Divine Attributes
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Maria Anwar, Bradford South From time immemorial, before the earth and before life as we know it came into existence, the Hand of Allah has been guiding the development of all things. Allah is the “Lord of all the worlds,”i guiding everything into its perfect place; making water spring forth, fruits grow, positioning the sun
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Saira Bhatti and Iffat Mirza Rashid reflect over the Divine attribute of Al-Khaliq, the Creator – the One Who creates with perfect knowledge, intention, and design. Through reflections on nature, the human body, and the unseen intricacies of life, they discuss how nothing in existence is random, every detail is a sign of divine artistry.
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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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Yusra Dahri, Tilford Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee this month brings me back to ten years ago, to her Diamond Jubilee in 2012. Back then, I didn’t really take much notice of the gemstone that had been added to Her Majesty’s metaphorical crown of time. All I really cared about was the fact that my school
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Iffat Mirza, Raynes Park As it is the second Ashra, or ten days, of Ramadan, it is time to consider the Forgiveness. The concept of forgiveness is one of the most fascinating ideas to ponder over. The act of forgiveness implies not only so much about the forgiver but also the forgiven. As such, I
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Bareera Ghaffar, Birmingham I find something so calming about the sky. The cotton candy clouds, and its shapeshifting engulfs me into a daze of tranquillity, yet simultaneously a great curiosity for the sky and its limitlessness. Staring at the motions above me, reignites that there is something much greater than me, than us, in that
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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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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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