Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 101
Condition V 101 This alone is the sign of a true faith and a true Imam. When someone attains a true understanding and the heart is permeated with spiritual sweetness, such a person does not fear being killed in this path. Of course, those whose faith is skin-deep, and faith has not permeated their limbs and veins, can turn apostate like Judas Iscariot. There are examples of such apostates in the life of every Prophet. Thanks to Allah that a large party of the faithful is with me; every one of them is a sign for me. This is the Grace of my Lord. Translation: O my Lord, You are my Paradise, and Your Mercy is my protection, and Your signs are my nourishment and Your Grace is my mantle. ( H aq i qat-ul-Wa hy i, R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol. 22, pp. 360–361) The history of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at over the last one hundred years bears witness that such examples of faith- fulness and fidelity have been repeatedly demonstrated. There were losses of lives and property. There were martyr- doms. Children were killed in the presence of fathers, and fathers were killed in the presence of children. Then did Allah—Who is the Greatest in rewarding faithfulness— permit this blood to be spilled in vain? No. He showered His Mercy upon their progenies in an unprecedented way. Many of you who are present here or are spread in many countries are personal witnesses to this. Indeed, many of you