Gratitude
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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 Over the last couple of years of my life I’ve come to two personal realisations. Firstly, that metaphors, I think, make life worth living. The second is that the existence of the sea is incredibly cathartic for me. Metaphors allow our inability to explain certain emotions, thoughts, or ideas to become
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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* A Lajna Member, London “Hold fast, all together, by the rope of Allah and be not divided…” (3:104) A few months ago, my husband was diagnosed with cancer. It’s a word we hear often and
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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* 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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Kaafiya Bhatti, London Khilafat is not a new concept, it has existed from the time Allah, the Creator of everything, first sent His Prophets to guide humankind to the right path. The truth of Khilafat is clearly mentioned in the Holy Quran. In Ayat-ul-Istikhlaf, a verse of Surah Al Nur, it is stated: “Allah has
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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* Maliha Baig, Leicester My journey of building a connection with Khilafat started at a young age, when I couldn’t even grasp the true importance of it. Yet, my parents would sit down with my siblings
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Saba Raja, Greenford The Khalifa is the spiritual figurehead of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community around the world and we are taught to remain attached and obedient to him at all times. But why is this the case? To begin answering this question I would like to relate a personal anecdote of mine. Before having children,
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Amtul Hayyi Sossan Ahmad, London Whenever someone has said to me that there is no God and I have responded that there is, although surprised by my conviction, what has always had a real impact on them are the words that ‘we have seen Him and found every beauty in Him’[1] and you can see
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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* Rameen Masood, Leicester ‘If you aim to progress and be triumphant over the world, then my advice to you and my message for you is to maintain a bond with Khilafat and to firmly hold
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Rafena Ahmed, Cheam In the current scientific era with all the intellectual advancement, humankind seems to have an answer for everything happening to it and around it whether it be for its self-sustenance or optimal physical and mental growth and comfort. Being in the higher order of creation, human race thinks it has got itself
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