Category: Hope

Khilafat – Our Peace and Guidance

Ayesha Naseem, Blackburn In a time of great unease in the world, fear and a degree of pessimism could easily take over one’s mind, making them worry for the future. At that point, it is very human to want to look for support, security, and comfort. For believers in God, that peace and that solace is to be sought from God Almighty. Fervent prayers … Read More Khilafat – Our Peace and Guidance

What It Meant To Be Insignificant

Iffat Mirza, Cambridge This last Ramadan I had invited some old school friends to break our fast together and have dinner. As we discussed our plans for the rest of the year, events that we had looked forward to for months, tickets bought a year ago, or celebrations coming up, one issue kept coming up: ‘I don’t feel right about it…how can I be … Read More What It Meant To Be Insignificant

Podcast – Optimism and Faith

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.

Podcast – Pathways to Peace: Who Is Leading The Way?

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.

Bearing Witness To Bring Justice

Iffat Mirza, Cambridge If you’re like me, you’ve probably also been glued to a screen the last two weeks. Simultaneously wishing you could simply turn off your screen and hoping the violence, injustices, and horrors would stop, but also knowing that living in the safety of a London suburb, the least I can do is bear witness to the horrors of war and violence, … Read More Bearing Witness To Bring Justice

The Letter Home

Yusra Dahri, Tilford It’s cold and I want to go home.I’m writing this letter because I’m desperate.Everyone on this street calls me crazy. They say there’s no home to go back to,That I came from nowhere.If my house really existedI should remember the address.I should know where to sendThis thin letter– and I don’t. I don’t. But the feeling of home never left me.I … Read More The Letter Home

Ahmadiyyat: the Revival of Islam

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 the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be … Read More Ahmadiyyat: the Revival of Islam

The Status of Women: My Experiences

Eisha Sohail, Farnham International Women’s Day, marked annually on the 8th of March, is a worldwide celebration of the social, economic, and cultural achievements of women and a call for gender equality. From politics to healthcare, women are advancing in their position within society and away from negative aspects of patriarchy, and this day is a way for the world to become aware and … Read More The Status of Women: My Experiences

The Power Of Prayers Of The Khalifa

*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 it’s a diagnosis which will affect one in two … Read More The Power Of Prayers Of The Khalifa

Khilafat – Proof Of God’s Existence

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 Him too. A Khalifa is a successor of a … Read More Khilafat – Proof Of God’s Existence

Khilafat – My Heart’s Tranquility In A Chaotic World

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 into a supreme state of finding or seeking deep … Read More Khilafat – My Heart’s Tranquility In A Chaotic World

Khilafat – Personification of Pure Love

*Huzoor is the term Ahmadi Muslims use to refer to His Holiness, the fifth Caliph/Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community* Jazeba Qamar Ahmed, London It is Allah’s grace that His attributes are manifested through His beloved Prophets and their Khulafa (plural of Khalifa). Allah the Almighty is Compassionate and Most Loving. Our beloved Khalifa, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad’s (may Allah be his Helper) … Read More Khilafat – Personification of Pure Love