The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 239
Propagation, Establishment of a Holy Jama'at, and Instructions 239 and shall make the Word of Allah and the word of the Holy Prophets the guiding principles of his life; [7] That he shall discard pride and arrogance and shall pass his days in meekness, humility, courtesy and lowliness; [8] That he shall hold his faith, its honour, and the welfare of Islam dearer than his own life, property, honour, children and everything else; [9] That for the sake of winning Allāh's pleasure, he shall occupy himself with sympathy for Allah's crea- tures, and that, as far as possible, he shall employ his natural gifts and faculties for promoting the welfare of mankind; [10] That, for the sake of Allah, he shall establish the relationship of brotherhood with me, on the condi- tion of obeying me in all that is good, and shall maintain this relationship to the day of his death, and shall set such a high example in respect of it that the like of it shall not be found in any worldly relation- ship, whether of kinship or that of master and servant. These are the conditions that are binding upon every- one who enters the covenant of Bai'at. . . . Whoever, responding to my invitation, enters into the covenant and joins this blessed Jama'at will be considered a member of our Community and will be counted among my sincere friends. These are the people con- cerning whom God Almighty has said to me that He will place them above the others until the Day of