The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 379
T he S ystem of M ush A warat in J ama ' at - e -A hmadiyya group and at sometimes with another. Then a situation may arise where a group might stress that its opinion is the correct one, but the Khalifa may not agree. This situa tion could grow from bad to worse and we might end up even worse than Muslims. The Muslims are far greater in number, and we are nothing in comparison. According to the last census, there are 500,000 menials in the Punjab and only 28,000 Ahmadls. If you do not maintain your strength and do not maintain unity, and let your strength dissipate, and weaken yourself, then remember that the menials w ill enjoy greater respect than you do. Just re flect on the proverb i. e. , what strength have you attained that you have already begun squandering it? Today our condition is more precarious than the tongue surrounded by 32 teeth. The tongue can still protect it self, but we cannot. Our condition is like the tongue that has been pulled out o f its root, and is still told to masti cate. It is indeed worse, for the teeth that surround us can move at w ill, and can crush us. Therefore, at this stage, we should close our eyes even to the most serious mis takes o f our friends, and we should become united like the fortified w all mentioned in the Holy Quran. In fact, we need even greater cohesion, otherwise we shall be de stroyed before the very eyes o f our enemies, and no one w ill be left to mourn us. Avoid Causing Mischief: Even if the Khalifa does not pay heed to a complaint, or— God forbid— even if the Khalifa supports the perpetrator o f cruelty, even then I would ad vise you to be patient and not create m ischief. If the Khalifa is really cruel or supports those who are cruel, God w ill remove him. He appoints the Khalifa and He has the power to remove him as w ell. Similarly, if an of 379