The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 302
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ' at - e -A hmadiyya so, the proposal falls short o f the rules, and, as such, cannot be presented. ” [Report MajUs-e-Shura 1984, p. 66] D issent from the G eneral C onsensus of a S ub -C ommittee The sub-committees deliberate for several hours and then prepare their reports with general consent. These reports are signed by the President and Secretary of the committee and are then presented to the Shura for delib eration. If, however, consensus about a certain proposal is not reached, the dissenting members, provided they had entered a note o f dissent, can express their dissent ing views before the general meeting o f the Shura, with the permission of Hadrat Khallfatul Masih or his repre sentative who is presiding over the proceedings. But if a member has not entered a note of dissent, he can only speak in favour o f the proposal during the general ses sion. Expressing dissenting views at that stage would be considered contrary to the rules, and he shall not be al lowed to speak against the recommendations. In this regard, Hadrat Khallfatul Masih IVrh said: “A member o f the sub-committee cannot speak against the recommendation o f the committee, unless he has al ready submitted a note o f dissent. ” [Address to Majlls-e-Shura Brussels, 9 September 1992, pp. 20-21] Similarly, the original proposals are not discussed in Ma- jlis-e-Shura. Only the reports o f the sub-committee are taken up for consideration. But if the majority feels that the recommendations o f the sub-committee are impracti 302