The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 259
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya G u i d e l i n e s r e g a r d i n g t h e F r a m i n g o f t h e A g e n d a a n d R e j e c t e d P r o p o s a l s With regard to the framing of the Agenda and the propos als that do not meet the Shura’s criteria, Hadrat Sahibzada Mirza Tahir Ahmad Sahib (Khallfatul Masih IVrh) has said the following on pages 197-198 of Sirat Fadl-e- ‘Umar, vol. 1: Hadrat Musleh-c-Mau'udra has devised the following procedure for preparing the Agenda that is presented be fore the Shura: Various Jama'ats and individuals send their considered proposals to the office o f the Private Secretary according to the established guidelines. The Private Secretary then sends these proposals to Sadr An- juman Ahmadiyya, which, after considering them carefully, presents them before Hadrat Khalifatul Masih with their recommendation as to which o f them are wor- ' thy o f being tabled before the Shura that year, and which o f them should be rejected. The rejected proposals are read out before the Shura, so that delegates may know the kind o f proposals that were sent by the Jama'ats, and which o f them Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya did not consider eligible for the Shura. With regard to this procedure, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IIra gave the following guidelines to Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya: “It would have been appropriate if Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya had given its reasons for rejecting some pro posals, so that members would not think that Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya had summarily rejected valuable proposals without giving them due consideration. And if these reasons proved to be somewhat insufficient, the Jama'ats would have an opportunity to deliberate further 259