The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 169
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya would be 31, then, before confirming from the’ District Amir, the office could have checked whether there was any representative coming from that village at all. M is chief may not necessarily have been intended and this may only have happened due to a person’s desire to par ticipate in the Shura. There are many applications whereby an applicant wants to substitute for an elected representative, who has fallen ill or has been unable to come. But the essential condi tion for a representative is that he should have been elected, and no one can'be considered for representation merely on the basis o f his desire to participate. A ll this calls for a more efficient system and organization. Secre tary Shura and District Amirs should ensure that the lists are sent in time and the representation is correct. There should be full representation. I stressed this point once, and perhaps what w e are seeing is a reaction o f that. For instance, we authorized Gujranwala to send 31 represen tatives and they elected them in accordance with the rules, but three o f them could not turn up, and only 28 out o f 31 turned up. This was not right. Therefore we in troduced the system o f alternate representation, i. e. , electing a few more than the approved quota. Only today I received a letter in which it was stated that the elected representative had fallen ill, and the alternate representa tive could also not come. These difficulties arise so that we should think o f their solutions. There are problems, but God Almighty has gifted man with a powerful and efficient brain. These are only minor difficulties which can easily be solved, and should be solved. ” [Report, Majlis-e-Shura 1980, pp. 7-8] Hadrat Khalifatul Maslh IVrh also continued with the 169