Holy Quran
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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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Dur-e-Shewar Anwar, Walsall Equality has for generations been touted as the only acceptable outcome of a successful feminist movement. To appear progressive and forward thinking companies, organisations and movements must all accomplish equality between men and women. However, this sole focus on gender equality is fundamentally flawed, as it has led women to chase after…
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Eid ul Adha, also known as Eid of sacrifice, was celebrated by Muslims all over the world in this month. We marked this with a series of blogs on sacrifice and what it really means to followers of the Islamic faith. Here is the last blog of the series. Khoula Saeed, Tilford All over the…
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In the month Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, we present the last blog in our series on the various hierarchical jewels associated with Jubilees and their symbolic meaning in relation to the invaluable principles of Islam. Nooresahar Ahmad, Oxford In the middle of the 14th century, the Arab Muslim Prince of Granada, Abu…
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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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Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Platinum Jubilee earlier this month. We present here the 3rd blog in our series on the various hierarchical jewels associated with Jubilees and their symbolism as seen in the invaluable principles of Islam. Arfa Yassir, Swindon Works of literature and poetry often refer to gemstones, owing to their beauty, solid…
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In the month Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, we present the second blog in our series on the various hierarchical jewels associated with Jubilees and their symbolic meaning in relation to the invaluable principles given in the Holy Qur’an. Ayesha Naseem, Blackburn With the widespread national celebrations of the Platinum Jubilee of Her…
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As we mark the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, we begin a series of blogs on the various hierarchical jewels associated with Jubilees and their symbolic meaning in relation to the invaluable principles given in the Holy Qur’an. Iffat Mirza, Raynes Park Living in today’s day and age, there is a lot of emphasis…
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