The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 96
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya Burkina Faso were also among the delegates, as was a Mayor from a city in Ivory Coast. On this historic occa sion, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IVrh said: [English] “I would like to announce something which may be o f interest to all o f you because I think it is the first time in the History o f Ahmadiyyat that members o f Parliament o f a country have also become members o f Ahmadiyya Parliament o f consultation, and that has hap pened in the case o f two members o f Burkina Faso. They are sitting members o f their Parliament, who have also become, for the first time, members o f this consultative body. Allah bless them. This should be recorded as an other mark in the history o f the progress o f Ahmadiyyat. Again, I do not remember if ever a sitting Mayor o f a city was made a member o f the Ahmadiyya Majlis Shura, and this time this has also happened. A Mayor from Ivory Coast who attended this Jalsa Salana, as you w ell know, him self opted to become a regular Ahmadl. He said, I should be accepted in the fold o f Ahmadiyyat. So when I met him I said, “Y es, you are accepted in the fold o f Ahmadiyyat and in the fold o f my spiritual sons. ” He was delighted by that remark and asked me what name you would propose for me. I said another member who came from your country wanted my daughter’s name for this daughter, why not my name [for you], so he said, “Yes I am very happy about that. ” This elated his spirit very much and he said, “I promise that when I return to my country I w ill make my entire Mayordom an Ahmadl Mayordom, and then I w ill invite you and say: See for yourself! Alhamdulilldh\ Allah bless him and give him strength, and he may be the first drop o f rain vis-a-vis other Mayors coming and joining the fold o f Ahmadiyyat 96