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− It was during the first that the objectives of this Jalsa Salana − − gathering were defined which among others were: 1. To Propagate Islam. − 2. To think out ways and means of promoting the welfare of new converts to Islam in Europe and − America. 3. To further the cause of righteousness, goodwill, purity, piety and moral excellence throughout the world. 4. To eradicate evil habits and customs. The Promised Messiah and Mahdi further said about the as − Jalsa Salana: − − "I should like to repeat that this Convention must not be taken like other ordinary gatherings, for unlike them, it has been based on the succor of God. " This became the beginning of a World-wide Jalsa Salana − − system of holding every year. Today, these Jalsa Salana Jalsa − − Salanas Jalsa Salana are held all over the world. The held at a place − − − − where the resides becomes an international as Khalifah Jalsa Salana − − − Ahmadis from all over the world come to attend that. In Jalsa ± − Pakistan, the first Annual Convention was held in (Jalsa Salana) − − Lahore on December 27-28, 1947. In Rabwah, the first Jalsa Salana − − was held on April 15-17, 1949. In the last held at Jalsa Salana − − Rabwah Pakistan in 1984, more than 250,000 Ahmadis and ± − non-Ahmadi guests participated. ± − These are signs of the everlasting success of the institution founded by the very Hand of Allah. The Convention will no doubt − grow to even greater dimensions in the future, and all those who attend will have the good fortune of being the recipients of the following prayer of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi : as − 402