The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 314
T he S ystem of M ush A warat in J ama * at - e -A hmadiyya proposal will still be taken up and they will be given the benefit of doubt. Hudur said: [English] “Mauritius has sent this proposal and no Mau ritian representation has remained in Shura. Why is this? In International Shura perhaps you do not apply the rules so strictly, do you? W hile in Pakistan this was a custom because it was easy for (I mean, within reach) one who participates in Shura. So it was considered essential, whichever Jama'at proposes anything representatives o f that Jama'at must be present in the Shura when the item is being discussed. But here it is a different situation. B e cause o f the global nature o f the Shura, it is not possible perhaps for every Jama'at to be here. So I w ill make this exemption, not only for this time but for the future as w ell. It should be noted down that this rule w ill be ap plied only to such cases where there should be every reason for the participation o f the proposing country. If there is not a very obvious reason, then we w ill give the benefit o f doubt and accept the discussion in absentia. ” [Report International Majlis-e-Shura 1991, p. 19] As already mentioned, it is essential for the representa tive of a Jama'at or country which initiates a proposal to be present in the sub-committee also. Referring to a case whereby a representative of such a Jama'at is present in Shura but not in the concerned sub-committee, Hadrat Khalifatul Maslh IVrh said: [English] “No it’s not that If a proposal is considered by the sub-committee but the country which sends the pro posal originally fails to send their representative either to the Shura or to the sub-committee, then what was the atti tude o f Majlis-e-Shura towards the proposal?” (Hudur 314