with various proposals, and it was finally decided, with the Promised Messiah’s3 3 approval, that a booklet containing the basic concepts o f Islam and presenting the beautiful teachings of Islam in rational terms, should be compiled and printed and should then be published extensively throughout Europe and America. Another proposal was for the estab lishment of a press in Qadian, and a list was made of members who would regularly contribute towards its ex penses. It was also decided that a newspaper should be started for the purpose o f spreading and helping the cause of Islam. Likewise, it was suggested that Hadrat Maulawi Sayyed Muhammad Ahsan Sahib o f Amroha1 3 should be appointed as a missionary o f the Jama4 at and he should visit places all over the Punjab and India. The Jalsa was concluded with silent prayer and it was decided that fu 37