Allah
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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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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.…
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Navida Sayed, London All I could see was doctors and nurses in blue or green gowns, gloves, masks, eye protection and aprons, I hadn’t seen this in any of my previous hospital admissions. As I lay almost paralysed unable to move my body I gasped for air. I opened my eyes, my heart was racing…
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Fezia Haq, London As a result of the coronavirus crisis, we find ourselves socially distancing with the intention to contain this pandemic. We are doing what we can to keep each other safe, as well as ourselves. We are refraining from meeting our loved ones at this tough time. Exceptionally so as these precautionary measures…
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Munazzah Chou, Farnham So much has changed about the way we live but the one certainty of our lives remains. 114,272 deaths worldwide have been associated with Covid-19 to date. Doctors, nurses, carers, teachers and others at the frontline have all offered the ultimate sacrifice. From what we read of the bravery and selflessness of…
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Arfa Yassir, Swindon We are going through an extraordinary, unprecedented global crisis; it is the entire world vs COVID-19. These are exceptionally stressful times and without any social activity the situation seems to increase in severity. Adults and children are finding it difficult to go against their nature and disconnect with the outside world. While…
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Iffat Mirza, Raynes Park “He it is Who sends down water for you from the clouds; out of it you have your drink, and there grow from it trees on which you pasture your cattle.” (Holy Qur’an chapter 16, verse 11) If anyone knows anything about me, it is that I love flowers. They give…
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Aroosa Akram, Slough In Islam the Oneness of God is fundamental and Muslims believe that God created the universe. The cosmological arguments support this claim because a cosmological argument argues that there must be a God to explain the existence of the universe. To fully understand the cosmological arguments one has to look at the…
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Fateha Khawaja, Islamabad Tilford Simply put, everywhere. As I’m sitting here writing, one of the worst storms in the past few years is happening; even now, I feel the presence of God through the rain He has sent down, blessing the Earth with its most vital needs. For me, in everything I see, I can see…
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Sumayra Ahmad, Manchester When one holds the belief that God is the ultimate Creator of all things, it becomes difficult not to see the beauty of God in everything that surrounds you. My journey towards understanding, seeing and believing in God began when I made a conscious effort to establish a personal relationship with Him.…
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