Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 455
455 A'll the hew cohverfcs- should also enter into the Baiat of the successors to the Promised Messiah or their representatives. But if any man for any reason cannot personally come to Qadian he -may' also enter into the Baiat by means of letter. At present ; there are 2 Anjumans (a) Sadr-Anjuman Ahmadiyya, (b) Anju- man Taraqqi Islarn> under the KhalifatulMasih for carrying on the work of the Movement. The Sadr-Ahjuraa r n Ahmadiyya according to the instructions of the Promised Messiah 'and in i " i consultation with the Kbalifatul Masih looks after the executive and educational necessities of the Community. Among some of the most important duties of the Anjurnan is looking after the comforts of the guests who'corne to Qadian, maintaining schools for the secular and religious instruction of the community, carry- ing out the instructions contained in the Will of the Promised Messiah and conducting the Review of Religions. But as the propagation of Islam requires special attention, hence the Anju- rnan Taraqqi Islam busies itself with this work. Those friends >. \ iLU'. . : ;'""'' '. ; ' " ' who send their contributions generally point out how much is to be given to the Sadr-Anjuman and how much is to be allotted to Taraqqi Iblarn. As zakat (legal alms) should be kept in the Bait-ul-Mal (the Treasury) so everyone on whom zakat is compulsory sends it to Qadian. It is collected by the Anjurnan Taraqqi Islam and spent according to the instructions of the succes- sor to the Promised Messiah. As it is necessary for the progress of the Movement to keep in touch with the centre, hence according to the instructions of the Promised Messiah an Annual Gathering of the Community is held by the end of the month of December every year. This gathering is attended by the members of the com- munity from every part of the country. In these meetings means are devised for strengthening the faith of the Ahmadiyya com-