Lajna Ima’illah
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Bareera Ghaffar, Birmingham As it celebrates its 100 years, I reflect on how Lajna Ima’illah, the women’s auxiliary organisation of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community enables and encourages not only me, but many women around the globe to serve Islam Ahmadiyyat. It is like being swathed by the true and pure sense of sisterhood, like cold…
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Ayesha Naseem, Blackburn Often in life, you want to turn to someone for guidance, for advice, or simply to be heard and to be understood. After our parents, the people we often look towards are our siblings or our closest friends. They say family is your safe haven, it is your comfort place, and the…
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Munazzah Chou, Farnham As a sister recently noted; the 1922 Committee of Conservative Party backbenchers, involved in the recent rapid turnover of British Prime Ministers has one thing in common with a group of pioneering Muslim women in rural India; a date. 100 years ago, on 25th December 1922 Lajna Ima’illah was established. (The similarities…
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Rameen Masood, Leicester ‘Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will you twain deny?’[i] 1922. The year when building blocks of Muslim female empowerment were laid, to be realised with knowledge and spiritual enhancement and zeal for service and thus Lajna Ima’illah was formed by His Holiness Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (may Allah be…
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Maariya Thakur, Luton As the Lajna Centenary is being commemorated all over the world, I’ve been pondering over what Lajna Ima’illah means to me. First established in India 1922, we are an independent group, an auxiliary organisation of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The organisation was established as a result of His Holiness, Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad’s,…
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Rabah Nasir, Worcester Park The 1928 Equal Franchise Act finally allowed women in the UK the same voting right as men, after a long hard fight and sacrifice of the Suffragettes. By then Lajna Ima’illah, the Ahmadiyya Muslim women’s auxiliary organisation was already 6 years old, at the cost of no blood and sweat of…
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In this episode of the British Muslim Women’s podcast, Iffat Mirza, Nooresahar Ahmed and Melissa Ahmedi reflect upon the lessons we learned over the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of social responsibility not only during trying times, but in society always.
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Iffat Mirza, Raynes Park Khilafat taught me languages that no one else can. As I’m sure many other Ahmadi Muslims will agree, our Community’s annual convention, are three of the most awaited days of the year. As we eagerly volunteer our time and efforts in the weeks running up to it, the days pass in…
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Dr Fariha Khan, London Everyone has many roles in their life that they try to juggle and hold on to. The word juggle is often spoken in the context of women and to some extent it’s true. As a mother, as a wife, as a sister, as a friend and as a daughter you feel…
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