The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 154
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya • Jama'ats with 101-200 Chanda-payers: 4 representatives; • Jama'ats with 201-500 Chanda-payers: 6 representatives; • Jama'ats with 501-1000 Chanda-payers: 8 representatives; • Jama'ats with more than 1000 Chanda-payers: 12 representatives. The Amirs w ill be included in the quota o f representa tives, which means that the Jama'at which is eligible to send four representative, w ill elect only three and the fourth w ill be the Amir. The record o f Baitul Mai w ill be the basis for ascertain ing the total number o f Chanda-payers in a Jamatat. Hadrat Amu-ul-M u’minin has also instructed that the Secretary, Amir or President o f a Jama'at should not nominate the representative on his own and should seek advice from their whole Jama'at. The letter written to Secretary Mushawarat in this regard should mention spe cifically that the Jama'at came together and elected such and such a person as their representative in keeping with the conditions published in Al-Fadl. The Secretary, Amir or President w ill not nominate anyone without consulting his Jama'at. Consultation with the Jama1at is a must. Secretary Majlis-e-Shura [Al-Fadl. 11 March 1952] R e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f S a h a b a ^ a n d M e m b e r s o f t h e C e n t r a l A n j u m a n s The issue of limiting the number o f representatives for Majlis-e-Mushawarat was taken up again during Majlis-e- Shura 1951. The Private Secretary proposed that a proper 154