The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 218
T he S ystem of M ush A warat in J ama ‘ at - e ~ A hm adhtya that it is only the privilege o f Khallfatul Maslh to correct him. Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra, while highlighting these aspects of the etiquette o f Shura, said: “I have always advised members not to be carried away like a cork in a stream. Once it has been said that only fundamental issues should be discussed, and no detailed discussions would take place, what then is the use o f get ting into details? In all the speeches there were only one or two fundamental points. As for the others, I cannot say that they wasted time because I let them continue, there fore, morally speaking, the time was not wasted, and I did not stop them so that they would not be embarrassed. But, in effect, time has been wasted because little o f sub stance has been said. Some members keep on talking even though they have been told to stop and despite the fact that the Khalifa is present. No one dares to defy even the Chair when he stops him. But here some o f us are so obdurate that they keep talking even when they have been told to stop (by the Khalifa). This shows that such people have very weak hearts, and they get carried away by every current. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1934, pp. 88-89] In the same context, Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra said: “I want to remind you once again that if you are asked not to prolong the discussion, you should comply. Some times when delegates are restrained from speaking about an issue, someone starts a lengthy discussion on the same subject. I do not think that it would hurt the Jama4at in any way if individual opinions were not invited on a mat ter due to some expediency. It is against the etiquette to start arguing with the one who is presiding and to say 218