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T HE W IL L—AL-WA T HE W IL L—AL-WA S S IY YAT IY YAT 32 his/her body in a coffin and bring it to Qadian. If a person eligible for burial here dies before the graveyard is com- pleted—that is before the completion of the bridge etc. — his/her body should be put in a coffin and buried at the place of his/her death in trust. After the completion of all the necessary arrangements relating to the graveyard, his/ her body should be brought to Qadian. However, it would not be proper to exhume the bodies of those who have not been buried in a coffin. 1 Let it be made clear that it is of Allah that such as have perfect Faith should all be buried in the same place, so that future generations, having seen them all buried in one location, should strengthen their own faith, and so that their [those of the deceased] great services—that is the deeds they performed for the sake of Allah—live forever in the people’s memory. In the end I pray that may Allah help every sincere person in this matter and that He may kindle the fire of faith in their hearts and that they all meet their death when Allah is pleased with them. A m i n It is appropriate that every one of our Jam a ‘at who receives this booklet should announce it to his friends and acquaintances 1. ٭ Let no ignorant person think that this graveyard and the arrange- ments for it fall into the category of Bid‘at [an unwarranted religious innovation]. For this arrangement is in accordance with Divine reve- lation and there is no element of human involvement in it. And let no one wonder how, by just being buried in this graveyard, one can enter Paradise. The idea behind it all is not that this piece of land will make anyone worthy of Heaven; rather the Word of God means that only those will be buried here who are worthy of Heaven. —Author