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event was recorded in the annals of international history when on the 1st of August, 1993 more than 200,000. Ahmadi Muslims all over the world, either renewed or pledged anew, their allegiance to Islam. On this occasion, representatives from five continents placed their hands on the hand of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IVaba with the others placing their hands on the shoulders of those in front of them or holding hands with those by their sides to form a human chain and repeat the oath of allegiance after Hazrat. Ameerul Momineenaba. This process was followed by the. Jama'ats throughout the world where live transmission facility was available and although people at these distant lands were not able to physically form a human chain linked to their beloved Khalifaaba in London, they joined hands to form localized chains within their congregations at their local mosques throughout the world and repeated the words of the Oath of allegiance behind their Ameerul. Momineen, Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih. IVaba. The year 1994 witnessed a still larger Oath of allegiance being taken by the existing and new Ahmadi Muslims throughout the world. On this occasion, the satellite transmission was extended to remote corners of the world with the acquisition of more transmitting antenna which were linked to the existing space stations. While the full extent of the number of people who joined the international bai'at held from Islamabad at Tilford in the United Kingdom during the 1994 U. K. Jalsa Salana is still not known, it is estimated that millions of people joined in this historic event and further enhanced the Ahmadiyya Muslim. Community's endeavors towards the unification of mankind through Islam and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Movement within the broader spectrum of Islam. . This further expansion of a united mankind also requires preparation for the future and since a mosque plays a crucial role in Islamic life and serves a pivot in the cultivation of unity and fostering of love amongst people, its importance in the field of the unification of mankind cannot be minimized. It is here that people congregate without being conscious of their social, economic or intellectual status and stand shoulder to shoulder, the king alongside a beggar, the dark skinned alongside a light skinned, an intellectual alongside a simpleton, all humble human beings in the presence of their Lord, Allah. It is here that people learn the essential lessons of life by listening to the lessons of the Quran and sermons delivered by their Amirs; cultivate a sense of obedience and discipline by following their Imam in prayer five times a day; renew their past acquaintances and foster new. Ahmadiyya Muslim Association USA: 1994 Souvenir friendships; assemble to share the grief of some in the death of their beloved or enhance the happiness of others in celebrating new marriages and also assemble on special occasion to celebrate the festivals. Hence, a mosque is essentially a first step towards fostering unity amongst people and consequently, a powerful force in mankind's endeavors to unite the world. In opening another grand mosque at. Washington D. C. in the United. States of America, God Almighty has blessed the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community with yet another instrument in the realization of the ultimate goal the unification of mankind under one banner. All praise belongs to Allah!. REFERENCES. Naeem Osman Memon 2. Ibid. , 23. 53/4 5. Ibid. , 5. 4 1. Al Quran 10. 20 & 21. 93/4 3. Ibid. , 51. 57 4. Ibid. , 2. 214 6. Ibid. , 10. 47, 13. 8, 16. 36 & 35. 25 8. Ibid. , 22. 68 & 5. 49 10. Ibid. , 49. 14 7. Ibid. , 2. 137 " 9. Ibid. , 30. 21 11. Ibid. , 30. 21/23 12. Tabri, Hazrat Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir Tabri. Tarikh al Rasul wa'l Muluk; Hisham, Sheikh Abu Muhammad 'Abd al. Malik ibn. Sirat al Nabi & Bakri, Sheikh Hussain ibn. Muhammad al Diyyar al. Tarikh al Khamis 13. Bukhair, Hazrat Abu Muhammad ibn Ismail al. Sahih. Bukhari & Qashiri, Hazrat Hafiz Abu'l Hasan Muslim ibn Hajjaj al. Sahih Muslim 14. Daniel 12. 1/9; Matthew 24. 3/31; Sahih Bukhari & Sahih. Muslim 15. Hanbal, Hazrat Imam Abu Abd Allah Ahmad ibn. Masnad. Ahmad ibn Hanbal 16. Ahmad, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam. Tadhkiratush Shahadatain 17. Ahmad, Hazrat Tatimmah. Haqeeqatul Wahi 18. Bhagvad Gita 4. 7/8 19. Ahmad, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. Al Wasiyyat 20. Ahmad, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. Izalah Auham 123