The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 163
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya total to 534, and 16 vacancies are still available out of 550. We think that these 16 should be divided as follows: (i) Districts where the strength o f the Jam a'at is three times more than the proposed representatives, should be given additional representation in such a way that every Jam a'at gets its turn after three years. That is to say, dis tricts where the Jama'ats are so many that each Jam a'at will not get its turn even in three years, can be consid ered for additional representation. (ii) Similarly, districts where the Jam a'at is small and is not entitled to send any representative, apart from the Amir, can also be given additional representation. These two methods can be adopted within the range o f the prescribed limit. In keeping with the established pattern, major Jama'ats in East Pakistan are eligible to send 12 representatives, while the smaller ones can send 17. Since, at present, it is not possible for all these representatives to actually come to the Shura, the number should be limited to 10. As and when the members are able to attend, the quota may be gradually increased. In case this proposal is approved, there will he vacancy for 19 more representatives. This will be added to the above 16 and the total will come to 35, which may then be distributed as required. R e v i s e d D e c i s i o n a b o u t 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 In making the decision about the number of representa- tives for Shura, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih III had said that 163