Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 138
C ONDITIONS OF B AI ‘ AT AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF AN A H MAD I 138 Thus, you should watch what you do at all times. ( Malf uza t , new edition, vol. 3, p. 370) He also states: It was an essential requirement for ahl-e-taqw a [righteous people] that they spend their life in poverty and meekness. This is a branch of taqw a by which we are to ward off the unjustified anger. The last and most crucial stage for great pious and honest people is indeed to shun anger. Haughtiness and conceit are borne out of anger, and similarly, anger is at times a consequence of haughtiness and conceit. Anger is aroused only when man gives preference to one’s nafs [self] over the other. ( Report Jalsah S ala nah , 1897, p. 49) He states: If you wish that God in heaven is pleased with you, then be as if you are two brothers from one womb. The more esteemed among you is one who forgives the sins of his brother, and wretched is one who is obstinate and does not forgive. Such a person is not from me. ( Kasht i -e-N uh , R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol. 19, pp. 12–13)