Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 189
Condition X 189 someone confronts you, treat him kindly and gently. Set a good example of soft speech. Honestly obey every command so that God may be pleased with you, and the enemy should realise that after taking the covenant, you are no longer the same person that you were. Testify honestly in litigation. Everyone who enters this Jam a ‘at should adopt righteousness with all his heart, determination, and strength. The world is nearing its end. ( Malf uza t , new edition, vol. 3, pp. 620–621) Here, he has said that you should not say anything that will create disorder. Some people are in the habit of spreading rumours for fun. That carries the risk of creating disorder. People have different temperaments. If something unpleasant is stated in the presence of the one who was the subject of that comment, that person will naturally develop a resentment against the person to whom the statement is attributed. Though I feel that it should not produce any ill feeling, there is a way to stop such mischief, and that is that one should directly approach the person to whom the comment was attributed and ask him, ‘Have you heard these comments; have you said anything like this?’ That will clarify the matter and will also help reform the mischief-makers. Sometimes such mischief-makers pit families against families. Stay away from such mischief and from such mischief-makers. And if possible, try to reform such people. Evil also develops from direct confrontations, fights and abuses. That also creates discord. The Promised Messiah as tells us: if you are connected to me and you claim submission to me, then shun everything of mischief and evil. You should have such patience and tolerance that even if someone abuses