The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 323
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya ourselves. The enemy thinks that we are weak and tries to crush us, while the fact is that we are even weaker than he can imagine. Just a few days ago, a man, who was bursting with pride at the thought that his movement was gaining strength in the Punjab, boasted that he would crush the Ahmadiyya Jama'at. If I were a slave to my ego, I would have said, “Who are you to crush us? It is we who shall crush you!” But I only smiled at him, and I thought that the Jama'at which he claims he is going to crush is even weaker than he thinks. I smiled again, for he does not know in Whose lap we are sitting. He con siders him self to be a wrestler and view s our Jama'at as a child. He raises his hand at it and claims that he w ill trample it underfoot. Now , if he indeed considers him self a wrestler and the Jama'at a weakling, he should be ashamed o f making such claims before a mere child. If only he had eyes, and he could only see that the child is sitting in the lap o f its Father, compared to Whom the power o f the entire world is like a mosquito, and all the powerful people o f the world are but like ants! O f course the opponent can crush the Jama'at if we consider only the physical means, but this Jama'at is protected by Him, Whom no one can fight and He can reduce the greatest enemy to dust within the twinkling o f an e y e. . . Here we pledge before God that we shall do such and such work during the next year, but those who are weak forget this promise, and this is what obstructs the implementation o f our decisions, and stops us from making the utmost sac rifices. When offering their opinions, members should keep these things in mind. While they should have faith in God, they should also employ the physical m eans. . . It is hoped that all o f you w ill deliberate upon the issues 323