Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 33
2 November 1904 33 2 November 1904 (At Sialkot) Since today was the last day that the Promised Messiah as had decided to stay here, Bai‘ats [the Pledges of Allegiance] took place many times. After the Bai‘at , as usual, the Promised Messiah as continued to give the following advice to these people. The Purpose of Bai‘at The essential purpose of this Bai‘at is to develop a passion and zeal for the love of God so that aversion to sins comes into being and good deeds take the place of sins. The person who does not keep this purpose in mind, does not strive and try to bring about any genuine reformation within himself after pledging allegiance, and does not supplicate as he should, gravely dese- crates this declaration that is made before God Almighty and is thus deemed the most sinful and most deserving of punish- ment. So, it should never be presumed that this declaration of Bai‘at alone is enough for us and that we do not need to make any effort. The well-known saying is, ‘He who seeks, finds. ’ The door is opened for the one who knocks upon it, and it is also said in the Holy Quran: 1 َو َنْيِذَّلا اْوُدَهاَج اَنْيِف ْمُهَّنَيِدْهَنَل اَنَلُبُس َو َنْيِذَّلا اْوُدَهاَج اَنْيِف ْمُهَّنَيِدْهَنَل اَنَلُبُس 1. S u rah al-‘Ankab u t, 29:70 [Publisher]