Who Enters the Jama‘at

apostasy.’ (Sahih Muslim, Kitab-ul-Imarah, Babu wujubi Mulazimati Jama‘atil-Muslimina ‘Inda Zuhuril-Fitan)

Thus, you are fortunate that you have accepted the Imam of the time and you have entered into a covenant of bai‘at with him. Now, you have to obey him purely for the sake of Allah. You have to carry out all his commandments. Otherwise, you will be going out of the circle of obedience to Allah the Almighty. May Allah establish every Ahmadi on the superior standard of obedience. And how do you establish such high standards? These standards can be achieved only by acting on the teachings of the Promised Messiahas .

The Promised Messiahas says:

Only he enters my Jama‘at who adopts my teachings as the code of his life and acts upon them according to his capacity and capability. The one who just gets his name registered but does not act according to the teachings should be mindful that

Allah has decreed to make this Jama‘at a special Jama‘at, and anyone who does not truly belong to this Jama‘at will not be counted among it just because he has registered. A time will come upon him that he would dissociate himself. Therefore, as far as possible, make your deeds subservient to the teaching that is given.

What is that teaching? He says:

Do not say anything that will create disorder, do no evil, show patience in the face of abuse, and do not confront anyone. If

someone confronts you, treat him kindly and gently. Set a good example of soft speech. Honestly obey every command so that God may be pleased with you, and the enemy should realise that after taking the covenant, you are no longer the same person that you were. Testify honestly in litigation. Everyone who enters this Jama‘at should adopt righteousness with all his heart, determination, and strength. The world is nearing its end. (Malfuzat, new edition, vol. 3, pp. 620–621)

Here, he has said that you should not say anything that will create disorder. Some people are in the habit of spreading rumours for fun. That carries the risk of creating disorder. People have different temperaments. If something unpleasant is stated in the presence of the one who was the subject of that comment, that person will naturally develop a resentment against the person to whom the statement is attributed. Though I feel that it should not produce any ill feeling, there is a way to stop such mischief, and that is that one should directly approach the person to whom the comment was attributed and ask him, ‘Have you heard these comments; have you said anything like this?’ That will clarify the matter and will also help reform the mischief-makers. Sometimes such mischief-makers pit families against families. Stay away from such mischief and from such mischief-makers. And if possible, try to reform such people.

Evil also develops from direct confrontations, fights and abuses. That also creates discord. The Promised Messiahas tells us: if you are connected to me and you claim submission to me, then shun everything of mischief and evil. You should have such patience and tolerance that even if someone abuses

you, you should show restraint. The door of salvation will open for you when you act upon this teaching. You will join those who have achieved nearness to Allah. There should be no confrontation in any matter. Even being in the right, be humble like one who is in the wrong. No matter what the other person has said, deal with that person with love, affection and sincerity. Your tongue should be so pure, your language so sweet, and good morals so overflowing that people should be attracted towards you. Everyone should realise that you are an Ahmadi. Nothing less than the highest moral values can be expected of you. In short, your high morals will attract others and will become a source for drawing their attention.

Some people give false testaments for personal gain in litigation. They present their case falsely. The Promised Messiahas says that even your vested interests should not prevent you from truthful testimony. Some people here and in other countries make false statements in their efforts to migrate. Stay away from all these things. Submit your [migration] case based on the facts, and if it is granted as such, then you should stay; otherwise you should go back. Sometimes cases are rejected even if they are fabricated; you should try sticking to the truth. Insha’Allah, it will only benefit you. Even if your case is rejected, you will at least not earn the displeasure of Allah.