Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 137
Condition VII 137 ( Sunano Ibn-e-M aj ah , Kit abu z-Zuhd , B a bu Muj a lasatil- Fuqar a ’i) Thus, each Ahmad i should adopt the same path and should tread the ways on which our master the Holy Prophet sa was. Each Ahmad i should try and be counted among the meek, for the pledge of bai‘at states that, ‘I shall spend my life in meekness. ’ It is narrated in one tradition: Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra narrates that, ‘ Hadrat Ja‘far ra Bin Ab i Ta lib used to love the meek and needy. He would sit in their gatherings and would talk to them, and the meek and needy would talk to him. Therefore, the Holy Prophet sa would call Hadrat Ja‘far ra with the title of ‘Abul Mas a k i n [i. e. , the father of the meek]. ’ ( Sunano Ibn-e-M aj ah , Kit abu z-Zuhd , B a bu Muj a lasatil-Fuqar a ’i) The Promised Messiah as says: If you wish to find Allah the Almighty, seek Him near the hearts of the meek. This is the reason Prophets of God adopted meekness. Similarly, it is required that people of bigger nations do not deride smaller nations; none should say their ancestry is higher. Allah the Almighty states that when you come before Me I shall not enquire of you about your nation; rather, the question would be, what are your deeds? Likewise, the Prophet sa of God said to his daughter that ‘O F at imah, Allah the Almighty shall not enquire into one’s lineage. If you commit a wrong Allah the Almighty shall not condone you because you are the daughter of the Prophet.