The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 330
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya When the proposal under discussion was put to vote, Hudur said: “It appears that 116 out o f 228 delegates have come here having consulted their respective Jama'ats, while some have not done so. Henceforth all representatives should consult their Jama'ats before coming here. When they stand up to speak, they should first present the consensus o f their Jama'ats, and then, if their personal opinion is different, they may add that these were the view s o f their Jama'at, but they personally do not agree with them and such and such is their own opinion. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1943, p. 25] P r o c e d u r e f o r D e l i b e r a t i n g u p o n t h e S u b - C o m m i t t e e R e p o r t s The Chairmen of the sub-committees present their re ports and delegates are invited to offer their views on each of the recommendations. The Assistant to the Chair prepares a list o f those who wish to express their views and then invites them to speak one by one. Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra has mentioned the following four points with regard to deliberating upon the reports o f the sub-committees: “Members o f our Jama'at should observe the etiquette pe culiar to our Jama'at, particularly when they stand up to speak. I shall appoint someone to invite the delegates to speak one by one. He w ill see who has stood up first and w ill invite them to speak in the same order. But even if he is mistaken in this regard, his decision w ill have to be fol lowed. Secondly, when you express your opinion, you should neither contradict nor criticize one another, for this causes a breach in harmony. 330