Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 167
Condition IX 167 the same mother. Only he is the most honoured among you who most forgives the transgressions of his brother…. Unfor- tunate is he who remains obdurate and does not forgive. ( Kasht i -e-N uh , R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol. 19, pp. 12–13) He also said: To be compassionate towards God’s creation is indeed a highly meritorious act, and Allah the Almighty likes it very much. What can be more valuable than showing compassion for such a person? Do you think that a master would be pleased with a friend if one of his servants went to his friend, but the friend did not take care of his servant? Never, even though the friend did not directly hurt the master. The kind treatment of his servant and hospitality shown to him amount to respecting the master. Similarly, God dislikes when someone ignores His creation, because He holds His creation dear. Thus, a person who shows kindness to His creation indeed pleases God. ( Malf uza t , new edition, vol. 4, pp. 215–216) May Allah the Almighty give us the ability to act upon these admonishments of the Promised Messiah as and May he enable us to be true to the pledge that we have made with Him.