Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page xxi
In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful We praise Him and invoke His blessings upon His Noble Messenger f o r e w o r d By the immense grace and mercy of Allah, we have been blessed to accept the Promised Messiah and Mahd i Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian, whose advent was proph- esied by the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. Al h amdolillah. When the Promised Messiah as was granted permission by Allah to take bai‘at , he published an announcement called Ishtih a r Takm i l-e-Tabligh on January 12, 1889, which mentions the Ten Conditions of Bai‘at. Anyone who joins the Jam a ‘at of the Promised Messiah as pledges to abide by these Conditions. It is essential for all followers of the Promised Messiah as to understand the details of these Conditions and to strive to follow them. For our guidance and benefit, Hadrat Mirz a Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V aba , has eloquently explained these conditions of bai‘at in light of the Holy Qur’an, A ha d i th of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and sayings and writings of the Promised Messiah as. H u du r aba discussed the first three condi-