Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (rta) taking the first bai‘at of his Khilafat. The election took place at Mubarak Mosque in Rabwah on 10 June 1982.
On the night of 8 June 1982, Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih III (rta) passed away and on 10 June 1982 in Mubarak Mosque Rabwah, a meeting took place in which Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad was elected as Khalifatul-Masih IV (rta). He took bai‘at (oath of initiation) from the thousands of Ahmadis who had gathered there. Thus, the fear resulting from losing the previous Khalifah of the Jama’at was once again restored to peace with the election of the new Khalifah.
Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (rta) taking the first bai‘at of his Khilafat. The election took place at Mubarak Mosque in Rabwah on 10 June 1982.
After the bai‘at, Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (rta) led the funeral prayer in the evening, followed by the burial of Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih III (rta) in Bahishti Maqbarah. Around 50,000 people attended the event.
Even though he was already leading a very active life, he was now responsible for the guidance and moral training of the entire Jama’at spread all over the world.
Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (rta) addresses the Jama’at at Jalsa Salana Rabwah, Pakistan.
His daily routine would begin by waking up for Tahajjud or voluntary pre-dawn Prayers and he would continue working until very late into the night. He would arrive at his office well before any of the other Jama’at business. This was in addition to creating future plans, meeting the Jama’at members, and delivering the Friday sermon—only a few of the many things that kept him incredibly busy. This was the reason a famous English newspaper changed a regular column which would normally be entitled A Day in the Life of… to A Life in the Day of Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad.
The inauguration of Basharat Mosque, Spain. The foundation stone had been laid by Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih III (rta) and it was in 1982 that the Mosque was inaugurated by Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (rta).
In September 1982 he travelled out of Pakistan for the first time as a Khalifah. On 10 September 1982 he inaugurated the Basharat Mosque in Pedro Abad, Spain. This was the first mosque built in Spain after 700 years and it was built by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. In 1983, the following year, Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (rta) visited he countries in the Far East; namely, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.