The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 237
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya the delegates feel that further discussion is required, and the majority o f them are o f this view , more delegates may be permitted to speak. One problem which might be faced by the gentleman who has been appointed to prepare a list o f the speakers is that he may not know the names o f all those who wish to speak. I know the names o f the members o f the Jama'at more than anyone else, and I am familiar with their faces as w ell, but even I forget the names o f some o f them in large gatherings. So when the delegates stand up and offer to speak, they should first tell their names. Some stand up and merely say, 'I want to speak,' but the gentleman recording their names does not know who T is. So when you stand up, call out your names and this w ill facilitate the work. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1931, pp. 26-27] Advising the delegates who wish to speak, Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra said: “The sub-committee pertaining to Nazarat U lya should now present its report. After this the delegates w ill be permitted to speak on each proposal. According to the tradition, I w ill now appoint a delegate to invite friends to speak one by one. Chaudhry Zafrullah Khan Sahib, please come forward. Delegates should keep in mind that no one knows the names o f everybody. I know the names o f most people, but even I do not know all o f them, and I believe Chaudhry Sahib knows far fewer. So the proce dure shall be that those who want to speak should first speak out their names. In Punjab people feel shy in tell ing their names, but without this it w ill not be possible to know who is standing and is desirous o f speaking on the 237