Ahmadiyya
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Iffat Mirza, Cambridge Editor’s note: Khilafat or Khilaafa is an Arabic term which means the institution that runs under the leadership of a Khalifa. The word Khalifa means successor/deputy/vicegerent; a spiritual leader of Muslims. The terms Caliphate and Caliph are both taken from these two Arabic terms. In the last decade or so, the term…
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Arfa Yassir, Swindon What unites the Ahmadiyya Muslim community? It has been 113 years since the Ahmadiyya Khilafat was established in 1908 after the demise of its founder, His Holiness Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (peace be on him), the Promised Messiah; the community has grown and prospered ever since. What unites us? A common country, race…
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Nudrat Ahmad When I found out that high risk and essential worker populations were given priority for the COVID vaccine, I didn’t think that their life was being valued over mine; I knew I had the privilege of health that others didn’t. When I had to attend pre-natal appointments alone due to COVID restrictions, though…
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Navida Sayed, London Following the news reports on @BBCNews website and the Daily Telegraph three days ago about restrictions on Muslim women to worship in mosques, we once again read calls for equal rights and women only spaces in mosques around the UK, alleging Covid is an excuse to shut women out. One activist likened…
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وَاعْتَصِمُوْا بِحَبْلِ اللّٰہِ جَمِيْعًا وَّلاَ تَفَرَّقُوْا ۚ وَاذْكُرُوْا نِعْمَتَ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْكُمْ اِذْ كُنْتُمْ اَعْدَآءً فَاَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوْبِكُمْ فَاَصْبَحْتُمْ بِنِعْمَتِهٖ اِخْوَانًا وَكُنْتُمْ عَلىٰ شَفا حُفْرَةٍ مِّنَ النَّارِ فَاَنْقَذَكُمْ مِّنْها كَذٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ اٰيٰتِهٖ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُوْنَ “And hold fast, all together, by the rope of Allah and be not divided; and remember the favour of Allah…
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#InternationalWomensDay2021 In this episode of The British Muslim Women’s podcast, Dur-e-Shewar Anwar, Nooresahar Ahmad and Mahrukh Arif, talk about the nature of female unity, of sisterhood in the context of competition. Reflecting on how being part of Lajna UK has helped to shape their personal experiences of sisterhood.
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Saleha Bakhtiar, London Scrolling through alislam.org, the structure of the website reminded me of my very first (Power Point) presentation on God. In Year five we were given access to the internet to make a project on something we felt passionate about. So, there I sat in front of a computer, struggling to copy…
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Maaham Ahmad, South Wimbledon This past year has come with great difficulties and challenges for us all. Like everyone else, I have spent this time staying home trying to keep myself and those around me safe. Also like most people around the world, I have been even more tuned in to the television and…
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Dr Fariha Khan, London The end of the year is always about reflection on the year gone and about making resolutions, promises and plans for the coming year. This is a time honoured tradition and pretty much universal. As we are drawing to the end of 2020 we can pretty much say that this year…
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