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AHMADIYYAT. The True Islam hmadiyyat is not a new faith. On the contrary, it is the very Islam that was revealed to the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa about 1400 years ago. The objective of Ahmadiyyat, therefore, is the same as that of Islam, namely, to establish the relationship of love between God and. His servants and to bring about peace and unity between different sections of mankind. Ahmadiyyat seeks to abolish all barriers set up on the basis of race and color, so that man may unite and promote universal peace. . In Ahmadiyyat, the belief is held that God is One and has no partner either in His Being or in His attributes. God is neither begotten nor does He beget. He is free from every kind of weakness and shortcoming and is perfect in all His attributes. He hears the prayers of His humble servants and succours them in their need. His favors, whether material or spiritual, are not confined and limited to any nation or people. The Ahmadiyya Muslim community regards is as its duty to persuade people to accept the Unity of God, since the acceptance of this concept of unity can bring about unity between mankind. . Ahmadi Muslims believe sincerely in the truth of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa and of all the prophets who appeared before himas among whatever people and in whatever country they might have been raised. An Ahmadi regards it as his or her duty to inculcate the doctrine of the truth of all prophets. . Ahmadis also believe that all great religions were, in their inception, based upon truth, and still contain many excellences. Ahmadis reject and repudiate the attitude which assumes that no religion other than one's own contains any truth or excellence. Nevertheless, it is considered a duty to proclaim that Islam contains in its fullness and perfection the Divine guidance which can lead mankind to communion with and nearness to God. . Ahmadis hold freedom of conscience higher than all other freedoms and as the birth-right of every human being. It is considered utterly unlawful in Ahmadiyyat to go to war with a government or people that grants full freedom of conscience and religion to those who inhabit its territories, and it is maintained in the Ahmadiyya community that those Muslims who consider war justified on the account of differences in matter of religion as being in grievous error in holding this utterly un-Islamic doctrine. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. . The Ten Conditions of Balat. Conditions of Initiation into Ahmadiyyat as laid down by. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, The Promised Messiah and Mahdias. The initiate shall solemnly promise that he shall abstain from Shirk (association of any partner with God) right up to the day of his death. . That he shall keep away from falsehood, fornication, adultery, trespasses of the eye, debauchery, dissipation, cruelty, dishonesty, mischief and rebellion; and will not permit himself to be carried away by passions, however strong they may be. . That he shall regularly offer five daily prayers in accordance with the commandments of God and the Holy Prophet; and shall try his best to be regular in offering the Tahajjud (pre-dawn supererogatory prayers) and invoking Darood (blessings) on the. Holy Prophet; that he shall make it his daily routine to ask forgiveness for his sins, to remember the bounties of God and to praise and glorify Him. . That under the impulse of any passions, he shall cause no harm whatsoever to the creatures of Allah in general, and. Muslims in particular, neither by his tongue nor by his hands nor by any other means. . That he shall remain faithful to God in all circumstances of life, in sorrow and happiness, adversity and prosperity, in felicity and trials; and shall in all conditions remain resigned to the decree of Allah and keep himself ready to face all kinds of indignities and sufferings in His way and shall never turn away from it at the onslaught of any misfortune; on the contrary, he shall march forward. . That he shall refrain from following un-Islamic customs and lustful inclinations, and shall completely submit himself to the authority of the Holy Quran; and shall make the word of God and the sayings of the Holy Prophet the guiding principles in every walk of his life. . That he shall entirely give up pride and vanity and shall pass all his life in lowliness, humbleness, cheerfulness, forbearance and meekness. . That he shall hold faith, the honor of faith, and the cause of Islam dearer to him than his life, wealth, honor, children and all other dear ones. . That he shall keep himself occupied in the service of God's creatures, for His sake only; and shall endeavor to benefit mankind to the best of his God-given abiltiies and powers. . That he shall enter into a bond of brotherhood with this humble servant of God, pledging obedience to me in everything good, for the sake of Allah, and remain faithful to it till the day of his death; that he shall exert such a high devotion in the observance of this bond as is not to be found in any other worldly relationship and connections demanding devoted dutifulness. hmadiyya Muslim Association USA: 1994 Souvenir 11