Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 43
Condition II 43 that Almighty Allah has emphasised this matter so much that if someone—declaring his membership of the Jam a ‘at—does not show patience and perseverance, he does not belong to this Jam a ‘at. The utmost cause of your provocation might be that you hear people abusing me. Leave that matter for God to decide. You cannot judge it. Leave my affair to God; you should show patience even in the face of such abuse. ( Malf uza t , new edition, vol. 4, p. 157) Keep Away From the Ways of Rebellion The second condition of bai‘at also requires that the initiate shall safeguard himself from the ways of rebellion. In explaining two verses of sur a h al-Baqarah, the Promised Messiah as says: 29 That is: And fight them until the rebellion is removed, and religion is professed only for Allah. . 30 29. ( al-Baqarah , 2:194) 30. ( al-Baqarah , 2:218)