The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 156
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya In the light o f the above decision, the list o f the representa tives was sent to Secretary Majlis-e-Shura by Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya. The list o f the Companions o f Promised Messiah3 1 5prior to 1900 was also sent. But the procedure for selecting 15 Companions from the second category has not yet been specified. Therefore, the com plete list o f these Companions was provided to Secretary Majlis-e-Shura, so that he can present it before Hudur for approval. Nazir A‘Ia Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya 11th April, 1952 (Report Majlis-e-Shura 1952, pp. 53-54) After this report was read out, Hudur spoke about the benefits and blessings associated with the Companions of the Promised Messiah (as) and their participation in Shura. Then Hudur announced his decision that all the Companions who accepted the Promised Messiah3 5 1 be fore 1900, and were at least 12 years old at the time of his demise, and had accepted him and had the privilege o f sitting in his blessed company, will be entitled to at tend Majlis-e-Shura. Likewise, regarding the proposal that 15 o f the Compan ions who joined the Promised Messiah^ after 1900 will be invited to attend the Shura every year, it was decided in Majlis-e-Shura 1954, with the approval o f Hudur, that 15 o f such Companions (who fulfil the given require ments) will be invited to attend the Shura every year. These decisions were duly followed from then on. It was in Shura 1951 that the strength of representatives 156