Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 188
C ONDITIONS OF B AI ‘ AT AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF AN A H MAD I 188 apostasy. ’ ( S a hih M usli m, Kit ab- ul-Im a rah, B a bu wuj u bi Mul a- zimati Jam a ‘atil-Muslim i na ‘Inda Z uh u ril-Fitan) Thus, you are fortunate that you have accepted the Imam of the time and you have entered into a covenant of bai‘at with him. Now, you have to obey him purely for the sake of Allah. You have to carry out all his commandments. Otherwise, you will be going out of the circle of obedience to Allah the Almighty. May Allah establish every Ahmad i on the superior standard of obedience. And how do you establish such high standards? These standards can be achieved only by acting on the teachings of the Promised Messiah as. Who Enters the Jam a ‘at The Promised Messiah as says: Only he enters my Jam a ‘at who adopts my teachings as the code of his life and acts upon them according to his capacity and capability. The one who just gets his name registered but does not act according to the teachings should be mindful that Allah has decreed to make this Jam a ‘at a special Jam a ‘at, and anyone who does not truly belong to this Jam a ‘at will not be counted among it just because he has registered. A time will come upon him that he would dissociate himself. Therefore, as far as possible, make your deeds subservient to the teaching that is given. What is that teaching? He says: Do not say anything that will create disorder, do no evil, show patience in the face of abuse, and do not confront anyone. If