The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 258
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadeyya inform their members about the rules under which pro posals are sent to the Shura. Proposals which do not conform to the rules have to be discarded right away and are not to be tabled before the Shura. Some o f the pro posals that are sent in accordance with the rules do not relate to the Majlis-e-Shura at all, and are in fact related to administrative matters. Then there are proposals which concern only the local Jama'ats. But w e keep receiving such proposals, for people are not adequately informed about the rules and guidelines for sending proposals to the Shura. I sometimes place in the Shura Agenda proposals which Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya has rejected (and has recom mended not to be tabled before the Shura). This is because I wish to speak about these issues. In this way I am able to provide necessary guidance to those who have sent the proposal and the Jama'at at large. Such proposals do not per se relate to Majlis-e-Shura, but it is important to place them before the Jama'at so that they may under stand the issues that need to be understood. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1977, pp. 4-5] rH In this context, Hadrat Khallfatul Maslh IV has said: 1. Proposals should only be sent to Markaz after they have been properly deliberated upon in the local Jama'at. 2. When Khallfatul Masih allows a proposal to be tabled before the Shura, it does not necessarily mean that he agrees with the proposal. 3. Approval o f a proposal by a Majlis ‘Amila is no reason for it to be approved by the Shura. [Address to Majlis-e-Shura Brussels, 9 September 1992, pp, 15-17] 258