What is Bai‘at?

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[From the concluding address delivered at the Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jama‘at, United Kingdom, on July 27, 2003, in which first three conditions of bai‘at were explained in detail.]

Some members of the Jama‘at have written to me saying that: ‘We have renewed our bai‘at [pledge of initiation] at your hand and have pledged to abide by the conditions of bai‘at, but we do not have full awareness and knowledge of those ten Conditions.’

I thought that I should address this subject on the occasion of the Annual Convention1 today. Since the subject is long I cannot cover all conditions now but I will only cover a few. I will insha’Allah continue this subject in a subsequent Friday sermon or some other occasion.

1.Reference is to the concluding address delivered at the

Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jama‘at,

United Kingdom on July 27, 2003, in which first three conditions of bai‘at were explained in detail.