The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 94
T he system of mushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya country. And ever since this institution has been estab lished in the West, in Africa and in some Eastern Countries, by the Grace o f Allah, extraordinary signs o f strength and vigour have appeared in the Jama'ats. In ad dition to many other advantages, participation in Majlis- e-Shura enables members to establish a responsible rela tionship with the Jama'at. Everyone who attends Majlis- e-Shura as a delegate and deliberates upon different is sues, realizes that it is a very important institution in which the entire Jama'at is represented. ” [Address to Majlis-e-Shora Brussels, 9 September 1992, pp. 1-2] S hura —L ifeline of the I slamic O rder In a Friday Sermon, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IVrh said: “After Khilafat, Majlis-e-Shura is the most important in stitution in the JaxnS'at, for the two have been mentioned in the Holy Quran and in them lies the life o f the Islamic order. That is why I am stressing the importance o f Ma jlis-e-Shura all over the world, and I am also endeavouring to keep an eye on them, so that if and when some fault is observed, it is immediately rectified, so that no wrong tradition is passed on from us to the next gen eration. The traditions o f Majlis-e-Shura are spread over a long period o f the Khilafat o f Hadrat M usleh-e- Mau‘udra. They are extremely valuable traditions, and the picture o f Majlis-e-Shura which is imprinted upon one’s mind after studying these traditions is the same that I am trying to inculcate in these Majalis-e-Shura, and this is what I w ill continue to do in the future. ” [Friday Sermon, 30 April 1993, London, p. 12] On the opening day of Majlis-e-Shura Germany, held on 28th April, 1995, Hadrat Khallfatul Masih IVrh said: 94