Commonsense About Ahmadiyyat — Page 5
THIRDLY, that he shall say the five daily prayers without fail, according to the command of God and His Prophet; and to the best of his ability, he shall try to offer Tahajjud (night) prayers to invoke the blessings of Allah upon the Holy Prophet, to ask forgiveness for his own sins and pray for Allah's help; and that, remembering Allah's blessings, he shall always praise Him. . FOURTHLY, that he shall in no way harm Allah's creatures in general and Muslims in particular by giving way to his passions -neither with his hand nor tongue nor by any other means. . FIFTHLY, that in every state of joy or sorrow, prosperity or adversity, he shall prove himself faithful to Allah and in every condition he shall submit to Allah's Will, being ready to bear every kind of insult or pain; and in the hour of misfortune, he shall not turn away from Him but rather draw closer. . SIXTHLY, that he shall not follow vulgar customs and shall guard against evil inclinations and shall submit himself completely to the authority of the Holy Quran and make the Word of Allah and the sayings of His Prophet the guiding principles of his life. . SEVENTHLY, that he shall give up pride and haughtiness and shall pass his days in humility, serenity, courtesy and meekness. . EIGHTHLY, that he shall consider his religion and the dignity and welfare of Islam dearer than his life, wealth and children and, in short, dearer than everything else. . NINTHLY, that he shall for the sake of Allah show sympathy towards Allah's creatures and, to the best of his ability, he shall use his natural gifts for their welfare. . TENTHLY, that he shall establish a brotherhood with me (the. Promised Messiah) on condition of obeying me in all that is good and shall maintain this to the day of his death; and this relationship shall be of such a high order that the like of it shall not be found in any worldly relationship either of family or of master and servant. 5