Life of Ahmad — Page 206
BAI‘AT AT LUDHIANA as 206 were called M i r ‘Abb a s Ali, Miyan Muhammad Husain Moradabadi, and M. Abdullah Sanauri. One or two more were thus called in as named by Ahmad as , after which Sh. Ha mid Ali was told to admit them one by one. At the beginning Bai‘at was taken of each one in private, but afterwards people entered the Bai‘at even in groups. The ceremony was very simple. Ahmad as sat on the covered floor and stretched out his right hand and caught hold of the right hand of the disciple who repeated the words Ahmad as said while his hand was kept clasped. The words were as follows: 'I repent today, at the hand of Ahmad as , of all the sins and bad habits to which I was addicted; and most truthfully and solemnly do I promise that, to the last day of my life, I shall eschew, to the best of my ability, all manner of sin. I will hold my faith above all worldly considerations. I shall try, as far as I can to observe the ten conditions of Bai‘at laid down in the leaflet dated January 12th, 1889. I seek forgiveness of God for my past sins. ' These words were repeated in Urdu; and after this the following words were repeated in Arabic: