Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 207
The Spiritual Revolution 207 Spiritual Revolution Brought about by the Promised Messiah as After this, I would like to discuss whether those who, after joining the community of the Promised Messiah as , pledging allegiance at his hands, and vowing to these ten conditions of bai‘at , acted on these conditions and set an example of obedi- ence, or merely gave lip service to the pledge of allegiance to these conditions. For this, I have taken some examples that illustrate the changes and the spiritual revolution brought about in those who performed the bai‘at. And the examples of such change can be seen in the time of the Promised Messiah as as well as in this day and age. The Promised Messiah as says: I declare it on oath that there are at least one hundred thou- sand people in my Community who have believed in me with utmost sincerity of their hearts. They live righteously, and after having listened to me they are moved to tears most profusely. ( S i rat-ul-Ma h d i , vol. 1, p. 165, second edition, published in 1935) Shunning Shirk One of the conditions (of bai‘at ) is that one should stay away from shirk [associating anyone with Allah]. Not only our men, but women also have set such high standards of being role- models in observance of this condition that our hearts are filled with Allah’s praise on looking at the revolutionary change in them, and one feels impelled to pray for the