• A Spiritual Mission

    Roofia Mubashar, Wimbledon Park Conveying His message is the sacred obligation assigned by God to His Prophets. On the one hand, this divine tradition shows its importance as well as its significance, and on the other, it emphasises that it is the Prophets alone who are the real torchbearers of this sacred trust; every moment…

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  • Islam and Poetry

    Renowned for their fluency in speech and richness of language, the Arabs were the fortunate nation among whom the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was born. The Word of God which was revealed to him captivated the hearts of many who were learned as well as those who were…

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  • Zujaja Khan, London Honouring the beliefs of others is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 18 states: Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private,…

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  • Aqeela Shanzay Zaffar, Glasgow Allah states in the Holy Qur’an: “And I have not created the jinn and the men but that they may worship Me.” (51:57) [1] Since life started on earth, numerous individuals have claimed to be in direct communication with God Almighty. They gave guidelines and principles on how we should live…

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  • God’s Masterpieces

    Yusra Dahri, Tilford Perhaps the easiest way to explain to a child where God lives is to just look above you, look at the sky. Sometimes you don’t even have to say a word – the child will just follow your gaze and understand. Eventually that child will grow older and understand that God is…

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  • Iffat Mirza, Cambridge The Medici family, rulers of Florence during the European Renaissance period, left their mark in every cobblestone of the city, and in the very spirit of art across Europe for the next five centuries. Their influence cannot go unnoticed and whether we like it or not, their role in patronising and commissioning…

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  • Nadia Ghauri, Bournemouth My recent attempt to take another one of those ‘sunset shots’ ended in that all too familiar sense of dissatisfaction. No phone camera, no filter, no level of photoshop could do justice to the resplendent spectacle before me. The luminous skies which swathed the landscape in a soft apricot glow, flecked with…

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  • Kinza Ahmad, Epsom Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states: “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief…

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  • Islam and the Welfare State

    Munazzah Chou, Farnham All are agreed on UN Declaration of Human Rights, Article 25 of which deals with welfare: Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services… But we don’t have…

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  • Secrets Of Her Footsteps

    Shaukat Bhatti, Leamington Spa My friend from school sent her close friends an amateur vlog of her illustrating a make-up skill. I learnt nothing from her teaching, as my concentration honed in to what was happening behind the camera. The sweet repetitions, of mummy this.., and mummy that could be heard, followed by several nonsense…

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