The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 104
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya trary, should consider it more prestigious to attend the meetings o f the JamaJat than to become a member o f Par liament. Unless this spirit is bom in the Jama'at, it cannot continue to do its work successfully. To ensure continu ity and progress, it is important to include the members in the process o f consultation, and if they are not inter ested in the affairs o f the Jama'at, our work may continue to an extent but there w ill be no real progress. Do as you w ish, but remember that the day comes when those who involve themselves in the activities o f the Jama'at w ill be greatly honoured, and the descendants o f those who do not take interest in these things w ill be re jected. When great powers like Britain and America w ill send their representatives for consultation, and w ill con sider it an honour, these people’s descendants w ill want to be included in the consultations, but they w ill be sent away and w ill be told that since their ancestors had re jected this process in their time and did not care for the work o f the Jama'at, they, too, cannot be included in these consultations. Get rid o f this callousness and remember that those who attend the meetings o f the Jama'at are so blessed by God that even the membership o f the American Congress is worthless against it. Try to attend these meetings at all costs, and if you do not, the Jama'at w ill lose nothing be cause o f your absence, while you w ill surely deprive yourself o f Divine rewards. The Jama'at was functioning even when there was no Shura, and it continues to func tion now when there is Shura. So, regardless o f whether you participate in it or not, the work o f the Jama'at w ill go on. If you do not consider it an honour to serve the Jama'at, your descendents w ill be deprived o f future re 104