The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 81
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya cepted. But if those in minority think that their opinion must also be taken into consideration, their opinion shall also be recorded. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1922, pp. 3-18] D ecisions of M ajlis - e -M ushawarat : B eacon for F uture G enerations During Majlis-e-Mushawarat in 1924, Hadrat Khalifatul Masfh IIra further said: “Now I take up the proposals which are going to be pre sented. The Agenda has already been published, and it contains an important matter relating to management. The best time for a people is that which is closest to their Prophet. The Holy Prophetsa said that his time was the best, followed by the one after him and that things would begin to deteriorate afterwards. The Promised Messiah3 * 1 has also said that his would be the best time, followed by the one after him, and that things would deteriorate after three hundred years. It is, therefore, essential that, in this better period, such regulations should be established for the functioning o f the Jama'at which may serve as a foundation for future generations and they may not be able to deviate from them. We pray that Allah may help this Jama'at, and we may not see a repetition o f the mis chief caused by the Paighamis [Lahori Ahmadls], but it is still possible that such people might rise again, or people might come to follow different Khalifas. Those who rule with power can crush such dissent by force, and most of ten people do not even dare to stand up against them, but we have no such power, all w e have is our faith which al lows freedom, how then can we stop such dissent? Therefore, we have to be extra cautious and establish a system in which there should be no danger o f dissension, 81