The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 424
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya to formulating principles, for which he consults the Shura. So, M ajlis-e-M u‘tamadin assists the Khalifa in administrative matters, exactly as Shura assists him in matters o f principle. The two have no link with one an other except through the Khalifa. But the commission has ignored this fact and has made certain suggestions which are, in a way, critical even o f Khilafat. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shiira 1930, p. 44] While analyzing another recommendation made by the commission, Hudur said: A question which cannot be ignored: “First o f all I thought that since this was the first commission which had done some concrete work, I should not turn down their recommenda tions as far as possible. But I also knew that, as a matter o f responsibility, my expression o f approval might be harm ful, and I also thought that since the members are educated and competent people, they w ill happily accept my criti cism. Once they have pledged Bai‘at to me, it means that they have given me their complete submission. Nonethe less, I leamt that one o f the members was greatly perturbed at my remarks, and this has greatly disturbed me. Anyhow, this was an issue I could not ignore, and had I done so I would be guilty in the eyes o f God. The com mission has made some observations— not intentionally but unintentionally, (for when they owe allegiance to me and accept me as the Khalifa, they are bound to pay due respect to the office o f Khilafat)—which lie beyond their jurisdiction, and even go so far as attacking the status o f Khilafat. This is why I thought that if I were to approve o f their work today— for whatever reason— it might be said in future that this is the status o f Khilafat which had been accepted by the Second Khalifa. 424