The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 45
T he S ystem of M ush A warat in J ama ^ t - e -A hmadiyya ent to him. Anjuman is only an advisory body which is required by the Khalifa. ” [Faruq, 5 July 1917, p. 3; Tankh-e-Ahmadiyyat, vol. 4, pp. 280-281] Hudur added: “Some people have said that the Khalifa’s function is no more than to lead congregational and funeral prayers, to solemnize the Nikah, and to receive the pledges o f Bai‘at. But when all this can be done even by a Mullah, where then is the need o f a Khalifa? I spurn the idea o f such an allegiance. True Bai‘at means complete submis sion, with no question o f violating even a single injunction o f the Khalifa. ” [KhHafat-e-Ahmadiyya ke Mukhallm kl Tehrik, pp. 18-19] In consequence of this speech, all their doubts were re moved and they understood the true status o f the Khalifa. Hadrat Khallfatul Masih Ira asked Khawaja Kamaluddin Sahib and Maulawi Muhammad ‘All Sahib to renew then- pledges o f Bai‘at. He also said: I do not approve of those who held a Jalsa in support o f the establishment of Khilafat either. Once I had called people for a meeting, they had no right to hold a separate Jalsa. I never told them to do so. When God has granted me the courage to overcome this mischief, why then did they take this task upon themselves? Hudur instructed Hadrat Shaikh Y a‘qub ‘All ‘Irfani, who had organized that Jalsa, to re new his pledge o f Bai‘at as well. [Al-QauI-ul~Fa$l, January 1915, p. 48; Tarlkh-e-Ahmadiyyat, voL 4, pp. 280-281] 45