The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 383
T he S ystem of mushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya T he R ationale B ehind the S crutiny of N a ? arats Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra kept a very close eye on the work o f Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya. While he estab lished an extensive system of Nazarats, he also directed them to present their annual reports to the Shura, so that the members may gain knowledge, and people who ob ject to the establishment o f these Nazarats may be satisfied. In this context Hudur said: “Delegates have listened to the reports o f the Nazirs which must have given them enough information to real ize the importance o f Nazarats, and to see that their work is improving. If you look at the correspondence which the Nazarats have had with the outside Jama'ats, you w ill further realize how necessary they are. When the Nazarats were established, some people objected that it would involve too much expenditure. But I knew that the moral condition o f the members o f the Jama'at would de teriorate further if such organizations as Nazarats were not established. The money being spent on the Nazarats is certainly more than that being spent on the outside Jama'ats, and this is because we have to spend more on the Markaz initially. If w e do not have enough money, we can restrain the branches from growing rapidly, but we cannot let the Markaz suffer, for it serves as the brain. If we do not take care o f the brain, the whole body dete riorates. If you look at a baby, you w ill see that the weight o f its head is proportionately greater than that o f its whole body, whereas the head o f a young man weighs nothing in comparison to his body. This is because the head needs greater protection in childhood, and it evolves into its proper size as the body grows. The same is true in our case. A time w ill come when w e shall have many 383