Blessings of Khilafat — Page 19
19 Let the righteous persons of the Jam a ‘at who have pure souls accept bai‘at in my name God Almighty desires to draw all those who live in various habitations of the world, be it Europe or Asia, and who have virtuous nature, to the Unity of God and unite His servants under one Faith. This indeed is the purpose of God for which I have been sent to the world. You, too, therefore should pursue this end, but with kindness, moral probity and fervent prayers. And till that time when someone inspired by God with the Holy Spirit is raised by Him, all of you should work in harmony with one another. ( al-Wa s iyyat , p. 8, Islam International Publication, printed 2005) The writings of Jesus, therefore, are similar to those of the Promised Messiah as for his Jam a ‘at. However, Jesus had specifically mentioned Peter’s name and had put his sheep (disciples) into his care, but because the faith of the Messiah of Muhammad, peace be upon him, was stronger than Jesus Christ, he did not name any specific person and put the matter into God’s hands that He should raise whosoever He may please. Besides, he ordered a group of the faithful to, ‘Take oath of allegiance from people in my name’. We believe that every Ahmadi is under the obligation to follow this command. Hence, as Jesus had put his Jam a ‘at into Peter’s care, the Promised Messiah as too has ordered his Jam a ‘at to give themselves up under the command of a single person; and as Jesus had commanded his disciples to propagate their religion, similarly, the Promised Messiah as commanded some from among his Jam a ‘at to take oaths of allegiance from others.