Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 65
Condition III 65 ‘And I said, ‘Seek forgiveness of your Lord; for He is the Exceedingly Forgiving. He will send down clouds pouring rain for you in abundance, and He will strengthen you with wealth and with children, and He will give you gardens and He will give you rivers. ’ Glorify thy Lord with His praise and seek forgiveness of Him. Surely He is Oft-returning with compassion. 46 There is a h ad i th on this subject. Hadrat Ab u Burdah Bin Ab i M u s a ra narrates from his father that the Holy Prophet sa said, ‘Allah the Almighty has entrusted me with two trusts that I must convey to my ummah in the following verses of the Holy Qur’an: 47 But Allah would not punish them while thou wast among them, and Allah would not punish them while they sought forgiveness. Therefore, when I leave them, I will leave istighf a r with them up until the Day of Judgement. ’ ( Sunan-ut-Tirmadh i , Kit a bu Tafs i ril-Qur’an. Tafs i ru S u ratil-Anf a l) 45. ( al-N uh , 71:11 - 13) 46. ( al-Na s r , 110:4) 47. ( al-Anf a l , 8:34)