Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 25
Condition II 25 The Promised Messiah as says: The Holy Qur’an has regarded the uttering of falsehood to be an abomination as Allah says: 11 Here the words falsehood and idolatry have been used in conjunction. Indeed, falsehood is an idol because otherwise no one would leave the truth. Just as an idol has nothing but artificial polish, so too, falsehood has no reality behind it. Those who tell lies lose their credibility so much that even when they speak the truth one thinks that perhaps there is an element of falsehood in it. If those who are given to telling lies want to cut down their habits, they will not find it easy; they have to struggle for a long time before they get used to speaking the truth. ( Malf uza t , vol. 3, p. 350) The Promised Messiah as also says: Of all the natural conditions of man, one that is an essential part of his nature is truthfulness. Normally, unless a person is moved by some selfish motive, he does not wish to tell a lie. He is naturally averse to falsehood and is reluctant to have recourse to it. That is why he dislikes a person whom he knows to be a liar and looks upon him with disdain. But this natural condition by itself cannot be considered moral. Even children and the insane exhibit this quality. The fact is that so long as a person does not renounce the selfish motives which prevent him from telling the truth, he cannot be considered 11. Shun therefore the abomination of idols, and shun false speech. ( al- H ajj , 22:31)