Tadhkirah — Page 223
1890 223 drawing the world towards truth and righteousness into many branches 246 …. This system consisting of five branches which God the Almighty has established with His own hand…in the estimation of God the Almighty they are all indispensable. The reform that He desires cannot be achieved without recourse to all of these five means. [Fat h- e-Isl a m, pp. 17–18 and 43, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 3, pp. 11–12, 25–26] 1890 I recall that my humble self was once having a conversation with a very irreligious Hindu. He exceeded the limits in using contemptuous terms for the mighty faith of Islam. In the spirit of jealous safeguarding of faith, I acted upon the injunction: 247 to a certain extent. However, since my harshness was directed towards a particular individual the revelation came: [Urdu] Your statement was very severe. Gentleness is needed, gentleness. [Makt u b a t-e-Ahmadiyyah, vol. 4, p. 6, Letter to Maulav i Muhammad H usain] 246 This consists of five branches which have been elaborated in the same book by the Promised Messiah as. The First branch is Publications, second is Announcements, third is Guest House and hospitality towards the guests, fourth is Letters, and the fifth branch is the System of bai‘at. ( For details see Fat h- e-Isl a m , pages 18–41, R uha n i Khaz a ’in , volume 3, pages 12–25). [Jalal-ud-Din Shams] 247 Be strict against them. ( at-Ta h r i m , 66:10) [Publishers]