Suppressing the Impulses of Passion

Another condition is to suppress the impulses of passion. Here are some instances. In a meeting with Hindus a dispute erupted and the Jama‘at showed a great sense of restraint. Appreciating this good quality of his community, the Promised Messiahas says:

If the good-natured Muslims were not mindful of their high moral standards, and had they not shown patience and suppressed their anger in accordance with the Qur’anic teachings, there would have been great bloodshed at the meeting because of the trouble instigated by the people who had come with evil intentions. Our Community deserves a thousand praises because they demonstrated an excellent example of patience and restraint. They remained silent on hearing the abusive words which were worse than the bullets of the enemy. (Chashma-e-Ma‘rifat, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 23, p. 10)

Again, he says:

If I had not advised my community to show patience, and had not prepared my community in a way that they could always show patience in response to abuse, then the grounds of the meeting would have been filled with blood! But it was the teaching of patience that held their tempers in check. (Chashma-e-Ma‘rifat, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 23, p. 8.)

Another instance of suppression of the passions is that of

Hadrat Sayyed ‘Abdus Sattar Shahra. What a phenomenal example this is. It is stated:

One day Hadrat Shah Sahibra went to a nearby mosque for prayers. At the same time there was a bitter enemy of Ahmadiyyat—Chaudhry Rahim Bakhsh—getting ready for ablution with a pitcher in his hand. Upon seeing Hadrat Doctor Sahib (who was a government doctor and was stationed at a government hospital), he started engaging him in religious discussion. Annoyed with the argument that Hadrat Shah Sahibra presented, Rahim Bakhsh hit him in the forehead with the pitcher. The pitcher shattered into pieces as it hit the forehead. The bone in the forehead was fractured and blood started oozing out. Doctor Sahib’s clothes were drenched in blood. He covered the wound with his hand and immediately went to the hospital for treatment. Chaudhry Rahim Bakhsh was concerned, wondering what would happen to him. Knowing that Hadrat Sattar Shahra was a government doctor, he thought that the officials would probably lend credence to Doctor Sahib and he would be in trouble. He did not know what to do and where to hide! With these fearful thoughts, he stayed hidden (in the mosque). On the other hand, Doctor Sahib treated his wounded forehead, applied the medication, changed his blood-soaked clothes, and came back to the same mosque to observe his prayer. On entering the mosque, Doctor ‘Abdus Sattar Shahra saw Chaudhry Rahim Bakhsh Sahib, and asked him with a simile: ‘Chaudhry Rahim Bakhsh, have you cooled down or not?’ On hearing this, Chaudhry Rahim Bakhsh was greatly affected and grasping his hands, begged his forgiveness, and said: ‘Shah Sahib, please write a letter for my bai‘at.’ This kind of high moral standard of patience, kindness and forgiveness cannot be shown by anyone other than members of a

godly community. Thus, Chaudhry Sahib became an Ahmadi, and after a few days other members of his family also joined the Community. (Hadrat Doctor ‘Abdus Sattar Shah Sahib, Compiled by Ahmad Tahir Mirza, p. 63, Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyyah, Pakistan)

So, these are a few examples I have presented to you that are related to the first three or four conditions of bai‘at. Insha’Allah, I will try to present a few more instances showing the revolutionary changes people went through after making bai‘at, so that the members and the new generations may also know and, try to bring similar pure changes within them, and may they never be in fear of Dajjal, the great deceiver. Amin!