The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 40
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya E stablishment of M adrasa A hmadiyya At the time o f the Promised Messiah (as), a school was established in Qadian which was called Madrasa Ta‘limul Islam. After the demise o f Hadrat Maulawl ‘Abdul Karim Sahib Sialkotf3 and Hadrat Maulawi Burhanuddin Sahib Jehlam fa, the Promised Messiah (as) became greatly concerned, and he was led under Divine guidance to consider: “Permanent arrangements have to be made for producing scholars who are skilled at oratory and are eager to serve the faith. He also said: I feel disappointed when I see the condition o f Madrasa T a‘limul Islam, for it has failed to achieve the purpose I had intended for it. If the students who pass out o f this institution go out only to seek the world, then why did we establish it? What we want is to produce people who will serve the faith. ” [Maktubat-e-Ahmadiyya, vol. 5, part 3, p. 62] So the Promised Messiah (as) summoned a number of Com panions to consider this problem and to suggest necessary reforms. He said that the Madrasa should be reformed in such a way that it should produce real scholars and good preachers who should take the place of those who were passing away. He said that the Madrasa should produce Quranic scholars, preachers and intellectuals, and should become a source of guidance for the world. [Maktubat-e-Ahmadiyya, vol. 5, part 3, pp. 62-63] Upon this, some members suggested that the Madrasa should be closed down altogether and another school, 40