Category: Hope

Hope for the New Year

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 atmosphere has left people feeling hopeless and discouraged coming … Read More Hope for the New Year

Reflections

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 has been the most significant year of our lifetime. … Read More Reflections

The Years Don’t Matter

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 watching a car crash in slow motion, and there … Read More The Years Don’t Matter

Ponds Cannot Lie: Looking for Truths in 2020

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 the night yet still expecting to find a mirror-perfect … Read More Ponds Cannot Lie: Looking for Truths in 2020