Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 185
Condition X 185 sent], he will break the cross, kill the swine, abolish jizyah and will distribute such treasures that people will not be ready to accept. ’ ( Sunano Ibn-e-M aj ah , Kit ab u l-F ita n, B a bu Fitnatid- Dajj a li wa Khur u ji ‘I sabni Maryama wa Khur u ji Y aju ja wa M aju j) Since this h ad i th also required interpretation, it was not under- stood by the people of coarse intellect and they went after its literal meaning giving it an odd and ridiculous explanation. It is quite obvious that ‘killing the swine’ pertains to eliminating those people who have swine-like characters. The faults of swine compared to other animals are now well-known. When the same faults appear in humans, obviously their cleansing is very much needed. Another point not understood by such [people of coarse intellect] is that he will give and distribute wealth. Just a few days ago, some ‘scholars’ held a gathering in Pakistan, and using extremely vulgar language against the Promised Messiah as and the Jam a ‘at, they raised this question that the Messiah was to come and distribute wealth and not to ask people for it. Yet, Ahmad i s (they instead say Qadian i s) collect chandah [donations], which proves that they are imposters. No sane person can make them understand that these are the spiritual treasures that the Messiah as is distrib- uting that they refuse to accept. The fact of the matter is that they only have the eye for this world and they cannot go beyond it. This is their role. Let them continue. Pakistani Ahmad i s need not be too apprehensive. In the face of these scholars’ filth and absurdities, we should walk away displaying patience and fortitude. In the face of these scholars’ filth and absurdities, we do admit that we accept our defeat; we cannot