Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 234
C ONDITIONS OF B AI ‘ AT AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF AN A H MAD I 234 Prohibition of Alcohol Until a few years ago, some A h amd i s in UK, Germany and other countries had businesses (for example, restaurants and hotels) where alcohol was sold. According to the h ad i th, one who brews alcohol, serves it, sells it, or stores it are all hell- bound. This is the reason Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV rta demanded that Ahmad i s involved in such businesses should promptly discontinue it, otherwise strict action would be taken against them. H u du r himself said that with Allah the Almighty’s grace a huge number gave this trade up. Allah the Almighty granted some of these much better businesses very soon. Some were put through difficulty and were unable to do any business for a long period, yet they were strong in their resolve and did not again get involved in this immoral business. Love of the Holy Qur’an Mi a n Muhammad Aslam from Amritsar, a non-Ahmad i , came to Qadian in 1913. He writes about Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra : Maulav i N u r-ud-D i n ra is currently the sole leader of the Ahmad i Community being the Khalifah of Mirz a Sahib. I have the experience of sitting for two days in his instructional meetings where he preached and gave lessons of the Holy Qur’an. Reflecting over his work, I have found him of extremely pure nature who works solely and sincerely for the sake of Allah the Almighty. This is because Maulav i Sahib’s conduct is totally free of pretence and hypocrisy, and his heart