Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 15
I The initiate shall solemnly promise that he/she shall abstain from shirk [associ- ating any partner with God] right up to the day of his/her death. Almighty Allah Will Not Forgive Shirk Allah the Almighty says in s u rah al-Nis a ’ , verse forty-nine: ‘Surely, Allah will not forgive that any partner be associated with Him; but He will forgive whatever is short of that to whomsoever He pleases. And whoso associates partners with Allah has indeed devised a very great sin. ’ The Promised Messiah as says in this respect that: Similarly, Allah has said in the Holy Qur’an: c o n d i t i o n