Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 220
C ONDITIONS OF B AI ‘ AT AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF AN A H MAD I 220 One day Hadrat Sh a h Sahib ra went to a nearby mosque for prayers. At the same time there was a bitter enemy of Ahmadiyyat—Chaudhry Ra hi m Bakhsh—getting ready for ablution with a pitcher in his hand. Upon seeing Hadrat Doctor Sahib (who was a government doctor and was stationed at a government hospital), he started engaging him in religious discussion. Annoyed with the argument that Hadrat Sh a h Sahib ra presented, Ra hi m Bakhsh hit him in the forehead with the pitcher. The pitcher shattered into pieces as it hit the forehead. The bone in the forehead was fractured and blood started oozing out. Doctor Sahib’s clothes were drenched in blood. He covered the wound with his hand and immediately went to the hospital for treatment. Chaudhry Ra hi m Bakhsh was concerned, wondering what would happen to him. Knowing that Hadrat Satt a r Sh a h ra was a government doctor, he thought that the officials would prob- ably lend credence to Doctor Sahib and he would be in trouble. He did not know what to do and where to hide! With these fearful thoughts, he stayed hidden (in the mosque). On the other hand, Doctor Sahib treated his wounded fore- head, applied the medication, changed his blood-soaked clothes, and came back to the same mosque to observe his prayer. On entering the mosque, Doctor ‘Abdus Satt a r Sh a h ra saw Chaudhry Ra hi m Bakhsh Sahib, and asked him with a simile: ‘Chaudhry Ra hi m Bakhsh, have you cooled down or not?’ On hearing this, Chaudhry Ra hi m Bakhsh was greatly affected and grasping his hands, begged his forgiveness, and said: ‘Sh a h Sahib, please write a letter for my bai‘at. ’ This kind of high moral standard of patience, kindness and forgive- ness cannot be shown by anyone other than members of a