The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 317
Chapter IX T he H igh P oint of M ajlis - e -M ushawarat In previous chapters we have discussed at length the or ganizational structure of the Shura and the way its proceedings are conducted. Now we enter the most im portant and conclusive phase, which Hadrat Sahibzada Mirza Tahir Ahmad’s (Hadrat Khalifatul Maslh IVrh) has beautifully portrayed in an extract which was included in Chapter II o f this book. In this session the reports o f the sub-committees are pre sented before the delegates to be discussed until they evolve into concrete decision with the assent o f Hadrat Khalifatul Maslh. The delegates freely discuss the pro posals o f the sub-committees. They weigh all their pros and cons, and offer their best advice to Hadrat Khalifatul Maslh. The proposals are then put to vote and become part o f the rules and regulations. In this chapter, we will discuss this procedure in detail. Members debate the proposals o f the sub-committees with great care and diligence. The gravity and solemnity and decorum with which the proposals are debated, is unparalleled. O f f e r i n g A d v i c e i s a R e l i g i o u s O b l i g a t i o n After this brief introduction, let us now take up the sub ject o f the general discussion in Shura. The first point which the delegates should bear in mind when comment ing on the recommendations o f the sub-committees, is 317