▁C ali ph ▁of ▁the ▁community . ▁On ▁this ▁day , ▁ 4 0 ▁follow ers ▁had ▁taken ▁the ▁c oven ant . ▁ ▁First ▁Me al ▁and ▁P ray er ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁taking ▁of ▁c oven ant , ▁a ▁me al ▁was ▁e aten ▁and ▁a ▁prayer ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁compan ions ▁of ▁Mir za ▁Gh ul am ▁A hm ad . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁gather ing ▁of ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁In cre asing ▁of ▁A hm ad is ▁ ▁Mir za ▁Gh ul am ▁A hm ad ▁had ▁travel led ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁A hm ad is ▁increased . ▁ ▁Cla im ▁and ▁Re jection ▁ ▁When ▁Mir za ▁Gh ul am ▁A hm ad ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Prom ised ▁Mess iah ▁for ▁whom ▁the ▁Muslim s ▁were ▁waiting , ▁Ma ul vi ▁Muhammad ▁Hus sein ▁of ▁B atal a , ▁who ▁was ▁his ▁colle ague ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁one ▁to ▁reject ▁him . ▁After ▁his ▁claim , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁follow ers ▁were ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁majority ▁in ▁India . ▁The ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁A hm adi y ya ▁Muslim ▁Community ▁started ▁from ▁that ▁day . ▁ ▁F at wa ▁by ▁Muslim ▁O pp on ents ▁ ▁Hus sein ▁indul ged ▁other ▁cler ics ▁to ▁prepare ▁a ▁fat wa ▁against ▁Mir za ▁Gh ul am ▁A hm ad ▁and ▁his ▁follow ers . ▁A ▁F at wa ▁of ▁ 1 5 0 ▁or ▁ 2 5 0