The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 44
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya This brief but stirring speech caused a change o f hearts. Some members were so deeply touched that they could not restrain their tears. All those present unanimously announced: “We are not at all in favour o f closing the Madrasa Ahmadiyya. This institution shall continue and we shall never let it close down in our lifetime. ” [Tarlkh-e-Ahmadiyyat, vol. 4, pp. 247-250; Speeches of Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau^ud™, Al-Fadl, 21 November 1935, p. 4; Al-Fadl, 11 April 1961, p. 4; Speech Jalsa Salana, 28 December 1961] A C rucial and D ecisive M eeting of M ajlis - e -S hur A An important occasion which called for consultation with members o f the Jama'at during the time o f Hadrat Khalifatul Maslh Ira, was when some questions were put to him regarding the jurisdiction o f the Khalifa. Hudurra instructed that these questions should be sent to forty members o f the Jama'at, who should forward their opinions to him, and should also assemble in Qadian on 31st January, 1909. [^aqiqat-e-lkhtilaf, by Maulawl Muhammad ‘All Sahib, pp, 34-35; Mujahid-e-Kabir, Sawaneh Maulawl Muhammad ‘All Sahib, p. 92; Tarlkh-e-Ahmadiyyat, voL 4, pp. 271-272] About 250 representatives of the Jama'at, who had been summoned by Hadrat Khalifatul Maslh Ira for consulta tion, came to Qadian and assembled on the roof of Masjid Mubarak on the appointed date. When Hudur arrived, he refused to stand at the place that had been specially pre pared for him in the middle. Instead, he moved to the eastern side which had been constructed by the Promised Messiah3 5 , and made a moving speech. He said: “My verdict is that the Khalifa has to be obeyed by the Jama4at and by the Anjuman, both o f which are subservi- 44