The Will

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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The Will — Page 27

H H A A D D R AT M IR Z A GHU L A M AH M AD R AT M IR Z A GHU L A M AH M AD as 27 who desire to be buried therein, and not from others. At present this contribution should be sent to our respected brother, Maulaw i Noor-ud-Deen; but if God so wishes this institution will continue after the death of us all. In that case, there should be an Anjuman 1 which should be authorised to spend the money from such income (which would be raised from time to time), as it deems fit, for the propagation of Islam and Tau hi d [Oneness of God]. 2. The second condition is that from among the Jam a ‘at only those will be buried in this graveyard who make a testa- mentary disposition that one tenth of their entire prop- erty shall, under the directions of the Jam a ‘at , be devoted to the propagation of Islam and the teachings of the Holy Quran. It will be open to every righteous person, whose faith is perfect, to bequeath in his Will more than one tenth for this purpose, but in no case shall it be less then one tenth. And this monetary income shall be in the cus- tody of an Anjuman whose members should be honest and knowledgeable, and they, with mutual consultation, and according to the directions laid down above, shall use the funds for the advancement of Islam, dissemination of the Quranic knowledge, publishing religious books and for [the expenses of ] missionaries of the Jam a ‘at. It is the promise of God that He will cause the Jam a ‘at to flourish, so it is expected that abundance of funds will be forthcom- ing for the propagation of Islam. Every matter pertaining to the proposals about the propagation of Islam, going into 1. The administrative body of the Jam a ‘at. [Publisher]