Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 130
C ONDITIONS OF B AI ‘ AT AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF AN A H MAD I 130 tasb i h [rosary] in hand coming out of mosques. Their demeanour exhibits pride and haughtiness. Thank God, the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at is free from such long-robed individuals. On their return from H ajj , there is tremendous propaganda. Such people fast for appearances. Their visits to perform H ajj are also for show. It is all done to feign superi- ority so that people may say that such a person is virtuous, fasts a lot, is a h ajj i , and is most pious. All these ostentations stem out of arrogance, or arrogance develops from these ostentations. The Promised Messiah as also says that some people are arro- gant because of their caste or lineage: ‘so and so is lower status; how could he be equal to them?’ The Promised Messiah as stated that arrogance is of many kinds that take you away from the cognizance of Allah the Almighty, away from His nearness, and thereby in the trap of Satan. Again, the Promised Messiah as says: Thus, in my opinion, this is a fine way to be purified. It is impossible to find a better way than to discard arrogance and pride of any sort—about learning, family or wealth. When a person is granted insight by God, he can see that every light descends from heavens and helps remove all forms of darkness. Man is always in need of heavenly light. Even the eye cannot see without the heavenly light of the sun. Similarly, the internal light that removes every kind of darkness and in its place generates the light of taqw a and purity also comes down from the heavens. I tell you truly that a man’s righteousness, faith, and purity all descend from the heavens. It all depends