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Ahmadiyya sources claim that the first ever Jalsa Salana held at Rabwah was held on 15th – 17th April 1949 and was allegedly attended by 16,000 people. It was held out of season.
The first ever Jalsa Salana in Rabwah took place on 15 to 17 April 1949.
On 23 April 1949, The Civil and Military Gazette published a photograph of the Jalsa Salana Rabwah, with the following caption:
“Ahmadiyas Meet at Rabwa
“A general view of the huge gathering (more than 17,000) at the annual public meeting of the Ahmadiya community held at their new centre Rabwa, near Chiniot.” (The Civil and Military Gazette, 23 April 1949, p. 4)
Reporting on the second Jalsa Salana Rabwah, held on 26 to 28 December 1949, The Civil and Military Gazette wrote:
“World Ahmadya Conference at Rabwah
“A representative conference of Ahmadis from all over the world will be held shortly at Rabwah, the Pakistan headquarters of the community, it is learned.
“The conference will review world conditions, in the light of which it will decide on ‘better and more effective ways of propagating Islam in foreign countries.’
“It is expected that, two representatives each from Britain, Europe, the Middle and Far East, America and Africa will participate in the conference, in addition to one missionary from each of the 70 missionary centres which the Ahmadya community has overseas.
“The conference will be held early next year, after the forthcoming annual session of the Ahmadya community, which will be held at Rabwah from December 26 to December 28.—Star.” (The Civil and Military Gazette, 18 December 1949, p. 5)
After the Jalsa, the same newspaper wrote:
“Rabwah, Dec 30 (Star).—The three-day annual session of the Ahmadya community held at Rabwah, its new headquarters in Pakistan, concluded last night. Nearly 30,000 Ahmadis from all over the world attended. […] A resolution was unanimously passed felicitating Indonesia on the attainment of her freedom.” (The Civil and Military Gazette, 31 December 1949, p. 11)
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Links and Related Essay’s
75 years of Rabwah: A glimpse into its early years (alhakam.org)
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