The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 193
Chapter V T he E tiquette of S hura Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra kept a close eye on the eti quette to be observed in the Shura. When he first formally established this institution, he laid out its code o f conduct in great detail. These basic guidelines, which serve as a part of Shura’s manifesto, have already been stated in the first chapter o f this book, and need not be repeated. During Majlis-e-Shura 1923, Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra gave the important directive that such things will not be discussed in Majlis-e-Shura which amount to an indirect attack or sarcasm against any section o f the Jama'at. Hudur had launched a scheme for the collection o f 50,000 rupees. When different aspects o f this scheme were con sidered, some delegates were of the view that the scheme should not be open for all, it should be declared a special Chanda and should only be collected from the affluent. Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra did not agree with the idea of calling a Chanda “special”, and said that it would amount to an assault on the Jama'at. Although our Jam a'at is weak, most of our financial contributions come from the poor. In this backdrop, Hudur’s following observations are full o f sagacity and wisdom: “I am inclined to agree with the opinion o f the majority. The word “special”, however, requires some explanation. Here this word has not been used for any special distinc tion. As far as I am concerned, anyone who contributes 193