تاریخ احمدیت (جلد 17)

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تاریخ احمدیت (جلد 17) — Page 106

1۔4 The funds to be devoted out of the said income remitted to the Centre for the propagation of Islam in various parts of the world will be divided between these two institutions in accordance with such instructions as may from time to time be laid down by the Head of the Movement۔(b) Of the remaining one half, three quarters will be devoted to the propagation of Islam in the States and one quarter shall be devoted to the promotion of the welfare of the poorer and more backward of our brethren wherever they may be, preference being given to making provision for their Education and training۔As soon as I receive intimation through the representatives of the Movement among you that a substantial number of you are eager to join the scheme set out in Al-Wasiyyat I shall proceed to appoint a committee for the purpose of selecting a site for the first burial ground under the scheme and for carrying out of the preli- minary work necessary for putting the scheme into effect in the United States, and for making provision for the scheme and its purposes being effectively carried out in perpetuity۔Every person who makes a will or promises to make the minimum contribution under this scheme will, subject to the bequest being carried into effect or the contributions having been duly remitted, as the case may be, be entitled to be buried in one of the bruial places dedicated for this purpose in the States or, in case he dies in India in the burial place at Qadian, or, in case he dies in Pakistan, in the burial place at Rabwah, if his body is transported to the site of one of these burial places at the cost of his estate and there are no legal or other impediments in the way of the fulfilment of this purpose۔It shall, however, be made clear in the will or in the document setting out the promise in respect of the said contributions, that failure to comply with this condition shall not operate to invalidate or otherwise affect the bequest or give rise to any claim in respect of the contributions made۔Provision shall further be made that the Central Ahmadiyya Association shall take steps to have the names of all persons who have joined the scheme and on whose behalf its conditions have been fulfilled inscribed at suitable places in the burial places at Qadian or Rabwah and also that these names shall be inscribed as a record copies of which shall be made available in principal Ahmad- iyya Centres so that future generations of Ahmadis may be prompted to pray for The souls of their departed brethren who had devoted themselves and their substance to the service of Islam and humanity۔It is essential and full care must be taken that the carrying into effect of the whole of this scheme shall be in accordance with the law of the United States of America so that no objection on that