The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 128
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e - ahmadiyya (2) The representatives who are attending this Shura should be considered representatives for one year. (3) The present delegates should be considered as repre sentatives o f their respective Jama'ats until the next Shura, and it should be announced through the newspa per that any Jama1at which wishes to change its delegate should elect a new one and inform us. Jama'ats which have not sent any representatives should choose them now and inform us also. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1924, pp. 32-33] Hudur also said: “Let me say one thing more. Representative should be chosen by the Jama'ats and not by the Secretary, Presi dent or the Amir. The whole Jama'at should be involved in choosing a representative. When intimation about the nominee is sent to Secretary Majlis-e-Mushawarat, it should be mentioned specifically that the delegate has been chosen by the members o f the Jama'at. The Secre tary, President or Amir o f a Jama'at cannot nominate the representative on their own without consulting the Jama'at. This is very important. ” [Report Majlis-c-Shura 1924, p. 34] P rocedure for E lecting R epresentatives 1. Shura is linked to Khilafat. Hence, whenever Hadrat Khalifatul Maslh desires, he can summon people of sound judgement for consultation. 2. Initially, there were no restrictions on the number of representatives. 3. As the Jama'at progressed, a limit was put on the 128