Tabligh Guide

by Naseem Ahmad Bajwa

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Tabligh Guide — Page 35

 (American Edition)   35  دردئاالس م متشہ:. ہیہکدنیاوردنییکزعتاورہ موکاینپاجناوراےنپاملاوراینپزعتاوراینپاوالداوراےنپ رہکیزعزیےسزایدہ رتزعزیےھجمساگ. اوروتمعن اطوتقں داد دخا اینپ ےہ لچاتکس سب کت اہجں اور اگ رےہ لِلِّوغشمل ضحم ںیم دردی م ہ یک اہلل قلخ ہکاعم ہی مہن:. ےسین ں ونعوکافدئہاچنہپےئاگ. اوخت اسدقع اور اگ اقمئرےہ رمگ وتق اسرپات رک ابدنھ دررعموف اطتع لِلِّابرقار اوختضحم دقع ےس اساعزج ہک ہی دمہ:. وہ. اجیت ہن اپیئ ںیم احوتلں امتماخدامہن اور وقلعتں اور روتشں ریظندوینی اسیک ہک اگ وہ اک اٰیلع درہج ااسی ںیم ( ااہتشر لیمکت غیلبت 12 ؍ ونج ری 1889 ء ) Conditions of Bai‘at (Initiation) Conditions for Joining A ḥ madiyya Muslim Community By Ḥ a ḍrat Mirzā Ghulām Aḥ mad (may peace be on him) of Qadian The Promised Messiah and the Imām Mahdī (may peace be on him) 1. The initiate shall solemnly promise that he shall abstain from shirk (association of any partners with God) right up to the day of his death. 2. 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. 3. That he shall regularly offer the five daily prayers in accordance with the commandment of God and the Holy Prophet(may peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him); and shall try his best to be regular in offering the Tahajjud (pre-dawn supererogatory prayers) and invoking Durūd (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. 4. That under the impulse of any passion, he shall cause no harm whatsoever to the creatures of Allāh in general, and Muslims in particular, neither by his tongue nor by hands nor by any other means. 5. That he shall remain faithful to God in all circumstances of life, in sorrow and happiness, adversity and prosperity, in felicity and trails; and shall in all conditions remain resigned to the decree of Allāh and keep himself ready to face all kinds of indignities a nd sufferings in His way and shall never turn away from it at the onslaught of any misfortune; on the contrary, he shall march forward. 6. That he shall refrain from the following un- Islāmic customs and lustful inclinations and shall completely submit himself to the authority of the Holy Qur’ān ; and shall make the word of God and sayings of the Holy Prophet the guiding principles in every walk of his life. 7. That he shall entirely give up pride and vanity and shall pass all his life in lowliness, humbleness, cheerfulness, forbearance and meekness 8. That he shall hold faith, the honor of faith, and the cause of Islām dearer to him than his life, wealth, honor, children and all other dear ones. 9. 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 abilities and power.