The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 438
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya without even reading them, and have made some griev ous inferences from them. For instance, they have implied that anyone who entertains the idea o f offering a cup o f tea or other refreshment to his guests on the occa sion o f his daughter’s marriage, shall be a brother o f Satan and shall invite God’s displeasure. These wrong in terpretations have nothing to do with the teachings o f the Holy Quran. . . To say that the affluent person who offers some hospitality to his guests on the occasion o f his daughter’s marriage is a follower o f Satan, is such a fool ish notion that it can never be permitted to take root in the Jama'at. Such things w ill lead the Jama'at to destruc tion. Majlis-e-Shura is not the forum for expressing view s about class differences and prejudices. ” [Unpublished Report Majlis-e-Shura Pakistan 1991] A n A pology by M ajlis - e -M ushawarat The above extract has been taken from a detailed mes sage that Hudur sent to the delegates o f Shura 1991. When the audio cassette was played before the members, they were all filled with great remorse, which translated into the following apology addressed by the members to Hadrat Khallfatul Masih: Alii SayyedI! A l i i hj-y 3 f S L s i We, the members o f Majlis-e-Shura, confess our short comings and our sins, and present ourselves before Hudur with bruised and heavy hearts and anguished souls. We are sorry for the wrong we have done, and we beseech our Imam, with feelings o f true remorse for our sins, that 4 3 8