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International Baiat at the Hands of Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV
The tradition of Bai'at can be traced back to the era of Prophet of Islam. Anyone who wanted to join the growing Islamic community would be initiated at the hand of the Prophet. The wordings of the oath differ in different traditions but it contains the forumla of Shahadah and prayers of repentance. The bai'at of Rizwan, a collective initiation of thousands of muslims at the hand of Muhammad is mentioned in the Quran. This tradition was continued by the Caliphs of the Prophet.
The concept of bai'at is considered very important among the Ahmadiyya muslims. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, after claiming to be the Mahdi and Messiah took the first bai'at in 1889 at Ludhiana. AFter this, many of his converts travelled long distances to Qadian to be initiated in the community. The tradition was carried on during the Ahmadiyya caliphate. In 1993 Mirza Tahir Ahmad the fourth Caliph internationalised the Bai'at through MTA by which people from all continents of the world are now able to partake in this pledge which is simultaneously translated into twelve different languages. This international oath of allegiance takes place every year at the annual gatherings. - Wiki
International Baiat at the Hands of Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV
The tradition of Bai'at can be traced back to the era of Prophet of Islam. Anyone who wanted to join the growing Islamic community would be initiated at the hand of the Prophet. The wordings of the oath differ in different traditions but it contains the forumla of Shahadah and prayers of repentance. The bai'at of Rizwan, a collective initiation of thousands of muslims at the hand of Muhammad is mentioned in the Quran. This tradition was continued by the Caliphs of the Prophet.
The concept of bai'at is considered very important among the Ahmadiyya muslims. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, after claiming to be the Mahdi and Messiah took the first bai'at in 1889 at Ludhiana. AFter this, many of his converts travelled long distances to Qadian to be initiated in the community. The tradition was carried on during the Ahmadiyya caliphate. In 1993 Mirza Tahir Ahmad the fourth Caliph internationalised the Bai'at through MTA by which people from all continents of the world are now able to partake in this pledge which is simultaneously translated into twelve different languages. This international oath of allegiance takes place every year at the annual gatherings. - Wiki