The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 82
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya unless Allah so w ills, and none can challenge His w ill. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1924, p. 11] D ifference between M ajlis - e -S hura and W orldly C onferences During Majlis-e-Mushawarat 1925, Hadrat Khalifatul Maslh IIra said: “Our procedure and our method o f deliberation is not based on the principles that govern worldly Parliaments and consultative bodies, for their aim is that every party should protect its rights and demand them from the gov ernment. Their consultative gatherings are more like a battlefield where opposing armies vie to get their own rights. But our aims are different, and so is our proce dure. We do not come here to ask for our rights, for they were specified for us even before our birth. . . We are not here to demand our rights. And we do not demand our rights from human beings who are likely to make mis takes and fail to give us our full rights. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1925, pp. 2-3] In the same context, Hadrat Khalifatul Maslh IIra said: “We have gathered here, by the grace o f God, so that we should think o f ways for spreading the light and the truth which God Almighty has sent for the guidance o f the world. We are also here to deliberate upon any material, social or political issues that arise in this context, not be cause we wish to gain personal benefits, but because we wish to benefit mankind at large. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1930, pp-1-2] Hudur” also said: “Other people hold conferences in order to squabble over 82