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the S ystem of mushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya before Majlis-e-Shura and has been discussed aind finally accepted or rejected by Khallfatul Maslh (as the case may be), then, if such a proposal is to be presented again, it w ill be necessary to mention that the same proposal has already been deliberated upon in the Shura. It should also be mentioned that the decision was taken on the basis o f such and such arguments. It should also be explained why it has now become necessary to revise the previous decision. If the circumstances, have changed they should be explained. If the proposal was one that had been re jected, the Shura should be told o f the arguments that had been presented in its favour and why these arguments had failed to convince the Shura. But now, as the circum stances have changed, we once again table this proposal before the Shura and request it to consider it once again. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1966, p. 187]. A n o t h e r I m p o r t a n t I n s t r u c t i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e A g e n d a Various aspects o f the preparation o f the Agenda and the proposals contained in it have already been discussed. When these proposals have gone through the different stages and have been finalized and published in the shape o f the Agenda, they are then sent to the Jama'ats so that their representatives can study them and elicit the opinion of their respective Jama'ats before coming to the Shura. Majlis ‘Amila o f every Jama'at is required to discuss the proposals and come up with a collective opinion, which their representative can present before the Shura. We shall discuss this in greater detail in Chapter IX. With reference to the publication of the Agenda, Hadrat Khallfatul Maslh IIra has said that it is necessary to state 273