Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 119
Condition VI 119 Then he says: This temporary life will come to an end—whether spent in constrained circumstances or times of ease. But the matter of the Hereafter is very hard. It is an everlasting abode that has no end in time. If one goes to that life in a condition that one’s affairs with Allah are straight, and the fear of Allah had over- powered one’s heart, and with repentance from sins, he had secured himself from everything that Allah has designated as sin, the Grace of Allah will guide him. He will be pleased with his Lord, and his Lord will be pleased with him. But if one does not do so and spends this life in heedlessness, his end is dangerous. Therefore, at the time of bai‘at , make a firm deter- mination of what bai‘at is and what benefits it provides. If it is done merely for worldly objectives, it is useless. But if it is for the sake of faith and pleasure of Allah, then it is blessed and carries its real aims and objectives. It can be hoped that it will provide all the benefits that the true bai‘at provides. ( Malf uza t , vol. 6, p. 142) May Allah enable us to accept the Promised Messiah as as the Imam of this Age from the core of our heart! With great pain and care he wanted to prepare a Jam a ‘at for establishing the Kingdom of God and His Messenger, and advised us with anguish in his heart. May Allah make us deserving of what he wanted us to be, and may we fully comply with all the condi- tions of the pledge of bai‘at. May we act upon them, and always keep them before our eyes. No action of ours should make us guilty of contradicting the teachings of the Promised Messiah as , and we should always be examining our deeds. May Allah the Almighty help us.