Category: Humility

Reflecting Upon Celebrations

Iffat Mirza, Raynes Park There’s much to be said about human nature. Every society has built up extensive conversations and discourses surrounding what it means to be human and what humanity means to us. I don’t pretend to be able to add much, or anything at all, to the conversation. But one thing that has never escaped me is how beautiful  is the desire … Read More Reflecting Upon Celebrations

Podcast – Lajna Ima’illah Centenary Reflections

With Allah’s grace, as we complete 100 years of our wonderful Ahmadi Muslim women’s auxiliary organistaion, Bareera Ghaffar and Matina Hakim reflect over what Lajna Ima’illah means to them, how it has shaped their lives and how they feel blessed to be a part of it.

Words That Kill And Words That Heal

Mahrukh Arif-Tayyeb, Newcastle We have all heard of the expression ‘words can make or break a person’, but do we deeply reflect on it? As we begin the holy month of Ramadan and navigate through its first Ashra (ten days), let us pause and think of the last time somebody’s words hurt our feelings and made us feel vulnerable as human beings. Surely the … Read More Words That Kill And Words That Heal

Khilafat Taught Me What My Name Means

*Huzoor is the term Ahmadi Muslims use to refer to His Holiness, the fifth Caliph/Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community* Yusra Dahri, Tilford “Surely there is ease after hardship.” – The Holy Qur’an 94:6 My name is Yusra. Out of all the things I am most grateful to Allah for, my name is one of them. I was one year old when the fourth … Read More Khilafat Taught Me What My Name Means

Our Khalifa in the Quiet: The Greatness of Humility

Yusra Dahri, Tilford *Huzoor is the term Ahmadi Muslims use to refer to His Holiness, the fifth Caliph/Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community* There’s no denying that family can often influence your relationship with faith, especially growing up in a religious family. As a child, the way you see your most religious relatives can affect the way you view religion itself – for better … Read More Our Khalifa in the Quiet: The Greatness of Humility