The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 293
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya recoimnendations about them within their main frame- work. The sub-committee for Baitul Mai, while considering the budget proposals o f Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya, may exercise its authority and make an in crease or decrease in the proposed budget. This decision was taken by Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra during Musha warat 1945. The following is the relevant extract from his speech: “The delegates have listened to the opinions that have been expressed. I think there has been some misunder standing, for members did not give detailed comments about the expenditure when they were asked to, but they are doing so now when we are in fact discussing some thing else. The recommendations now being made pertain to increasing the expenditure rather than reducing. it. The question put to the house was that if a certain ex penditure was considered unjustified or if some reduction was required, they should point it out. They were not asked to propose increase in the budget. So the mistake was that when the delegates were asked to discuss the expenditure in detail they kept silent, but now when a different item is being considered they are coming up with suggestions for increase in expenditure. For the fu ture, my instructions are that the sub-committee for Baitul Mai should deliberate upon all the proposals that are presented to it with regard to increase in expenditure. I have been told that the sub-committee was o f the view that it had no authority to suggest increase in the budget, but this was wrong. I believe that the committee does have the authority to recommend increase in the expendi ture. So my directive for the future is that the sub 2 9 3