The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 456
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya issues, their recommendations were put before the house for discussion, the decisions were finalized, and the Shura was concluded. But a question still remained writ ten on the faces o f the delegates, and it seemed as if they were missing something. Our Imam and our Mentor, to whom w e offer our humble suggestions, is not physically present among us, though is always present in our hearts and minds. Likewise, our hearts are aglow with countless lamps o f gratitude upon the successful completion o f 100 years o f our Jama4at. We do congratulate one another, but the one who most deserves to be congratulated is not among us, and you must all be desiring to convey your felicitations to him. Just as we came together in our respective Jama'ats to reaffirm our oath o f allegiance, so does each o f you desire that we, as a Jama'at, should extend our congratulations to the Imam and re-affirm our oath o f al legiance to him. I w ill read out before you a presentation in this regard and w ill then request the delegates to ex press their own view s about it, so that a collective message can be conveyed to Hudur on behalf o f the whole Jama4at. ( _ ?L' J J L We, the servants o f Ahmadiyyat, who are participating in the first Mushawarat o f the second century, (held in Rab- wah, Pakistan, from 31st March to 2n d April, 1989), are grateful to Allah for the innumerable blessings He has showered upon us, and extend our heartfelt felicitations to Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IVrh on this auspicious occasion. As w e thank God for our steadfastness and sacrifices that we have been able to offer during the past 100 years, we 456