Kindness

  • Khola Shah, Surrey There are few occasions in life where I have simply been stunned into silence. It is no surprise that these have all been times when I have seen His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, may Allah be his Helper, the current Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Be it as a young girl

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  • Ghazalah Munib, London As a six-year-old, I remember regularly attending classes organised for young Ahmadi girls, with the intention to provide a space for moral and social training. Here, a piece of lined paper would be handed to us, and we were asked to write a letter to His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah

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  • *Huzoor is the term Ahmadi Muslims use to refer to His Holiness, the fifth Caliph/Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community* Bareera Ghaffar, Birmingham Strength. To have strength. I often drift through life on the side lines. Am I an afterthought, perhaps? This can be understood in terms of how the hierarchy of society is set

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  • The Radiance of Khilafat

    Fateha Khawaja, Tilford Around 17 years ago, when I was 2 years old, we were lucky enough to be able to meet His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah be his Helper), our beloved Khalifa for one of the first times as a family. Although I cannot remember this meeting, my father has told me

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  • *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

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  • Wajeeha Rana, Slough The year 2020 has been an eventful one, and the effects of the pandemic have been felt at all levels of society. This was one experience that the most privileged found no money could buy them a way out of. We may have found that our health and that of our loved

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  • Mahrukh Arif-Tayyeb, Newcastle Giving birth is a unique experience – it can also be quite a solitary one. Women spend nine months carrying the little bundle of joy they are expecting: nine long months imagining his face, the sound of his voice, and the touch of his tiny little hands and feet. Everything is exciting

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  • Mahrukh Arif-Tayyeb, Newcastle Giving birth is a unique experience – it can also be quite a solitary one. Women spend nine months carrying the little bundle of joy they are expecting: nine long months imagining his face, the sound of his voice, and the touch of his tiny little hands and feet. Everything is exciting

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  • Fairness Begins From Home

    Fezia Haq, London “…This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favour upon you and have chosen for you Islam as religion…” Our faith is one which has thoroughly guided us in all aspects of life. This by no means excludes the concept of fairness and justice. In fact, Islam has

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  • Sitwat Mirza, London Amidst all the hysteria that this pandemic has wrought, we have also witnessed the emergence of an increasingly thoughtful society built on the values of compassion and respect towards humanity. It is now our collective responsibility to maintain this level of heartfelt commitment towards performing humanitarian acts for the greater good. Islam

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