The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 308
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e - ahmadiyya sub-committee’s recommendations are presented. ” [Unpublished Report Majlis-e-Shura 1948] H ow to A mend the S ub -C ommittee ’ s R ecommendations 6. The Sub-committee’s report should reflect the instruc tions given by the Khalifa, and if they do not, the delegates should propose appropriate changes through amendments. Although it is the prerogative o f the Khalifa to include the instructions he has given with re gard to the budget, etc. , in the sub-committee’s report, but in order to highlight the importance o f Mushawarat, Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra said that the required changes in the committee’s report should be made through amendments presented by delegates. He said: “I want to say, as a matter o f principle, that in all our ex penditure w e should keep our priorities in mind. Whatever projects w e have begun and whatever money we have allocated, we should keep these in mind when suggesting future increases in the budget. Whenever more funds are available, priority should be given to fi nance these projects, so that our work does not go on haphazardly. If, for some special reason, we have to change priorities, the change should be made with the prior approval o f the Khalifa, and the request made in this connection should specify that a project which had priority should now be deferred and the money should be allocated to the new project. But before presenting this proposal, the Shura should make a decision that this pro ject should be given priority. People sometimes try to play tricks with me and ask me to approve a certain sum for a certain project. And later when I ask why something 3 0 8