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Ayesha Naseem Mirza, Walsall In school, we regularly learnt about the British values of respect, tolerance, democracy and freedom. Teachers drew constant attention to these values and how we should all try and emulate them in our daily life. It is only with more education, experience of the world and the way people and societies…
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Sameea Jonnud, Hampshire It’s October 2024 and I sit down one morning with a cup of coffee; the Al-Jazeera news channel is on the television and I leave it running. The segment happens to be about the US election but I don’t hear what is being said as my eyes follow the ticker tape at…
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Amna Shakoor, New Malden The moral upbringing of children is a cornerstone of societal health, echoing through generations and influencing broader social dynamics. The concept of the “domino effect” encapsulates how individual actions and values can set off a chain reaction, impacting not only their immediate environment but also the wider community at large. When…
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Ayesha Naseem Mirza, Walsall It is commonly believed that time flies. A week starts and ends in the blink of an eye. Before you know it, it’s Friday again. It feels as if hours are passing in minutes and minutes in seconds. But a life like this is a privilege. Where this realisation is humbling…
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Sameea Jonnud, Hampshire The national ijtema has been a regular fixture in the lives of Lajna and Nasirat who attend every year. Many years ago it took place in a small hall in London but now it has become more like a mini Jalsa with marquees spread over a Hampshire field. Day two begins chilly…
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Fatiha Nadeem and Madhea Iqbal talk about the beneficial and uplifting Lajna UK National Ijtema experiences they have had as they look forward to our next Ijtema in two days!
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Maleeha Mansur, Hayes For a Muslim woman, the purpose of all her gatherings is to ultimately draw closer to Almighty Allah. Indeed, ijtema serves as a great means to this end. Our beloved Imam and worldwide head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, His Holiness Khalifatul Masih V (may Allah be his Helper) has beautifully explained…
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Nooresahar Ahmad, Hampshire ‘What is history?’ asked the second Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, His Holiness Mirza Bashir-ud-Deen Mahmood Ahmad (may Allah be pleased with him), in an address at the inauguration of a women-only college in Rabwah in 1951. ‘History,’ he asserted, ‘tells you who your father was, who your paternal grandfather was,…
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