Ahmadiyyat - The Renaissance of Islam — Page 173
THE RENAISSANCE OF ISLAM 173 quality and to be bestowed special favour from God [Al- Wasiyyat, PP. II-13]. I saw in a vision that an angel was measuring a plot ofland, and arriving at a certain spot he told me that that was the place of my burial. Then I was shown a grave which shone more brightly than silver and all of it appeared to be of silver. I was told that that was my grave. Then I was shown a plot of land which was named the Heavenly Graveyard, and it was indicated to me that these were the graves of the elect from among my Community who would be admitted to heaven. Since then I had been anxious to procure a plot ofland for the purpose of a graveyard for the Community. I have now set aside for this purpose a plot ofland close to our garden, of the value of not less than a thousand rupees. I pray that God may be pleased to bless it and make it truly a heavenly graveyard, and that it should be the resting place of those purehearted members of the Community who have truly upheld their faith above the world and have discarded altogether the love of the world and have become wholly God's and have carried out a holy change in themselves and have set an example ofloyalty and sincerity like the companions of the Holy Prophet, peace be on him, Amen. I supplicate again: God Almighty! Do Thou ordain that only those of my Community should be buried in this plot who have in truth become wholly Thine and have withdrawn themselves entirely from the world, Amen. I supplicate a third time: 0 my Mighty and Benevolent Lord, 0 Forgiving and Merciful God, do Thou ordain that only those ones should find burial in this plot who believe truly in this Messenger of Thine and entertain no hypocrisy or personal motive or ill- thinking concerning me, and discharge to the full all obligations of faith and obedience, and have dedicated their lives to Thee and Thy cause, with whom Thou art pleased and concerning whom Thou knowest that they are wholly devoted to Thy love and that they have a relationship of complete loyalty, love and devotion with Thy Messenger, on the basis of sincere faith, Amen [Al- Wasiyyat, pp. 1. 5-16]. As God Almighty has conveyed to me many good news about this graveyard, for instance [Arabic]: Every type of mercy has been sent down on it; therefore, I have been moved to lay down certain conditions for burial in this graveyard so that only those who comply with those conditions, out of their sincerity and perfect