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  • Ayesha Naseem, Blackburn In the pre-Islamic society, women lived in atrocious conditions. It was the advent of Islam, the Holy Qur’an, and the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) that ensured the fundamental rights of women and provided them with the honour and respect that they deserved in society. However, as

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  • Light of the Lamp

    Arfa Yassir, Swindon “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” –  Socrates, regarded as the founder of Western philosophy, is known to have said. In this day and age, in context of religious knowledge, I cannot resist but say the Promised Messiah (peace be on him) also kindled a

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  • Podcast – Lajna Ima’illah Centenary Reflections

    With Allah’s grace, as we complete 100 years of our wonderful Ahmadi Muslim women’s auxiliary organistaion, Bareera Ghaffar and Matina Hakim reflect over what Lajna Ima’illah means to them, how it has shaped their lives and how they feel blessed to be a part of it.

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  • *Huzoor is the term Ahmadi Muslims use to refer to His Holiness, the fifth Caliph/Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Yusra Dahri, Tilford Last year, I wrote an article entitled ‘Our Khalifa in the Quiet: the Greatness of Humility’ about His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad – my grandfather. It was my first time writing an

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  • Ayesha Naseem, Blackburn Humans are curious beings. We are always looking for things to do, issues to talk about, and whether we openly ask them or we don’t, we also always question. Searching, questioning, and having the desire for learning is an ability given to us by Allah the Almighty. And among everything He has

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  • Iffat Mirza, Raynes Park Each individual has a handful of experiences which turn out to be imperative towards their understanding of the world. One such moment, for me, was at the age of 16 or 17 when I attended an event organised at the mosque by the Ahmadiyya Women’s Student’s Association where women of various

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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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  • Mahrukh Arif-Tayyeb, Newcastle We have all heard of the expression ‘words can make or break a person’, but do we deeply reflect on it? As we begin the holy month of Ramadan and navigate through its first Ashra (ten days), let us pause and think of the last time somebody’s words hurt our feelings and

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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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  • Belief In Khilafat

    *Huzoor is the term Ahmadi Muslims use to refer to His Holiness, the fifth Caliph/Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community* Rabia Salim, Surrey I would like to give a small glimpse into my experience of being a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and how the worldwide head of the community, the Khalifa, has shaped

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