Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 58
C ONDITIONS OF B AI ‘ AT AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF AN A H MAD I 58 And offer tahajjud with the recitation of the Qur’an in a part of the night as a supererogatory service for thee. Very soon thy Lord will raise thee to an exalted station. Hadrat Bil a l ra narrates that the Holy Prophet sa said, ‘You should be very regular in tahajjud. That has been the practice of the righteous ones in the past and is a means of attaining nearness to God. This is a habit that safeguards against sin, removes blemishes and safeguards from physical illness. ’ ( Sunan-ut-Tirmadh i, K it ab- ud-Da‘ wat, Bab u F i Du‘ a ’in Nabiyyi) In another h ad i th: Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra has related that the Holy Prophet sa said, ‘Our Lord descends every night to the lowest heaven. When one-third of the night remains, Allah says, “Who will call upon Me, so I should respond to him? Who will beg of Me, so I should grant him? And Who will ask my forgiveness, so I should forgive him?” Allah the Almighty keeps saying so until dawn breaks. ’ ( Musnadu Ahmadabni H a n bal , vol. 2, p. 521, printed in Beirut) Many members of the Community write letters for prayers. If they practice this method of prayer themselves, they will see the blessings of Allah pouring upon them. Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra narrates that the Holy Prophet sa said, ‘Allah the Almighty says that whoever is an enemy of My friend, I declare war on him. My servant can be close to Me through things that I love and that I have made obligatory upon him. By offering naw a fil My servant gets so close to Me