Not to be Overpowered by Sinful Passions

one!’ Jay Devi asked for the same articles once again, but she firmly refused to give her anything. At this, Jay Devi got annoyed and said: ‘All right! If you return home with your child alive, only then you can say that I was lying!’ She replied: ‘Whatever shall happen, that shall be the will of God!’ Jay Devi turned to leave and she was still in the porch, when during the bath right there and then Zafar vomited blood and also discharged blood from his bowels, and within moments his condition became extremely critical. Subsequently, within hours, he passed away. The mother entreated to Allah the Almighty in these words: ‘O, My Lord! You are the One who gave him to me and You are the One who have taken Him away! I am content with Your will! Please grant me resolve to remain patient!’ Then, she returned to Daskah [her home town] with an empty lap. (Ashab-e-Ahmad, vol. 2, pp. 15–16, published in 1969)

Now it is evident how Allah the Almighty comforted her with tremendous amounts of favours, so much so that He blessed her with a son of the calibre of Chaudhry Zafrullah Khan ra who lived a very long life, and earned extraordinary eminence and distinction in the world.

I give you an example of present time, not of the days past, and that too from African people of how people are being safeguarded against the sinful temptations of human passions after taking the bai‘at. Among the pagans of Africa, there are many dirty customs and habits. But as soon as they enter into the fold of Ahmadiyyat, they completely wipe clean all those

customs and bring a pure change within themselves as if those habits had never existed. We receive reports that habitual drunkards immediately started hating alcohol and this left a deep impression on others too. When they talk about such changes, their religious leaders say that Ahmadiyyat has put a magic spell upon them, and that is why they have quit drinking alcohol.

I am reminded of an incident. One missionary informed me that a man in Ghana who became an Ahmadi used to have all sorts of bad habits such as drinking and adultery, etc. But then he underwent a marvellous change. As the people are poor, and there is a housing shortage, people rent rooms in larger houses. Renting a room is a common practice, and this man used to live in that kind of surroundings and had many associations with women. As soon as he became an Ahmadi, he told all of them not to come to him with evil intent. But one woman persisted in chasing him. To get rid of her he devised the method that upon seeing her coming, he would bolt the door from inside and started offering nawafil prayers or reciting the Holy Qur’an. Thus, he safeguarded himself against the temptation. Now, these are the revolutionary changes brought by Ahmadiyyat. Again, one of our missionaries Maulana Bashir Ahmad Qamar narrated the following:

After ‘Eid prayer, this humble one, along with some other members of the Ghana Jama‘at, went to visit the Paramount

Chief. He was waiting for us with other chiefs. On our entrance to his court, all the Ahmadi brothers started singing enthusiastically in front of the chiefs and their companions.

One old Ahmadi man, standing right in front of the chief was