The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 54
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in jama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya 2. Nazir Ta’lIf-o-Isha‘at shall compile the objections raised by the opponents against the Jama'at and shall prepare suitable replies. He shall also make available supporting arguments and material to the Jama'at. 3. Ta‘lim-o-Tarbiyyat Department w ill be responsible for proposing and implementing the best schemes for the re ligious and conventional education o f the Jama'at and its future generations, because no nation can progress unless its future generations are enlightened. 4. Amur-e-‘Amah Department w ill be responsible for suggesting and implementing schemes related to politics, trade and industry, skills, jobs and agriculture. It w ill also work on solving problems related to marriage. Then there shall be the Ifta Department, which alone w ill be entitled to pronounce edicts on religious matters, and to which all religious disputes shall be referred. AH these Departments come under a Nazir A ‘la, who presents weekly reports to me about all the subordinate Departments, and receives further instructions from m e. ” [Al-Fadl, 1 April 1919, pp. 7-8] F ormal E stablishment of M ajlis - e -M ushawarat Up to this time, the system o f Mushawarat had not been established as a permanent institution, and during the initial period of the Khilafat-e-Thaniya, meetings were held for the purpose of consultation only when required. In 1922, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IIra established annual Majlis-e-Shura as an institution for the first time. In this regard, Hadrat Khallfatul Masih IVrh has said: “The institution o f Mushawarat which we see today in the Jama'at was in fact established by Hadrat M usleh-e- 54