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T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya pose another amendment. In that case first the amendment w ill be discussed and if the amendment is dropped then we w ill revert to the proposal o f the sub-committee. Other wise the amendment w ill remain the main subject o f discussion. This is the procedure which we have inherited from the past and we should not change our tradition. ” [Report International Majlis-e-Shura 1991, pp. 25-26] (viii) Explaining the correct procedure for presenting amendments, Hudur said: [English] “You see, first o f all let me remind you o f the correct procedure. When the sub-committee proposes an amendment, it is the amendment which is the subject o f discussion and not the original proposal. Right? Forget about the original proposal. Only when you want to re ject the amendment and adopt, partially or totally, the original proposal, can you give reference to the proposal. But the subject o f discussion is no longer the original proposal, it is just the amended form o f it. ” [Report International Majlis-e-Shura 1994, pp. 5-6] A b s e n c e o f t h e R e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f a J a m a ‘ a t w h i c h I n i t i a t e s a P r o p o s a l It is essential for the Jama'at which initiates a proposal to be represented in the Shura and also in the concerned sub-committee. The representative must also be present in Shura during the general discussion. But since the In ternational Majlis-e-Shura is held in London and it may be difficult for representatives from some countries to attend, Hadrat Khallfatul Maslh IVrh, therefore, said that if the representative o f a country, whose proposal is in cluded in the Agenda, is unable to attend the Shura, the 313