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Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Bai'at or Bay'ah (Arabic: بَيْعَة‎) is an Islamic practice which is literally translated with the meaning to sell. In a religious context it means oath of allegiance whereby an individual or group declares itself in allegiance to a particular leader, cause or community. In an Islamic religious sense, this oath is the standard procedure of pledging allegiance to an Imam, a spiritual leader, or to sell ones self in exchange of the spiritual guidance given by an Imam or leader. It is known to have been practiced by the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his successors after him. A large Bai'at ceremony of initiation for entering the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, based upon this prophetic model, is held every year during the annual gathering of the community in the United Kingdom. This ceremony is called the International Bay'ah. The ceremony is led by the head of the community, the Khalifatul Masih, at whose hand the new converts take the oath of initiation."@en }

• Bayah_(Ahmadiyya) abstract "Bai'at or Bay'ah (Arabic: بَيْعَة‎) is an Islamic practice which is literally translated with the meaning to sell. In a religious context it means oath of allegiance whereby an individual or group declares itself in allegiance to a particular leader, cause or community. In an Islamic religious sense, this oath is the standard procedure of pledging allegiance to an Imam, a spiritual leader, or to sell ones self in exchange of the spiritual guidance given by an Imam or leader. It is known to have been practiced by the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his successors after him. A large Bai'at ceremony of initiation for entering the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, based upon this prophetic model, is held every year during the annual gathering of the community in the United Kingdom. This ceremony is called the International Bay'ah. The ceremony is led by the head of the community, the Khalifatul Masih, at whose hand the new converts take the oath of initiation.".