Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 224
C ONDITIONS OF B AI ‘ AT AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF AN A H MAD I 224 two years old. The model of Ha d rat Khalifatul Masih I ra was in accordance with the sunnah of the Prophet sa. He first kissed the child at which his eyes were filled with tears, and then he said: I uncovered the child’s face not because I was anxious, but to follow the sunnah. When the Holy Prophet’s sa son Ibr a h i m ra passed away, the Holy Prophet sa had kissed his face and he was tearful. He glorified Allah the Almighty and said: ‘Though separation is hard to bear even for a short while, nevertheless, I am content at the will of Allah the Almighty. ’ To fulfill this sunnah I uncovered his face and kissed him. It is Allah the Almighty’s grace and a reason to be happy that a chance to fulfill a sunnah was granted to me. This is the action of the person about whom the Promised Messiah as said: How wonderful it would be if everyone in my Community was N u r-ud-D i n However, this can only happen if each heart is filled with the light of faith. Another example is of Ha d rat Chaudhry Na s rull a h Kh a n ra. Chaudhry Z afrull a h Kh a n ra writes: We had a brother whose name was H am i du ll a h Kh a n, who was younger than dear Chaudhry Shukru ll a h Kh a n (deceased) and older than Chaudhry ‘Abdul l a h Kh a n (deceased). He passed away at the age of about nine years after a few day’s