Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 243
The Spiritual Revolution 243 Messiah as ]. ( Monthly An sa rull a h, Rabwah, September 1977, p. 12) A model of meekness and humility that is greater than all other models. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) writes about Hadrat Sahibz a dah Sayyed ‘Abdul-La ti f Shah i d ra : [He] had reached a degree of humility and selflessness that cannot be reached until one is totally absorbed in Allah the Almighty. Each person is somehow or the other affected by fame and knowledge and begins to indulge in self-conceit and that very knowledge and fame prevents him from attaining the truth. However, this person was so selfless that inspite of being a paragon of merits and excellences, his knowledge, and lineage could never prevent him from accepting the truth. Eventually he sacrificed his life for truth, and left such a model for our Community, conformity to which is the real objective of God. ( Tadhkiratush-Shah a datain , p. 45, R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol. 20, p. 47) Giving Precedence to Faith Over Worldly Considerations High Standards of Offering Sacrifices The eighth condition, concerning giving preference to reli- gion over worldly affairs requires, that one shall sacrifice everything—life, wealth, honour. With the grace of Allah the Almighty we see scenes of giving preference to faith over the world, in the Ahmadiyyah Community. Mothers are offering their children. Following in the footsteps of Hadrat Ibr a h i m as ,