The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya

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T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya exclusively for religious education, should be set up. The administrators o f the Madrasa were also o f the same view. But Hadrat Maulawi Nuruddln Sahibra and Hadrat Mirza Bashiruddln Mahmud Ahmad Sahibra disagreed. They suggested that the Madrasa should continue and religious education should be included in its syllabus. [AJ-Fadl, Jubilee Number, 1939, p. 65] The Promised Messiah (as) accepted the latter suggestion and decided that a separate section, meant for religious education, should be established within the Madrasa. [Al-^akam, 10 February 1906, p. 2] This section for religious education proved to be the pre cursor o f a greater and separate religious institution that later came to be known as Madrasa Ahmadiyya. F irst F iscal B udget of the J ama ‘ at The last Jalsa Salana which was graced by the presence o f the Promised Messiah (as), was held in 1907. During the Jalsa, on 28th December, 1907, a conference of Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya—an organization set up by the Promised Messiah3 8 —was held after Maghrib prayers. The Presidents and Secretaries o f many outside Jama'ats were also present. A report prepared by Secretary Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya regarding the working of the different Departments o f the Anjuman was read out. This was followed by presentation o f the budget for the year 1908. Khawaja Kamaluddin Sahib discussed in detail various important aspects o f the budget, after which Hadrat Maulawi Nuruddln Sahibra made a speech 41