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C ONDITIONS OF B AI ‘ AT AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF AN A H MAD I 8 to request of him to take their pledge, but he always responded: ‘I have not been commissioned. ’ He once wrote to Maulav i ‘Abdul Q a dir Sahib ra , care of M i r ‘Abb a s ‘Al i Sahib, that: The nature of this humble one is overpowered with the Unity of God and committing all affairs to Allah, and… since Almighty Allah has not conveyed anything to me in the matter of bai‘at , it is not proper that I should do so on my own initiative. 4 Maulav i Sahib should continue to strive to foster the brother- hood in faith and nurture this tree with the pure water of sincerity and love. This method will God-willing prove bene- ficial. ( H ay a t-e-Ahmad , vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 12–13) Divine Commandment to Take Bai‘at After six to seven years, in the first quarter of year 1888, Almighty Allah commanded the Promised Messiah as to take 4. It is possible that the Almighty Allah may reveal something later.