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WA S IYYAT RULES 22 obligatory for his heirs to pay H i ss a Jai'dad and other Wa s iyyat dues from his Tarka , within a period not exceeding one year; otherwise the deceased M usi 's Wa s iyyat shall be deemed to have been cancelled. However, in exceptional circumstances, the Majlis Karpardaz , having considered such circumstances, may grant reasonable extension. Rule 82. The inscription on the tombstone, to be erected on the grave of a M usi , may include the following particulars appropriately worded: i. Name-of the M usi ii. Date of death iii. Date of Initiation iv. Age (at the time of death) v. Date of Wa s iyyat vi. If the Wa s iyyat is for more than 1 / 10th, mention of that fact. vii. Any distinction achieved, a brief account of services rendered and related facts. viii. Citation of any observations of appreciation made by the Promised Messiah or his revered Khulaf a. Rule 83. A M usi shall be buried in Bahishti Maqbarah at the site assigned by the Office. Rule 84. No one shall be entitled to have a particular site in Bahishti Maqbarah reserved for his grave or grave of any of his relatives. Rule 85. For the purpose of burial of a Musi in the block laid out for the ‘Companions’ of the Promised Messiah, the word ‘Companion’ of the Promised Messiah shall mean a person who had physically seen the Promised Messiah while his father, mother or guardian, as the case may be, was a believer