The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 157
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama 4 at - e -A hmadiyya o f the Central Institutions was first defined. It was de cided that Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya will send 20 representatives, and Tehrfk Jadld will send 15. Later this was changed to 25 representatives for each. Subsequently, the quota o f Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya was increased to 30 while it remained 25 for Tehrik Jadid. Quotas for W aqf Jadld Anjuman Ahmadiyya was fixed at 9, Central Majlis Ansarullah and Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya were allowed 2 representatives each, Hadlqat-ul- Mubashirin and Majlis Nusrat Jehan were allowed one representative each, and Fadl-e-‘Umar Foundation was allowed 2 representatives. These quotas are liable to change with the approval o f Hadrat Khallfatul Maslh. At first it was not considered necessary to place any limit on the representation o f Lajna Imaillah, and their number would vary with the circumstances. But Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IVrh limited their numbers to 30. [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1983, p. 78J In addition to the above, some people are given special representation in Shura. Hadrat Khallfatul Maslh himself nominates them and they are sent personal invitation let ters from Hudur. These representatives are called ‘special invitees’. They can express their views on any point, and are eligible to cast their votes. B a s i c D e c i s i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e N u m b e r o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s The issue o f specifying the number o f representatives for Shura remained under consideration during the time of Hadrat Khallfatul Masih IIIrh. In his first Majlis-e-Shura 157