The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 392
T he system of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya which the commission w ill consider, and I w ill take the final decision. The Right to Allow or Disallow the Presentation of a Proposal: N ow we come to the proposals. This has also become a difficult issue. I cannot think o f a person who does not conceive a good idea, but if we were to consider every such idea, we would have a pile o f them before us every year. And when somebody’s proposal is rejected, he thinks that the whole exercise is in vain. Since the Jama*at has not yet been trained in these matters, anyone who thinks o f a proposal expects it not only to be taken up in Majlis-e-Mushawarat, but to be actually imple mented. The fact is that it is not easy to think o f a scheme which can be implemented, considering all the prevailing circumstances. Even in governments, private bills are rarely presented, and it is mostly government officials who present the bills, because they have a better knowl edge and understanding o f the situation. In our case, it is usually the members o f the outside Jama'ats who come up with proposals, even though many o f these proposals have already come to our own mind, but we could not implement them because o f practical difficulties. For in stance, we may not have the required financial resources, or they may undermine the projects that are already un derway. For these and similar other reasons, such proposals cannot be implemented. Please also remember that Islam gives the Prophet and his Khulafa the right to seek advice. No one can prove that anyone has been given the right to advise a Prophet or Khalifa. There is not a single instance whereby some one advised the Holy Prophetsa and considered it his right. The procedure I had proposed was that proposals 392