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Iffat Mirza and Bareera Ghaffar talk about how even when faced with horrendous circumstances Islam encourages believers to remain optimistic, rooted in the Quranic principles of hope, faith, and trust in Allah. An optimism intricately tied to the proactive engagement of individuals in fostering personal betterment and ethical conduct.
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In his Friday sermon delivered on 18 February 2011 His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the fifth Caliph/Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community said that the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) had prophesied that God will grant him a son who will be the Promised Reformer and will have many qualities. However, this prophecy was
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Under the banner of Voices For Peace, Podcast 15 features Iffat Mirza and Danila Jonnud discussing the importance of advocating for peace in our unsettled world.
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Dr Qurratul-Ain Rehman, London It is in our nature to look forward to the future and to wish and hope for something better for ourselves, our families and the world at the start of the New Year. There is also an element of self-reflection on our failings and achievements over the past year and we
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To celebrate Lajna Ima’illah’s Centenary, Lajna UK has created 19 different postcards to help Lajna members to immerse themselves in their history. These postcards are semi-fictional. Whilst they are based upon real events, locations and time periods, the letters themselves were written by current Lajna members. We handed out these postcards during Jalsa Salana UK
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Yusra Dahri, Tilford I imagine Noah’s son On his treacherous mountain walk Climbing, craving, clinging to rock Until his hands are ripped up and raw. The old part of me, desperate to be strong Can almost hear his thoughts Shaking his head at his father Not trusting him at all: (Why get on a wooden
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This episode of British Muslim Women’s podcast begins by marking the 57th Jalsa Salana or annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK as Dur-e-Shewar Anwar and Shumaila Iftikhar get together to discuss how Ahmadiyya Khilafat has empowered Lajna since its inception in 1922, ever encouraging them to take ownership of their faith and recognise
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Yusra Dahri, Tilford My teenage years revolved mostly around one, self-absorbed question: what is my purpose? Now, as a Muslim I knew that my purpose was to worship Allah, but unfortunately I was too absorbed into Western individualism to properly accept this answer. Surely that couldn’t be all? I wanted to have an additional cool,
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Iffat Mirza, Cambridge The future tense is such a beautiful thing that we have in many languages. There is no greater affirmation that being told you can and will do something. The promise of being able to use your abilities to achieve, create, learn, teach etc is a precious thing to recognise in ourselves, others,
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Arfa Yassir, Swindon There is a constant chant for rights of women and their empowerment on various platforms. For some the chant is just for the sake of it, and some genuinely believe empowerment can improve health, reduce poverty and inequality. Islam claims to empower women in the true sense, but the popular perception is
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