The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 206
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya Istighfar , and having performed Wudu. 2. Every delegate should embellish his virtues, become subservient to God, and present him self before Him in the best manner. 3. After offering an opinion, everyone should say: \j p [I have given you my opinion , it is now up to you to accept it or not. ] If you come to Majlis-e-Shura in this spirit, and if you maintain these high traditions, I am sure Majlis-e-Shura w ill be able to safeguard the traditions o f the Jama'at, and w ill guarantee an everlasting life for it. [Friday Sermon, 30 April 1993J L i s t e n t o E v e r y o n e w i t h C a r e a n d A t t e n t i o n Since adherence to the etiquette is mandatory for every one, whenever Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra noticed some deviation he would correct it, and would not let any ex pediency come in his way. Once when he noticed a representative of Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya speaking in violation o f the etiquette o f Shura, he said: “Let me remind friends that the rules o f conduct which should be observed in every meeting—and this is not pe culiar to any religion but is important for people o f every religion, though some may choose to overlook it— is that when the proceedings have begun people should not talk among themselves. Yesterday it was not the people sit ting in front o f me who gave me reason for complaint, rather it was those sitting behind me, who are the work ers o f the Jama'at. W hile I was speaking, two Nazirs kept talking intimately for a long time. This is in direct viola tion o f the rules o f conduct for this Majlis, and it was 206