Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 270
C ONDITIONS OF B AI ‘ AT AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF AN A H MAD I 270 She had two things on her mind causing her to think that her husband might hesitate to make a decision in that matter. One was that till then no girl of his family was ever married to a non-Sayyed, and secondly Mub a rak Ahmad was criti- cally ill and he himself was treating him. He might think that that marriage was risky as it had ninety-nine percent chance of failure; and soon their daughter might have the stigma of widowhood. For these reasons she was afraid that her husband might show weakness and thus lose his faith. When she asked him: ‘If Allah the Almighty should test you with a trial, will you be steadfast?’ He replied: ‘I hope that Allah the Almighty shall grant me steadfastness. ’ On hearing this, she told him the whole story that the Promised Messiah as had suggested that they may agree to marry Maryam with Mub a rak. On hearing this he said: ‘Well, if the Promised Messiah as likes it, why should we have any objection?’ On hearing this, she started to cry and involuntarily tears started to flow from her eyes. ‘What is the matter? Do you not like this relationship?’ asked the late Doctor Sahib. The wife replied, ‘I like the arrangement. The thing is when the Promised Messiah as asked about this marriage (nik ah ) , my heart was beating fast with anxiety and I was afraid that you may lose your faith [by refusing the proposal]. Now on hearing your answer, I cannot stop my tears due to happi- ness. ’ So this marriage ( nik ah ) was performed and after a few days, as the illness of Mub a rak Ahmad was terminal, that girl became a widow. ( Daily Al-Fa d l , August 1, 1944, pp. 1–2, taken from Hadrat Doctor Sayyed ‘Abdus Satt a r Sh a h Sahib , pp. 122–124)