The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 373
Chapter X M ajlis - e - M i shaw akat and the C entral D epartments R eview of I mplementation of P revious Y ear ’ s D ecisions The decisions taken in Majlis-e-Shura are implemented during the course o f the year by Sadr Anjuman Ahmadi- yya, Tehrik Jadld Anjuman Ahmadiyya, and W aqf Jadld Anjuman Ahmadiyya. Therefore, every year, before the actual proceedings of Shura begin, reports are presented by concerned Nazarats, Wakalats or Nizamats regarding the implementation of previous year’s decisions. Initially the delegates were permitted to comment on the reports, but on one occasion Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra felt that the comments had assumed an inappropriate tone. He immediately rectified this practice, and said: “Many delegates do not understand what it means to comment on a report. . . The purpose is to point out any errors it may contain. . . The concerned Nazir is not an swerable unless a definite decision has been taken. . . This is not a Parliament where one group has to stand against another. This is Mushawarat, you can ask for clarification if something is unclear, but you cannot criticize someone. Such an impression is at times caused by person’s tone. He may not be intending to speak the way his tone sug gests, but it sometimes happens out o f habit. . . Therefore, delegates who are in the habit o f speaking aloud should try to tone down their voices. ” (Report Majlis-e-Shura 1923, p. 26] Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra also bound the Jama'ats to 373