The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 171
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ' at - e -A hmadiyya years o f age. In the rules and regulations o f Tehnk Jadxd Anjunian Ahmadiyya, issued in December 1989, this pro vision has been omitted. It is proposed that the following sub-para be added to the rules: “Clause 399: At least 25% o f the representatives from local Jama'ats, which have more than 25 Chanda-paying members, shall be below 30 years o f age. For example, Jama'ats electing two, three or four representatives w ill elect at least one young represen tative. ” The comment on this proposal is that the rules and regulations o f Tehrik Jadld have been published and put into practice recently. Such a quick change is not desirable at this early stage. It may be considered after a few years if genuine or practical difficulties are experienced. Moreover it should be clear to all that the existing rules do not bar the election o f members below the age o f 30 as delegates to the national Shura. They may be elected if the members o f the Jama'at so desire. ” [Report International Majlis-e-Shura, 1989] R e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f L a jn a I m a i l l a h There was previously no specific system to hear the opinions o f women in Jama* at-e-Ahmadiyya. In Majlis- e-Mushawarat 1928 a proposal was tabled regarding the establishment o f a women’s hostel in Qadian. The sub committee o f Shura accepted the usefulness o f this pro posal but recommended that the hostel should only be opened after the allocation o f funds and availability of female staff. After listening to the discussion, Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra said: “The matter under discussion mainly concerns the women and I think that they deserve to be heard on this issue. However, the Girls’ Madrasa has scheduled its ex- 171