The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 350
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e - ahmadiyya Some o f them only mean to direct the attention o f the house towards a particular issue and do not necessarily want their suggestions to be implemented immediately. But there are others who badly want their proposals to be accepted. In other organizations, if their proposals are not accepted they have the right, under the rules and regula tions, to either reject the budget proposals outright or to propose a reduction as a sign o f their disapproval. This is not acceptable under Islamic principles. When we have decided to undertake something, it is not permissible to adopt an attitude o f resentment which w ill hamper the work. Anyhow, when presenting their proposals, the delegates need not mention whether the budget should be accepted or not, they should instead point out if any changes are required in it. As I have said, members offer their suggestions for several reasons. Some may not want their suggestions to be voted on, and may only want to draw the attention o f the delegates to a particular point. W hile others might want their proposals to be accepted. Therefore, delegates must only raise specific points dur ing the discussion in Shura. As far as vote counting is concerned, there does exist the possibility o f error, for I have noted that every time there would be different peo ple counting the votes. It seems that the people who were given the task this time were not proficient enough. Still we cannot set a precedence for the recasting o f votes on a single proposal. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1941, pp. 106-107] P rocedure for the A pproval of S hura ’ s D ecisions The factors which Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra took into account when taking decisions in the Shura, and the ar guments which he presented when he disagreed with the 350