The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 150
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya delimited. The third proposal was that one representative was not sufficient for the larger Jama'ats, and they should be given greater representation. After these proposals had been discussed, Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra analyzed the issue in its various aspects, and said: “The basic amendment was from Sayyed Nadhir Hussain Sahib, according to which one representative should be elected from every Im arat and from every city, thus the expenditure w ill be reduced, every Jama'at w ill be repre sented, and the areas w ill be delimited. It has been proposed by Babu Shamsuddm Sahib that one representative is not sufficient to represent the larger Jama'ats, and they should have more representatives. He has suggested that the Jama'ats consisting o f 25 or more Chanda-payers should be allowed to send up to 4 repre sentatives, and those with fewer Chanda-payers should be allowed only one representative. Some other delegates also expressed their opinions. Diaul Haq Sahib raised some important points, but they relate only to the official work. He says, for example, that when the announcement is sent for the election o f the representa tives, the conditions o f eligibility should also be sent. But this does not relate directly to the proposal under consid eration. Likewise, he says that only good workers should be elected as representatives. This, too, does not relate to the proposal. It is, no doubt, important to encourage good workers, but if we make this a rule, the representatives w ill only represent the Nazarats and not the Jama'ats. This also does not pertain to the proposal. Another thing which he hinted at, and I w ill also hint at is that certain representa tives come here on my special permission, even though they do not fulfil the requirements o f membership and 150