The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 304
T he S ystem of M ush A warat in J am A‘ at ~ e -A hmadiyya stands up and says that the proposal is not good enough and he wishes to suggest an amendment, he will have to present it in writing, and not verbally. . . W hen an amendment has been presented, it is taken up before the proposal. 5. Once a recommendation has been presented in the Shura, members o f the sub-committee are not entitled to speak against it. 6. If, during the sub-committee meeting, someone is not satisfied with its report, and his conscience does not permit him to support it, he has the right to submit a note o f dissent before the end o f the sub-committee meeting. He is then free to offer any opinion in the Shura. [Address to Majlis-e-Shura Brussels, 9 September 1992, pp. 18-20] V arious D irectives regarding A mendments The presentation of amendments during a discussion can be a very complicated matter. At times members present amendments upon amendments, some o f which contradict one another. It becomes difficult to decide which of the amendments should be adopted. In this regard, Hadrat Musleh-e-Mafrud1 * gave the following guidelines on various occasions: 1. Hudur’s first directive in this regard was: “The amendments which have been suggested are mak ing things very difficult, because some o f them contradict others, and some are amendments to amendments. We do not have time enough to hold lengthy discussions on them and come to some conclusion. It is also difficult for 30 4