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the S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya injunction. Hence, if someone is in the habit o f speaking aloud, he should try to control his voice and his tone. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1923, p. 26] Hadrat Khallfatul Masih Hra would not only examine the questioner during Majlis-e-Shura, but he would also scru tinize the truthfulness and appropriateness o f the Nazir’s reply. . . If there was even a hint o f ambiguity in the reply, Hudur1 * would clarify the matter in such a way that there would be no need for any more questions. On the second day o f Majlis-e-Mushawarat 1923, Hudur, not being satis fied with the reply of a Nazir Sahib, observed: “Instead o f saying that the report could not be prepared in such a short time, he has denied all responsibility for the work. Although he is the N a’ib Nazir o f the office which has published the report, he says that there is no record available. If he had plainly admitted that he could not complete the work due to shortage o f time, the matter would not have taken this turn. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1923, pp. 29-30] Hudur closely monitored the reports prepared by the Nazirs and made sure that no segment of the report fell short o f the high moral standard laid down by Islam. A Nazir Sahib in his report spoke about an eminent scholar o f the Jama'at in terms that implied slight sarcasm. Hudur pointed out this error and demanded rectification. Here we have given only a few examples. Those who have had the honour o f regularly attending Majlis-e- Mushawarat know how Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IIra made an untiring effort to revive Islamic traditions in 58