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124 8. Auxiliary Organization Membership Membership in the Auxiliary Organizations (Ansar, Khuddam and Lajna) is compulsory and therefore their membership dues are also compulsory. Lajna dues are fixed at $30. 00 annually, and Nasirat dues are $7. 00 annually. Senior citizens and students may pay a lower rate. Lajna members must also pay National/Regional Ijtema fund at $15. 00 annually. The Lajna year is from July 1st to June 30th of the next year. 9. Sadqa Sadqa is voluntary donation given by believers for the poor and needy. God has commanded Muslims to ward off calamities and privations by helping those who are less fortunate and require assistance. It can be made at any time and in any amount. 10. Eid Fund This voluntary donation was started by the Promised Messiah and is to ensure that the poor and needy are able to have a joyful Eid. 11. Publications Every chanda paying member of the Jamaat in the United States receives the Ahmadiyya Gazette which contains news of Jamaat activities, speeches, articles and other pertinent information. Members are urged to subscribe to the Review of Religions, an interna tional English journal established by the Promised Messiah; the Muslim Sunrise, a US - based journal and the Ayesha magazine, a Lajna Imaillah publication.