Ahmadiyyat or The True Islam — Page 263
263 of his time inside his house and not to repair to places of public resort. When a person addresses an assembly, all present should turn towards him and should listen carefully to what he has to say. No interruption or disturbance is permitted, however disagreeable the speech. The speaker is required to speak slowly and with dignity, so that all present may be able to follow him. Each speaker must await his turn to speak, and more persons than one must not speak at the same time. Each speaker should address the president. Room should be made for late arrivals, and no- body should leave without the permission of the presi- dent. When a person leaves his seat temporarily, intend- ing to return to it, no one should occupy it. Where two persons are sitting next to each other in a manner which indicates that they wish to be next to each other, another person should not go and sit between them even when there is room between them. Where there are only three persons present, two of them should not speak to each other in a manner which should lead the third to suspect that they are talking about him. This is a brief abstract of those social rules of conduct, which the Promised Messiah as has taught us or which we have extracted under his instructions from the principles of Islam. It presents an accurate picture of the social side of Islam and Ahmadiyyat.