The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 285
T he S ystem of mushawarat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya is utterly illiterate but is in the habit o f serious thinking and reflection, and entertains the fear o f God, and loves the faith, is blessed with such knowledge from God as is not possessed by a renowned scholar who only possesses conventional knowledge. ” (Report Majlis-e-Shura 1943, pp. 2-3) (6) Once, during a session o f Shura, names for members for the sub-committee for Nazarat D a‘wat-o-TablIgh were being proposed. Someone proposed the name o f a person who was not a delegate. Hadrat Musleh-e- M au‘udra gave him a warning and said: “In future if somebody proposes the name o f a person for a sub-committee, while the gentleman concerned is not a member o f Shura, the one who proposes his name shall not be permitted to attend the remaining session o f the Shura for that day. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1945, pp. 4-51 A G uiding P rinciple for the S ub -C ommittees Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra would give instructions to members of the sub-committees after they had been formed. He once said: “It has been observed during the past few years that the sub-committees constituted for deliberating upon the items o f the Agenda did not put in the hard work that was re quired o f them. Some committees even left the work half finished. Hence, this time only two sub-committees have been formed so that the task can be performed properly. I now hope that they w ill work diligently and attentively, w ill not leave o ff until their work is finished, and w ill pre sent their reports in time for tomorrow’s session. 285