Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 154
C ONDITIONS OF B AI ‘ AT AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF AN A H MAD I 154 With the Grace of Allah, due to the pious influence of the Promised Messiah as , and by acting on his teachings, many of the ills that the Promised Messiah as was concerned about [regarding the Jam a ‘at] at that time disappeared from the Jam a ‘at. With the Grace of Allah, a very large segment was totally freed from them, and it still is. As we are moving away from that stage, Satan continues to attack with the ills of society. Therefore, in accordance with the concerns of the Promised Messiah as , we should continue to strive to avoid those ills with effort and prayer. We should ask for the Grace of Allah in accordance with his teaching, so that Allah the Almighty may always keep the Jam a ‘at of Promised Messiah as perfect. I will now present a few traditions. Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra narrates that the Messenger of Allah said, ‘Allah the Almighty and the Glorious will say on the Day of Judgement, “O son of Adam, I was sick but you did not attend to Me. ” Man will say, “O Lord. How could I attend to You? You are the Lord of all the worlds. ” Allah the Almighty will say, “Did you not know that so and so of My servants was sick? You did not attend to him. Did you not know that if you had done so, you would have found Me near him? O son of Adam, I asked you for food but you did not give Me any food. ” Upon this the son of Adam will say, “O my Lord. How could I feed You whereas You are the Lord of all the worlds?” Allah the Almighty will say, “Do you not remember when a servant of Mine asked you for food? You did not feed him. Did you not know that if you had fed him, you would have had a reward with Me? O son of Adam! I asked you for water, but you did not give Me any water. ” Son of Adam will say, “O