The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 204
T he S ystem of mushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e - ahmadiyya Also remember that your points should be brief and logi cal. Some speakers tend to get into such details that they go completely o ff the track. Since there is little time and the matters that need to be discussed are many, you should be brief in whatever you say. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shdra 1933, pp. 12-14] I t i s W r o n g t o R i d i c u l e S o m e o n e u p o n m s M i s t a k e Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra kept a close eye on every as pect o f the etiquette o f Shura and repeatedly advised the members to abide by them. Since no rules were yet in place, the delegates would express themselves at their own ease and in their own language. At times people would try to express themselves in broken Urdu, which would be unbearable for some participants while others would not be able to control their laughter. Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra took strict notice of this, and said: “Let me tell you that it is against the Islamic ethics to laugh at someone who makes a mistake while speaking, or to correct him during the meeting. Such a person should either be advised quietly, and if that is not possi ble, then you should keep quiet. In any case, laughing and making fun o f him is not appropriate. Such things happen in other gatherings but should never happen in ours, for they are against the Islamic code o f conduct. Everyone makes mistakes. By the grace o f God, I am a good speaker but many times during a speech or a ser mon I feel that I have spoken some words wrongly. This sometimes happens due to fatigue. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shiira 1929, p. 52] In the same Majlis-e-Mushawarat, Hudur further said: 2 0 4