Souvenir on 50th Jalsa Salana USA — Page 6
CONDITI() S OF INITIAllON I T() AIIMADIYYAT by HAZRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD OF QADIAN THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI (AS) THE INITIATE SOLEMNLY PROMISES TH AT: I. He/She shall abstain from Shirk (association of any partner with God) right up to the day of his/her death II. He/She shall keep away from falsehood. fornication. adultery. trespasses of the eye, debauchery. dissipation, cruelty, dishonesty. mischief and rebellion : and will not permit himself/herself to be carried away by passions. however strong they might be. III. He/She shall regularly offer the live daily prayers in accordance with the commandments of Go'n supererogatory prayer) and invoking Darood (blessings) on the Holy Prophet (SA)~ shall make it his/her daily routine to ask forgiveness for his/her sins and to remember the bounties of God and to praise and glorify Him. IV. He/She shall, under the impuhe of any passions, cause no harm whahoever to the creatures of Allah in general, and Muslims in particular, neither by his/her tongue or hands nor by any other means. V He/She shall remain faithful to God in all circumstances of life, in sorro'>' and happiness. adversity and pros- penty. in felicity and trial; and shall 111 all conditions remain resigned to the decree of Allah and keep himselt/her- self ready to face all kinds of ind1gnit1es and sufferings in His way and shall never turn away from it at the onslaught of any misfortune: on the contrary. he/she shall march forward. VI. He/She shall refrain from follo'>'ing un - lslamic customs and lustful inclinations, and shall completely submit himself/herself to the authority of the Holy Quran: and shall make the Word of God and the Sayings of the Holy Prophet (SA) the guiding principle in every walk of his/her life VII. He/She shall entire!) give up pride and \an- ity and shall pass all his/her life in humbleness. cheerfulness. forbearance and meekness. VIII. He/She shall hold faith. the honor of faith. and the cause ol Islam dearer to him/her than his/her life. '>'ealth, honor. children and all other dear ones. IX. He/She shall keep himself/herself occupied in the service of God's creatures for His sake only; and shall endeavor to benefit mankmd to the best of his/her Go "hm. td1yy• J,. rN'. t N1 IJ•ll I~. . . . llHI lflf~lbonsol 8. al". iil M1. S. 1onJ. n pl'f'tl:flhfod by~ PfOfTtl\fd i\ifos,. 4' ~ilIP 1$ nont ~ ' ,. f'nrpt Tti t' frJ IOtJll. 'f' ,. ,_,,~1