Ahmad mentioned the establishment of a Celestial Cemetery (Bahishti Maqbara) under divine commandment in his booklet Al-Wasiyyat (The Will). It is stated that in a spiritual vision Ahmad was shown a plot of land called Bahishti Maqbara, containing the graves of such members of his Community who are destined to be in heaven. In order to fulfil this vision Ahmad donated a parcel of his land in Qadian for those members of the Community who fulfilled certain conditions[51]:
* Whoever desires to be buried in this graveyard should contribute towards the expenses of its maintenance according to his capacity.
* Whoever desires to be buried therein should make a testamentary disposition that one tenth of his property shall, under direction of the Movement, be devoted to the propagation of Islam, and carrying out the teachings of the Quran. It will be open to every righteous person whose faith is perfect to provide for this purpose in his will more than one tenth, but it shall not be less.
* Whoever shall lead a righteous life and abstain from all that is prohibited and shall not do anything that amounts to association of something with God or to innovation in the faith. He should be a true and sincere Muslim. (Al-Wasiyyat pp 16-19)
Over time the graveyard in Qadian has expanded and anther one was established in Rabwah, Pakistan after the partition of India under the auspices of the second Caliph of the Community, Mirza Bashiruddin Ahmad.
