Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 72
C ONDITIONS OF B AI ‘ AT AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF AN A H MAD I 72 Now, ponder and you will recognise that all the praise- worthy attributes belong to Allah alone because He alone possesses all these attributes in perfection; and nobody else does…. In short, only Allah the Almighty is perfect in His being and worthy of praise in an excellent manner. In comparison to Him, no one deserves praise by virtue of its own being. If someone else deserves praise, it is only secondary in nature. This, too, is a Mercy of Allah the Almighty because even though He is One, without any partner, He has included others in those praises in a secondary sense. ( Ro’id a d-e-Jalsah Du‘ a’ , R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol. 15, pp. 598–602) Giving a general admonition to the Jam a ‘at, the Promised Messiah as says: If you desire that the angels should praise you in heaven, then endure beating and be joyful, hear abuse and be grateful, experience failure and do not cut asunder your relationship with God. You are the last Jam a ‘at of God, so practice virtue at its highest level. Anyone from among you who becomes slothful will be cast out of the Jam a ‘at like a foul thing and will die in sorrow without having caused any harm to God. I give you the good news that your God truly exists. All are His creatures, but He chooses the one who chooses Him. He comes to the one who goes to Him. He bestows honour upon the one who honours Him. So approach Him with straight hearts and pure tongues, eyes and ears so that He may accept you. ( Kasht i -e-N uh , R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol. 19, p. 15)