Tabligh Guide — Page 31
(American Edition) 31 But just as Jesus served under the law of Moses, so too is the Promised Messiah under the law of the Holy Prophet, hence not contradicting his status as Kh ā tamun-Nabiyy ī n. 6. Blessings of Bai‘a t In this section, we ponder over the Initiation form. The words from the Initiation form have been highlighted by shading. “I will always try my best to abide by the Ten Conditions of Bai‘at as prescribed by the Promised Messiah (peace be on him). ” In the verse below Allāh has promised paradise for those believers who sacrifice everything for Him. This is the definition and blessing of Bai‘at. ِِۡف َ َ ؕ یُقَاتِلُوۡن َُہُُ الۡجَنَۃ َُہُۡ بِاَن َ ل َُہُۡ و َ اَمۡوَال ِّیَۡ اَنۡفُس َۡتَی ی مِن َ الۡمُؤۡمِن َ اش ّلل ی ۡ اِن َ ا ِ ؕ سَبِی ن ی ۡلِۡنۡجِیۡل ِ و َ الۡقُرۡا ِفِ التَوۡری ىۃ ِ و َ ا َ ۟ وَعۡدًا عَلَیۡہ ِ حَقًا ِ فَیَقۡتُلُوۡن َ و َ یُقۡتَلُوۡن ّلل ی ل ِ ا ُ لِک َ ہُو َ الۡفَوۡز ی و َ ذ ؕ ٖ ّل َِی ۡ بَایَعۡتُم ۡ بِہ ِ فَاسۡتَبۡشِرُوۡا بِبَیۡعِکُم ُ ا ّلل ی بِعَہۡدِہ ٖ مِن َ ا ِۡفی وَمَن ۡ اَو الۡعَظِیۡم ُ ﴿﴾ “Surely, Allāh has purchased of the believers their persons and their property in return for the Garden they shall have; they fight in the cause of Allāh, and they slay and are slain— a promise that He has made incumbent on Himself in the Torah, and the Gospel, and the Qur’ān. And who is more faithful to his promise than Allāh? Rejoice, then, in your bargain which you have made with Him; and that it is which is the supreme triumph. ” (9[Al - Taubah]:111) What is the duty of Muslims after they have found the tr ue Imām Mahdī ? The following Ḥadīth explains: ِ عَن ْ ثَو َْبَن َ قَال َ قَال َ رَسُوْل ُ ہللا ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص ٗ ْفَاِذَا رَاَیْتُمُوْہ ُ فَبَا یِعُوْہ ٗ وَلَو ْ حَبْواا عَل َ الثَّلْج ِ فَاِنَّہ خَلِيْفَۃ ُ ہللا ِ الْمَھْدِی Ḥ a ḍrat Thaubān relates that the Holy Prophet said: “When you find the Mahdī, perform Bai‘at (pledge of allegiance) at his hands. You must go to him, even if you have to reach him across ice-bound mountains crawling on your knees. He is the Mahdī and the Caliph of Allāh. ” (Ibn Mājah) In this Ḥadīth a Muslim is commanded by the Holy Prophet to perform Bai‘at at the hand of the Imām Mahdī.