Thousands of Ahmadis from Pakistan are making their way to India to take part in the 120^th annual convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Qadian (Punjab, India). The three day convention which will take place from 26^th to 28^th December 2011 will be attended by tens of thousands of Ahmadi delegates from India as well as from neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.

To make the journey easy for the delegates a major transport operation is underway. Over the course of next few days the delegates will be taken to Wagah Border via coaches and buses from where they will cross into India by foot, on the Indian side a similar operation is underway where the delegates will be met by their Indian counterparts who will in turn escort them to the convention site.

The annual convention which takes place each year in Qadian, India has always attracted a large number of attendees from Pakistan after Ahmadis in Pakistan were banned from holding their annual convention in 1984.

The fifth supreme head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad will make a televised address on the last day of the convention.

His Holiness was met at the plane by various officials of Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya India including the Chief Executive, Muhammad Inam Ghori, the Chairman, Dr Saleh Muhammad Aladdin and Nasim Khan the Secretary for External. Following arrival, His Holiness was led to the Ceremonial Lounge of the Airport.This Lounge is reserved for National and International Dignitaries. It is variously used to entertain the Prime Minister of India, the President of India and Foreign Leaders.

Whilst in the Ceremonial Lounge it became apparent that the time for the Fajr prayer was approaching. Therefore His Holiness instructed that the prayer be offered in the Lounge itself and thus he led the Fajr prayer before departing for the Delhi Mosque at 6.20am. The convoy arrived at the Bait‐ul‐Haadi Mosque in Delhi at 6.55am where they were greeted by the local Missionary, Maulana Kalim‐ud‐Din and hundreds of members of the local Jamaat. As His Holiness emerged from his car, members began raising slogans of joy whilst the Ahmadi children sang poems welcoming His Holiness.

Later in the day the members of the local Delhi Jamaat were granted the honor of meeting His Holiness. During these meetings members requested prayers and expressed their joy to His Holiness upon his arrival in India.