Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 142
C ONDITIONS OF B AI ‘ AT AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF AN A H MAD I 142 the fountainhead of nearness to God. There is neither fear nor grief on such people. Whoever devotes all his faculties to the path of God, and whoever is active doing truly righteous deeds with his words, conduct, movements, standing, and his entire life is purely for the sake of God, will have a special reward. God will deliver him from fear and grief. ( Sir a j-ud- D in ‘I s a’i ke Ch a r Sw a lo n k a Jaw a b, R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol. 12, p. 344) It is narrated in a tradition: Hadrat Mu‘ a wiyah Bin H aidah al-Qushair i ra says while narrating the story of his acceptance of Islam, ‘I reached the Holy Prophet sa and I asked him, “What message has our Lord given you for us, and what religion have you brought?” He said, “God has sent me with the religion of Islam. ” I asked, “What is the religion of Islam?” H u du r sa replied, “Islam is that you surrender your entire being to Allah, abandon all other deities, establish S al a t , and give Zak a t. ”’ (1: Kanzul-‘Umm a l Li ‘Al a idd i n al-Muttaq i al-Hind i , Kit a b-ul- Ima ni wal-Isl a mi min Qismil-Af‘ a l. Wa fihi Arba‘atu Abw a bin, Alb a bul awwalu, alfa s luth-th a n i fi H aq i qatil-Isl a m. 2: Shu‘aabul- Ima ni Lil- Baihaq i , As-S a dis was-Sitt u na min shu‘aabil- Ima ni wa huwa B a bun f i Mub a ‘adatil-kuff a ri wal-Mufsid i na wal-ghil z ati ‘Alaihim) There is another tradition: Hadrat Sufy a n ra says that once I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, tell me something of Islam after which I will not have to ask anyone else and I should be fully satisfied. ’ H u du r sa replied, ‘You should say: “I believe in Allah the Almighty, then