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Sameen Rashid Chaudhary, London Ramadan 2020 has certainly been different. As Muslims we understand that during this holy month Satan is locked up in chains and the gates of Hell are closed[1]. This year, with a global pandemic raging, a large portion of the Muslim Ummah worldwide is on lockdown. And, as we are in…
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Arfa Yassir, Swindon Just as in the physical world there is also progress and outcomes of our actions in the spiritual world without which everything will lose meaning. A seeker of God derives pleasures from every upgrade and steps ahead towards Him, this ‘progress’ and it’s pleasure never lets a seeker tire of his quest.…
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Iffat Mirza, Raynes Park, London Humankind has sought to commodify everything that has been in his reach. Whether it is our land, our produce, our labour, or our knowledge, humankind has been driven by an inane need to place a price tag on anything and everything. Surely, when everything can be bought, we have…
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Aroosa Akram, Slough There is no doubt that there is a serious pandemic still running rampant in the U.K. and the world, however this is not the first pandemic and unfortunately it’s unlikely it will be the last. There are ways to prevent a recurrence through measures like better personal hygiene and containing the first…
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Fateha Khawaja, Tilford. A month of fasting sounds daunting when looked at from a distance. A month of depriving yourself from some of the most necessary means of human survival from sunrise to sunset. A month of exercising your patience to immeasurable lengths. A month of bettering yourself and feeling empathy with those who are…
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Huma Qadeer, Luton I would like to share here my experience as an Ahmadi Muslim woman during Lockdown in Luton. I am married and blessed with five children aged between 8-18 years old. It has been over a month in now in lockdown, and we have come to terms with being at home. We have…
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Fateha Khawaja, Tilford. When I decided to write on this topic, it took me a while to determine a coherent stream of thought, an idea to focus on because this topic, this notion is so multifaceted. What initially comes to my mind is the beauty of the natural world that God has created for us.…