The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 410
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J am A‘ at - e - ahmadiyya date upon the condition that he will support the party’s policies in every matter when he goes to Parliament. In Majlis-e-Shura, no one can volunteer himself to be a repre sentative, nor can he convince someone else to propose his name. Rather, the members o f the Jama'at choose the most suitable person as their representative, and they do so with sincerity and fear of God in their hearts. (2) No one is allowed to canvass in favour o f a person whose name has been proposed for membership o f Ma- jlis-e-Shura, while this is allowed in Western democracy. (3) Anyone who comes to Majlis-e-Shura as a represen tative o f his Jama'at is free to give his own opinion, and he is not bound by the opinion o f his Jama'at. He offers his own honest opinion when he is asked for it. But, at the same time, he is also bound to mention the opinion o f his Jama'at if it is different from his own. The opinion o f the majority in the Shura is no more than a recommendation, which may or may not be accepted by the Khalifa. God Almighty says in the Holy Quran: jiulJejtjS! i. e. , once you have sought advice from the believers and have reached a decision, you are then free to implement it, placing all trust in God. In Ahmadiyyat, the Khulafa have given Majlis-e-Shura the same status as laid down by the Holy Prophetsa and his KhulafaA Hadrat M usleh-e-M au‘udra shed further light on this subject during Mushawarat 1943. A delegate asked 410