The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 370
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J a m a * at - e -A hmadi yya decisions o f the Khalifa, because it is he who takes the final decision after consultation. The decisions should be implemented in full. Unless the officials are imbued with the spirit o f obedience to the authority, they w ill not be respected by others. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1930, pp. 36-37] F ailure to I mplement S hura ’ s D ecisions Now we present an example o f accountability in case of failure to implement the decisions of Shura. It was decided in 1930 that, in view o f the ever- increasing burden o f educational scholarships upon the Jama'at, the amount that has been spent on previous scholarships should first be recovered, and it should be used to give scholarships for the next five years, and the Chanda should not be used for this purpose. But some how the decision was not implemented. Hadrat Musleh- e-M au‘udra entrusted the matter to an investigative committee to establish who was responsible for the fail ure, and how the person should be penalized. The commission put the responsibility upon a particular Nazir. Since his mistake had been discovered in the Shura, the committee decided that he should admit his mistake before the Shura and seek forgiveness from Hadrat Khalifatul Maslh. Accordingly, the Nazir apolo gized and requested the members to pray that God may forgive him and his workers for their lapse. Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra accepted his apology and remarked: “I have said this before, and I reiterate that the Nazarat 37 0