The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 36
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e - ahmadiyya Jama'at. The first proposal that was presented on this occasion was that a committee should be formed, com prising both Ahmadls and non-Ahmadls, to record the innumerable signs with which God was continuously blessing the Jama'at. This proposal was incorporated in the book Asmara Faislah and was read out by Hadrat Maulawi ‘Abdul Karim Sialkotira after Zuhr prayer, on 27th December, 1891. Thereafter the audience were re quested to propose names for the committee and to suggest how this committee should function. The mem bers who had come together solely to deliberate upon this proposal unanimously agreed that a booklet contain ing the proposal should be published at once, and, after gauging the reaction o f the opponents, members of the committee should be selected with the mutual agreement o f Ahmadls and non-Ahmadls. [Asmani Faislah, RuhanI Khaza’in, vol. 4, p. 336, footnote] A ims and O bjectives of J alsa S alana One o f the objectives o f Jalsa Salana, as mentioned by the Promised Messiah (as) in his announcement o f 7th De cember, 1892, is mutual consultation. The Promised Messiah (as) said: “A Jalsa o f my devoted and sincere followers shall be held on 27th December in Qadian. The main objective o f this Jalsa is for all the sincere ones to gain spiritual bene fit, to increase their knowledge and to enhance their spiritual understanding, by the grace o f Allah. Another benefit to be derived from such a Jalsa is that members o f the Jama'at w ill come to know each other better and their 36