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! 76 “This is how Allah rewards those that offer sacrifice that in less than a few hours, worrisome thoughts about paying chanda were removed by facilitating the means for making the payment. Therefore, another meaning of the Quranic verse “On them shall come no fear, nor shall they grieve” 48 is that they start to receive such rewards even in this world, and their fear and grief begins to change to happiness. However, the condition is, that they should be pure in offering sacrifice and should not feel that they have done a great favor to the Jama’at. ” A large parcel of land granted for a cemetery On the second day of the Jalsa Salana UK 2003, Hudur [His Holiness] stated the following incident: “Ameer Sahib Ghana writes that when we deliberated on purchasing la nd for the burial of Moosian [those who have signed a will to donate at least 1/10 th of their income and property], the news was received by one, Al - Hajj Ibrahim Banso. He donated a two - acre plot of land that already had walls around its perimeter to the Jama’at. The value of this plot was 250 million Ghana Cedi. ” 49 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 48 The Holy Quran 5:70 49 Al - Fadl International, September 19, 2003