An Introduction to Financial Sacrifice — Page 91
91 WA S IYYAT (THE WILL) PRAYERS OF H A D RAT MAS IH MA’ U DAS FOR WA S IYYAT HOLDERS Hadrat Mas ih Ma‘ u d as said in Al-Wa s iyyat : "I was shown a place which was named Bahisht i Maqbarah 92 , and it was conveyed to me that it contained the graves of such selected members of the community who are destined for heaven. Since then I have always been concerned that a piece of land should be bought for the Jam a ‘at for the purposes of the graveyard"………………………. . "Hence I have proposed (to donate) a piece of land for this purpose. It is my own property which is adjacent to our orchard and the price of which is no less than a thousand rupees. And I pray that God may bless it and that He may make this very piece of land Bahisht i Maqbarah ; and make it the resting place of those members of the Jam a ‘at who are pure of heart and who have in reality given precedence to Faith over the world and who have renounced the love of the world and submitted themselves to God and who have brought about in themselves a holy change and who have, like the disciples of the Holy Prophet sa set the example of Faithfulness and Truthfulness, A m i n , O Lord of the world". "I pray again: O my Mighty God make this piece of land fit for the graves of those of my Jam a ‘at who are pure of heart and who have in reality become solely for you and in their works there is no adulteration of the worldly objectives, A m i n , O Lord of the world. " "Again for the third time I pray: O my Mighty and my Benevolent! O God who is Forgiving and Merciful give in this land a piece for graves only to those who truly believe in this chosen one of Yours and who have no 92 The graveyard of those who are in the eyes of God worthy of Heaven.