The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 236
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in jama ' at - e -A hmadiyya regardless o f what the world says, the Shariah tells us that when somebody is working with the Khalifa, he should sit on his right. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shiira 1927, pp. 140-141] O ffering N ames for P articipation in the D iscussion The usual practice o f Shura is that the names o f those who desire to participate in the discussion are written down, and each of them is then called to speak in turn. But if during the discussion some points need to be elaborated, the Assistant to the Chair can permit some other delegates to speak on the issue as well. In this con nection, Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra said: “When a proposal has been read out, it shall be the duty o f Dr. Sahib (Hadrat Dr. Mir Muhammad Isma‘il Sahib) to ask who would like to speak on the proposal, and to note down their names. He w ill then call one by one the delegates whom he considers appropriate. It has been no ticed that some o f the delegates initially have no intention o f speaking but as the discussion goes on they start expressing their desire to speak. Within certain lim its, such conduct would certainly be more useful than harmful, because someone can suddenly come up with an idea that he did not have previously. But as it is, people get so carried away that everyone wants to speak while they have nothing new to say, and they keep repeating what has already been said. So the appropriate procedure is to enlist the names o f those who would like to speak, immediately after a proposal has been presented, and then they should be given the opportunity to speak. If af ter that I feel that more view s are needed, more people desirous o f speaking on the subject can be invited. Or if 2 3 6