Treasure House of Prayers — Page 189
PRAYERS 189 sins. " (Al Badr, vol. 3, page 41) Prayer of Repentance at the Initiation Ceremony into Ahmadiyyat M i r Sh a f i Ahmad, researcher from Delhi, narrates that whenever the Promised Messiah as repeated these words during the initiation ceremony, people would start to shed tears and cry, as there was so much pathos in the Promised Messiah as 's voice that it certainly made people cry with emotions. (S i ratul Mahd i , narration no. 747) It is a fact that this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa which the Promised Messiah as incorporated into his initiation ceremony has so much effect that in spite of being repeated again and again, this emotional state is seen quite often. The words of the prayer are: "O my Lord! I have wronged my soul and I confess my sins. You forgive my sins, as there is no one else who can forgive. " This narration is further confirmed by these words of the Promised Messiah as : "Repentance at the time of initiation carries blessings. " (Malf uza t, vol. 4, page 174) Prayer for Attaining the Pleasure of God The Promised Messiah as emphasising the importance of prayer in a letter to Hadrat Naw a b Muhammad ‘Al i Kh a n Sahib wrote: Pray a great deal and ingrain humility in your nature. The prayers uttered as a habit or custom by the tongue only do not mean anything. When you pray, beside the