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− unless forgiven out of His infinite Mercy, will stay in a place called Hell. 12. Those, who believe in God, His Prophets, His Angels and His Books; who affirm with their heart and soul the guidance which comes from Him; who walk in humility and abase themselves in His presence; who live like the poor though they be rich; who serve humanity and sacrifice their comfort for others; who abjure excesses of all kinds, hate, cruelty, and transgression; who are models of human goodness -- these men will go to a place called Heaven. They will have attained everlasting life, everyone an image of his Creator. (Invitation to Ahmadiyyat, The London Mosque, London, UK, ± 1980, pp 6-11) CONDITIONS OF BAI AT (INITIATION) ‘ On 12 January 1889, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi issued a th as − leaflet entitled, in which he set down ten conditions "Takmil-i-Tabligh" − − for those who wished to swear spiritual allegiance to him and become an Ahmadi Muslim. They are the same conditions which, even today, every ± − would-be initiate pledges to uphold. To join the Community, one must agree to these conditions and swear an allegiance to the successor of the Promised Messiah. as The Words of (Initiation) which the Promised Messiah Bai‘at-i-‘ula − − and Mahdi wrote in his own handwriting are as follows: as − ÁÎY j»A ÅÀY j»A ɼ»A ÁnI ê æ ê ì ê Ð æ ì ê Õ ê æ ê bismilla hirrahma nirrahim − ± − ± − 268