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Islamic Wills & Trusts

AMLA USA Community Resource

Wills, Trusts & Faithful Planning

A guided educational resource to help Ahmadi Muslims organize their estate-planning information, understand the Wasiyyat dimension, and prepare for review by qualified legal and Jama‘at advisers.

● BETA VERSION — NOT A LEGAL DOCUMENT

THIS PAGE IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND IS NOT READY FOR USE AT THIS TIME.Please do not enter personal information or rely on any content or output from this page.

Important notice: This page is an inactive beta prototype and is not presently available for public use. Its content and functionality remain under development and have not been approved as a legal or Jama‘at resource. This experimental tool provides general education and an attorney-intake summary only. It is not legal advice, does not create an attorney-client relationship, is not an official Jama‘at Wasiyyat form or approval, and does not produce a will or trust that should be signed. Laws and personal circumstances vary. A licensed estate-planning attorney in the relevant state and, for Wasiyyat matters, the appropriate Jama‘at office must review all final documents.

Planning with law, family and faith in view

A sound estate plan must address several systems at once. This beta helps users identify questions; it does not decide contested religious interpretations or replace professional judgment.

Applicable civil law

Residence, domicile, property location, marital-property rules, witness formalities and beneficiary protections may change the legal result.

Islamic objectives

Identify debts, funeral wishes, family relationships, intended gifts and any request for Islamic distribution review.

Nizam-e-Wasiyyat

Moosi status and Wasiyyat obligations require confirmation through the authorized Jama‘at process; this website does not enroll or certify anyone.

From Al-Wasiyyat — The Will

The source describes a spiritual scheme and the responsibilities associated with it. It should not be mistaken for a state-law will form.

“one tenth of their entire property shall … be devoted to the propagation of Islam”

Al-Wasiyyat — The Will, p. 27 of the work (PDF p. 42). Short excerpt used for education.

“it is not enough merely that one tenth of one’s movable and immovable property is bequeathed”

Al-Wasiyyat — The Will, Appendix, p. 41 (PDF p. 56).

Read the complete publication on Alislam.org →

Copyright belongs to Islam International Publications Ltd. This page quotes only brief passages and links readers to the authorized publication.

Guided estate-planning intake

Complete the six sections to generate a confidential working summary for your own use. This beta processes entries in your browser and does not submit them to AMLA.

Step 1 of 6 — About you

Full legal name *

Date of birth *

State of legal domicile *

County of residence

Citizenship(s)

Marital status *

I am at least 18 and currently understand the nature of this planning process.

Spouse’s full legal name (if any)

Children and other descendants (names, ages, relationships, special needs)

Proposed personal representative / executor

Alternate executor

Proposed guardian for minor children

Trusted contact

List ownership and beneficiary designations accurately. Jointly owned and beneficiary-designated assets may pass outside a will.

Real estate

Bank / cash accounts

Retirement / life insurance

Business interests

Digital assets / cryptocurrency

Property outside the United States

Debts and obligations

Are you currently a confirmed Moosi?

Wasiyyat number (do not enter if sharing is unsafe)

Requested Wasiyyat share for attorney review

Local Jama‘at / Majlis

Other charitable or religious gifts

I understand AMLA cannot confirm Moosi status, the proper recipient entity, or satisfaction of Wasiyyat obligations; I will seek written confirmation from the authorized Jama‘at office.

Primary planning goal

Do you own real estate in more than one state?

Potential estate-tax exposure?

Beneficiary needing asset protection or benefits planning?

Distribution goals and Islamic inheritance questions for counsel

Funeral and burial wishes (separate directive may be advisable)

This tool will generate only an unsigned attorney-review summary—not a will, trust, fatwa, Wasiyyat certificate, or instrument for execution.

I understand that I must not sign, witness, notarize, or rely upon the generated summary as a legal instrument.

I will have qualified counsel determine applicable law, Islamic-distribution provisions, tax effects, and proper execution formalities.

I understand that assets may pass outside a will and that a trust is ineffective unless properly created and funded.

Attorney-review intake summary

This is not a will or trust and must not be signed.

LEGAL DATABASE — PILOT

State-law verification

The nationwide intake is available, but no state is marked “cleared for signing.” The pilot displays official sources for research and routes every user to counsel.

Choose a domicile in the intake

Your state-law research notice will appear here.

An official code link is a research starting point, not a legal conclusion. The law in effect on the signing date must be checked.

Before any document is signed

Ask a licensed attorney to confirm domicile, governing law, testamentary capacity, family rights, asset titling, tax consequences, Islamic instructions, the correct charitable entity and execution formalities. For Moosi matters, separately obtain guidance from the authorized Jama‘at office.

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