An Introduction to Financial Sacrifice

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100 expenses of its maintenance according to his/her capacity. Such contributions are demanded only from people who desire to be buried herein, and not from others. At present this contribution should be sent to my respected brother, Maulaw i N u rudd i n Sahib; but if God so wishes this practice will continue after the death of all of us. In such eventuality, there should be an Anjuman which should be responsible to spend the funds from such income (which would be raised from time to time) as it deems fit for the propagation of Islam and for spreading the Unity of God. " 114 Chanda Ai‘l a n-e-Wa s iyyat (For the publication of Wa s iyyat) "Anyone who asserts that he/she will be bound by the conditions laid down in 'The Will', it shall be binding on him/her that he/she, while still of sound mind, should make this declaration in writing in the presence of two witnesses and entrust this document to the Anjuman. The testator should explicity state that he/she bequeaths or endows one tenth of all of his/hers fixed and movable assets for the propagation of that which the objectives of the Ahmad i yya Movement aim to achieve. And it shall be obligatory that the testator publishes this at least in two newspapers. " 115 NOTE: Payments made for this purpose, at the prescribed rate, are called Chanda A‘l a n-e-Wa s iyyat. Chanda H i ss a A mad 1. The Chanda which a M usi is obliged to pay on his real income is called Chanda H i ss a A mad , whose minimum rate is 1/10 and can be enhanced up to 1/3. Even after the Wa s iyyat has been finalized, a M usi can have his 114 Al-Wa s iyyat, R uha n i Khaz a ’ in , volume 20, p. 318. 115 Al-Wa s iyyat, R uha n i Khaz a ’ in , volume 20, p. 323.