Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 113
Condition VI 113 Then he says: Beware! Do not take a single step in contravention of Allah’s teaching and the Guidance contained in the Qur’an. Verily, I tell you truly that whosoever evades even the least of the seven hundred commandments embodied in the Holy Qur’an, he slams the door of salvation upon himself. Only the Holy Qur’an has opened the real and perfect paths of salvation; all others were only its shadows. Therefore, you should study this Holy Scripture with the utmost attention and deepest thought; and you should love it as you have never loved anything else. For indeed, as God has conveyed to me: All kinds of goodness in contained in the Qur’an—and this is the truth. Unfortunate, indeed, are those who give preference to other things over it. The Holy Qur’an is the fountainhead for all your success and salvation. There is not even a single religious need that has not been provided for you in this Holy Book. On the Day of Judgement, the Holy Qur’an will attest to or falsify your faith; and apart from the Qur’an there is no other book under heavens that can provide you with guidance without a reference to the Qur’an. It is, indeed, a great blessing of God that He has bestowed a book like this upon you. Verily, I tell you truly that the book that has been read to you, had it been read to the Christians, they would not have perished; and the blessing and guidance that have been vouch- safed upon you, had they been extended to the Jews in place of the Torah, some of their sects would not have ended up denying the Day of Judgement. Realise, therefore, the value of the blessing bestowed upon you. It is a precious blessing, and a