The Will — Page 43
Appendix Relating to Risalah al-Wasiyyat 43 Anjuman , to have its branches in far off lands which shall function under its directives and such branches shall be subsidiary to it [the Anjuman at Qadian]. If such subsidi- ary Anjumans are in countries from where it is difficult to bring the bodies of the deceased, it shall be permissible for the local Anjumans to bury them in their respective coun- tries. And in order to have Divine reward, such a person should bequeath one tenth of his/her property before his/ her death. The local Anjuman of a country shall be entitled to own the funds raised by bequests made in that coun- try. It shall be preferable that such funds are spent for the religious needs of that country. However, it shall be per- missible that, in view of certain requirements, such funds are sent to the Anjuman , the headquarters of which are at Qadian. 1 15. It is mandatory that the headquarters of this Anjuman always remain at Qadian, because God has blessed this place. For this purpose, it shall be permissible for the Anjuman to erect buildings in anticipation of future needs. 16. There should always be at least two such members of the Anjuman as are well versed in the knowledge of the Holy Quran and Hadith and who have acquired the knowledge of Arabic and are also learned in Ahmadiyya literature. 17. If, God forbid, there is a person who makes a will in accordance with the booklet ‘’, and happens to 1. The Promised Messiah as has used the word ‘headquarters’ and has ex- plained it in Urdu. We have not translated the Urdu expression Markaz Muq a m i which means local headquarters. [Publisher]