LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – As the curtains closed on the 60th Annual Jalsa Salana UK, one message echoed far beyond the packed convention grounds at Hadeeqatul Mahdi: genuine faith is measured not only by worship, but by service to humanity.
Before an audience of more than 50,000 participants representing over 100 countries, the Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, unveiled the Community’s 2026 Global Progress Report, presenting a picture of remarkable spiritual growth, expanding humanitarian outreach, and an unwavering commitment to building peaceful societies.
Perhaps the most striking announcement was that 267,596 people from 132 countries embraced Islam Ahmadiyyat during the past year, representing more than 670 nationalities and ethnic groups. It is a milestone that reflects the Community’s growing global reach, extending from Asia to Africa, Europe, the Americas and beyond.
Indonesia recorded the largest number of new converts, while significant growth continued across Africa, particularly in countries including Nigeria, Guinea-Conakry, Congo-Brazzaville and Liberia. The figures illustrate the increasing presence of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in regions where its message of peace, education and service continues to resonate.
Growth, however, was measured by more than numbers alone.
To accommodate expanding communities, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community established 398 new Jama’ats, introduced its message to 811 new localities, opened 127 new mission houses across 41 countries, and constructed 133 new mosques, strengthening its global network of worship, education and community service.
Alongside spiritual development, humanitarian work remained central to the Community’s mission.
According to the annual report, humanitarian initiatives served more than 2.5 million people across 26 countries, while emergency assistance reached over 200,000 victims affected by natural disasters and armed conflicts, including those impacted by the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Medical outreach programmes also continued to provide free healthcare, eye treatment and cataract surgeries for vulnerable communities.
The report further announced the establishment of 40 new hospitals, reflecting the Community’s continuing investment in healthcare infrastructure in underserved regions around the world.
These achievements reflect a philosophy repeatedly emphasized throughout Jalsa Salana: that religion must inspire practical compassion.
Throughout the convention, tens of thousands of volunteers including children, youth, women and elderly members worked tirelessly behind the scenes, preparing meals, directing traffic, cleaning facilities, providing security, transporting guests, offering medical care and ensuring every visitor felt welcomed. Their dedication transformed the vast convention into a living demonstration of the Community’s enduring motto, “Love for All, Hatred for None.”
For many international visitors, the annual progress report served not merely as a presentation of statistics but as evidence that faith can inspire tangible change through education, healthcare, humanitarian relief and community development.
As delegates returned home to more than 100 countries, they carried with them more than memories of speeches and ceremonies. They left with a renewed conviction that acts of kindness, volunteerism and service possess the power to unite people across cultures, languages and continents.
In a world often dominated by conflict and division, the message emerging from Jalsa Salana UK 2026 was both simple and profound: lasting change begins when faith is translated into action, compassion becomes a way of life, and humanity is placed above all differences.