Mirza Tahir Ahmad: Difference between revisions

One of the main features during his time is the number of new converts to Ahmadiyya community. In [[1993]] Mirza Tahir Ahmad started a program of conversions to the Ahmadiyya jamaat which was called 'International Bai'at'. The members of the community were asked to double their efforts to bring double the number of new converts to this initiation ceremony each year. The number of new converts are announced by the head of the community (Khalifa) each year at the occasion of [[Jalsa Salana]] in the UK at the end of July. This practice continues to this date. According to the official figures presented by the community the number of converts from 1993 to 2007 was over 166.8 million. This number is highly contested by the opponents of the community. As the official statistics of no country in the world substantiate this claim, the issue remains hotly discussed. During the illness and subsequent death of [[Mirza Tahir Ahmad]], the numbers dwindled very fast. It is to be noted that the year by year number of converts, that were present on the official home page of the community, have been taken off and the total figure has been replaced by "millions" in official statements.