Prayer
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Arfa Yassir, Swindon To listen we need to be attentive and focused. The process of listening to yourself i.e. reflection and contemplation requires to disconnect from the hustle of daily life, a silence to reflect inwards. One is reminded of a quote from the celebrated 13th century Persian mystic and poet Maulana Rumi: “Let silence…
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Nudrat Ahmad When I found out that high risk and essential worker populations were given priority for the COVID vaccine, I didn’t think that their life was being valued over mine; I knew I had the privilege of health that others didn’t. When I had to attend pre-natal appointments alone due to COVID restrictions, though…
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In this episode of The British Muslim Women’s podcast, Dur-e-Shewar Anwar, Faiza Mirza and Labeeda Bhatti talk about fasting in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. They discuss why is physical health important and how can our physical health impact our faith? There has been huge emphasis in this past year on mental health and…
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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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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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Khoula Saeed, Tilford In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Ever Merciful. As the clock struck midnight on January 1st 2020, cities erupted in fireworks and celebrations. Food was shared, best wishes were spread. In my local mosque Prayers were led. The world extended its welcome to the upcoming year. New Year’s Day brings not…
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Wadiah Mirza, Hayes As we step into the New Year, we are forced to reflect upon the momentous year we just went through. Indeed, 2020 will go down in the record books as the year in which we witnessed a whirlwind of unexpected and unimaginable events. Whilst reflecting we may ponder over all that we…
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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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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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