Hope
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Nadia Ghauri, Bournemouth *Huzoor is the term Ahmadi Muslims use to refer to His Holiness, the fifth Caliph/Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community* It is the spiritual waters of Khilafat which revitalise us, facilitating our growth and flourishment as individuals. These waters reflect the light of Islam, oft captured in pearls of wisdom, imparted in
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Warda Firdous, Raynes Park Since a young age I have always admired the institution of Khilafat and the Khulefa (plural for the term Khalifa). After visiting him in an audience and standing beside him with my fancy pen and my Twix bar which he graciously gifted me, I understood the immense love Ahmadis have for
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Jaziba Ahmed, Earlsfield 2020 was a most significant and life-changing year for all of us. A year where life took a sudden turn as the outbreak of the coronavirus dominated all over the world and forced us into lockdown here in the UK. From the closure of schools, universities and work to not being able
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Samra Waseem, Hayes As we entered Lockdown three in the UK, the uncertainty of how we cope with the Coronavirus pandemic became harder than ever. It’s fair to say that individuals who have never experienced mental health issues such as depression and a sense of hopelessness have felt it now. During our lifespan, we are
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Ayesha Naseem, Blackburn In an address on Friday 1st January 2021, the head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, his Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad discussed the impact of the previous year meanwhile urging us all to strive in the upcoming months and year to bring about a revolutionary change in the state of the world.[1] Every
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Aroosa Akram, Slough We as humans, have been social creatures since the beginning of time, travelling in packs, and having families. This past year has been a life changing one for a lot of us, with so many people having to give up meeting loved ones and staying socially distanced as per government guidelines. This
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Dr Fariha Khan, London The end of the year is always about reflection on the year gone and about making resolutions, promises and plans for the coming year. This is a time honoured tradition and pretty much universal. As we are drawing to the end of 2020 we can pretty much say that this year
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Yusra Dahri, Tilford A global pandemic has broken global morale. Loved ones have been lost, education has been disrupted, and societal fabric has unravelled. Mental health – let’s agree that if we didn’t need help before, we need it now. For many of us, prayer is the only thing we have left. We have been
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Iffat Mirza, Cambridge ‘Generate hope. Be ever hopeful. This also fosters self – respect. Continue to be optimistic.’ (His Holiness Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad (may Allah be pleased with him). ‘The Way of the Seekers’ p. 104) Looking back on 2020 is like looking at your reflection in a rippling pond in the dark of
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