In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful
We praise Him and invoke His blessings upon His Noble Messenger
By the immense grace and mercy of Allah, we have been blessed to accept the Promised Messiah and Mahdi Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) of Qadian, whose advent was prophesied by the Holy Prophet Muhammad(sa). Alhamdolillah. When the Promised Messiah(as) was granted permission by Allah to take bai‘at, he published an announcement called Ishtihar Takmil-e-Tabligh on January 12, 1889, which mentions the Ten Conditions of Bai‘at. Anyone who joins the Jama‘at of the Promised Messiah(as) pledges to abide by these Conditions. It is essential for all followers of the Promised Messiah(as) to understand the details of these Conditions and to strive to follow them.
For our guidance and benefit, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V(aba), has eloquently explained these conditions of bai‘at in light of the Holy Qur’an, Ahadith of the Holy Prophet Muhammad(sa) and sayings and writings of the Promised Messiah(as). Huzur(aba) discussed the first three conditions of bai‘at in his concluding address at the Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jama‘at UK, on July 27, 2003. In his concluding address at the Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jama‘at Germany, on August 24, 2003, Huzur(aba) explained the fourth, fifth and sixth conditions of bai‘at. On August 29, 2003 in his Friday Sermon, Huzur(aba) explained the seventh and eighth conditions of bai‘at in Frankfurt, Germany. The ninth condition was addressed in his Friday sermon on September 12, 2003 at the Fadl Mosque in London. Finally, the tenth condition of bai‘at was addressed in his Friday sermon on September 19, 2003 at the Fadl Mosque in London. These were followed by three Friday sermons on September 26, October 10, and October 17, 2003 in which Huzur(aba) narrated the marvelous spiritual changes which took place among the Ahmadis after taking the pledge.
These speeches and sermons were delivered by Huzur(aba) in Urdu. After his additional revisions, the sermons on the conditions of bai‘it were published in book form in July 2004 and the English translation was published in July 2005. We are now pleased to bring out the present edition which includes the three sermons on the spiritual changes resulting from bai‘at.
In translating the verses of the Holy Qur’an, we have followed the translation given by the revered speaker in Urdu. When he did not translate any verse we have adopted the translation made by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV(rta) (if available) or by Maulavi Sher ‘Ali(ra). It should also be noted that the ‘new edition’ of Malfuzat refers to the edition published recently in five volumes from Qadian. References to Malfuzat that do not specify ‘new edition’ refer to the edition published in the United Kingdom in 1984; and references to the books of the Promised Messiah(as) are all based on the United Kingdom edition.
The translation was prepared by the Translation Team of Jama‘at-e-Ahmadiyyah USA working under the direction of Vakalat-e-Tasnif London. The translators are: Dr. Fadl Ahmad, Dr. Khalil Malik, Mubashar Ahmad and Munawar Ahmed Sa‘eed. Important contributions in finalizing the document were made by ‘Abdul-Wahab Mirza, Ahmad Tariq, Amjad Mahmood Khan, Bilal Rana, Dawood Khokhar, Fouzan Pal, Dr. Karimullah Zirvi, Usman Choudhary, and Usman Khan. Several Lajnah members worked on the initial drafts and the final editing of the translation. May Allah the Almighty reward all of them abundantly, (Amin).
May Allah the Almighty enable us to understand truly and to abide by these Conditions faithfully, and may He enable us to become true Ahmadis as the Promised Messiah(as) desired. (Amin).
Munir-ud-Din Shams
Additional Vakil-ut-Tasnif
May 2006