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− service and burial arrangements. It would be advisable to make a Will for all funeral and burial rights, and provide your relatives and the Ahmadiyya ± Community with a copy. Also you should have funds earmarked for these purposes. Your relatives should also be made aware that your estate would be divided according to the Islamic laws of inheritance stated in the Holy − Qur’an. This requires a legally binding Islamic Will. − − (Pathways to Paradise, A Publication of the Lajna Ima’illah, USA, p 65) − − FASTING Fasting is another form of worship found universally in the world religions. Although there are vast differences regarding the mode of fasting and the conditions applied to it, the central idea of fasting is present everywhere. Fasting in Islam is a highly developed institution. There are − two types of injunctions with regards to fasting. One relates to obligatory fasting and the other to optional. Obligatory fasting is further divided into following two categories: 1. There is one full month in every year in which fasting is prescribed for Muslims all over the world. As the month is a lunar month, so it keeps changing around the year in relation to the solar months. Fasting in Islam begins everywhere at the first appearance − of dawn, and ends with sunset. During this period one is expected to abstain from all food and drink, and conjugal relations, completely. Furthermore, a greater part of the night is spent in spiritual exercises such as recitation of the Holy Qur’an and offering of the Prayers, which Tahajjud − make the very essence of fasting. During the month of Fasting, Muslims are required to redouble their efforts in alms-giving and care for the destitute. 2. Other obligatory fasting is most often related to seeking forgiveness of God for sins. This includes violation of the 145