The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 331
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya Thirdly, do not keep repeating the same things. Speak only if yon have something new to say. Everyone w ill have a chance to express his views when the proposal is put to vote. However, if a member has not expressed his ideas very w ell, another one can do so, but the task o f inviting members to speak w ill have to be carried out more responsibly. Delegate who stands up to speak should first pray. The nations o f the past were by no means inferior to us in their power and unity, in fact they excelled us in every thing, but just see in what ways they were led astray!” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1924, pp. 12-13] With regard to deliberating upon the reports o f the sub committees, Hadrat Khallfatul Maslh IVrh said: [English] “The report o f the first committee w ill be read before you now by the President o f the committee, and after he has finished, we w ill take up the matter one after the other, point by point. And then we w ill invite obser vations, comments, recommendations, etc. So those who want to participate should raise their hands. One after the other we w ill call them to stand up and announce their names. Once their name is recorded, they w ill be re quested to sit down. After we have finished this, their names w ill be called in the same order, (sometimes slightly changed order), one after the other, and that is going to be the first round and the last round. If you do not make up your mind to participate, then you have missed the bus. Unless sometimes an amendment is moved, then new comments are invited and in that case you are given again an opportunity. And again some times I need an expert opinion. So I invite some others 331