It's the end of the thirteenth century (AH). The Muslims have been overpowered by the British. Their spirits are low, political and social status in shambles. The hopes are lost. Spiritual conditions are worse than ever. Godlessness, Theft, lying, adultery, materialism, deceiving and vice is in abundance. Darkness prevails everywhere. People are waiting for the Messiah to arrive, as promised in Ahadith. The religious scholars have declared that the rise of messiah will be in the early fourteenth century AH. In such conditions a man rises from a small town called Qadian and proclaims that he is commissioned by Allah as the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi. This man was Mirza Ghulam Ahmed Qadiani, founder of the Ahmadia movement in Islam.
Mirza Sahib was already known well in the religious circle because of his legendry book "Braheen-e-Ahmadiyya". On 23rd March 1889, he initiated a movement called the Ahmadiyya Movement. From forty members on the first day it has now grown into a huge organization of more than forty million. Only last year more than ten million people joined this movement.�
With every member declared as 'Da'ee il Allah" or the one who calls towards Allah, this movement has done a lot to revive the teachings of the Holy Prophet of Islam SAW. The movement today has its mission houses or 'Tablighi Marakiz' in more than 160 countries. A lot of publication work including the translation of Quran and selected Ahadith in more than 50 languages have been done. A twenty-four hours satellite television channel is operating on global beam calling people to the right path.
Below the conditions for initiation are provided so that an overview of our beliefs could be had.
I. That he/she shall abstain away from Shirk (association of any partner with God) right up to the day of his/her death.
II. That he/she shall keep from falsehood, fornication, adultery, trespasses of the eye, debauchery, dissipation, cruelty, dishonestly, mischief and rebellion; and will not permit himself/herself to be carried away by passions, however strong they might be.
III. That he/she shall regularly offer the five daily prayers in accordance with the commandments of God and the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him); and shall try his/her best to be regular in offering the Tahajud (pre-dawn superogatory prayers) and invoking Darood (blessings) on the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him); that he/she shall make it his/her daily routine to ask forgiveness for his/her sins, to remember the bounties of God and to praise and glorify Him.
IV. That under the impulse of any passions, he/she shall cause no harm whatsoever to the creatures of Allah in general, and Muslims in particular, neither by his/her tongue nor by his/her hands nor by any other means.
V. That he/she shall remain faithful to God in all circumstances of life, in sorrow and happiness, adversity and prosperity, in felicity and trial; and shall in all conditions remain resigned to the degree of Allah and keep himself/herself ready to face all kinds of indignities and sufferings in His way and shall never turn away from it at the onslaught of any misfortune; on the contrary, he/she shall march forward.
VI. That he/she shall refrain from following un-islamic customs and lustful inclinations, and shall completely submit himself/herself to the authority of the Holy Quran; and shall make the World of God and the Sayings of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) the guiding principle in every walk of his/her life.
VII. That he/she shall entirely give up pride and vanity and shall pass all his/her life in humbleness, cheerfulness and meekness.
VIII. That he/she shall hold faith, the honor of faith, and the cause of Islam dearer to him/her than his/her life, wealth, honor, children and all other dear ones.
IX. That he/she shall keep himself/herself occupied in the service of God's creatures for His sake only; and shall endeavor to benifit mankind to the best of his/her God-given abilities and powers.
X. That he/she shall enter into a bond of brotherhood with his humble servant of God, pledging obedience to me in everything good, for the sake of Allah, and remain faithful to it till the day of his/her death; that he/she shall excert such a high devotion in the observance of this bond as is not to be found in any other wordly relationship and connections demanding devoted dutifulness.
(Translated
from Ishtehar Takmeel-e-Tabligh, January 12, 1889)
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