The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 69
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya land to come here in this harvesting season, which is very difficult. Some o f you are businessmen, while some are employees who might have got leave after a long time and had many other things to do, but they gave it all up to come here. Hence we are all here for the sake o f Allah, and we should look only towards Him. This is even more important since we are facing the whole world and are competing with those who are superior in experience, or ganization and power. They have all the resources, they control the army and the government, while we, who have undertaken to conquer the world, have neither the strength, nor the resources, nor the experience, nor the expertise, and are in fact inferior in every field. In these circum stances, our deliberations can only be fruitful if we look to Allah. My first advice to you is to pray to Allah and solicit His help. You should pray: O’ Allah, I have come here for Your sake, guide me, so that no personal considera tion should cross my mind; nor should I give wrong advice and insist upon it and thus cause harm to the faith; nor should I be persuaded to accept someone’s incorrect advice through his eloquence. I pray to You that my ego may not come in my way, and the desire for fame or hon our may not cross my mind, nor may I become arrogant or give wrong and harmful advice, nor accept someone’s wrong advice. May my intentions remain good and sin cere, and may my advice be correct and subordinate to Your will. Everyone should pray in this manner, not just today, but whenever the Jama'at holds consultations. (2) My first advice to you is to pray, but no prayer is ac cepted unless it is accompanied by action. For instance, a person may pray for the ability to serve the faith, but if he is not w illing to spend a penny in this cause, how w ill 69