Turning to God
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Shumaila Iftikhar, London Pondering upon the concept of Khilafat, for anyone looking from the outside, it may seem difficult to comprehend that a single institution can unite, under its fold, people from all cultures, intellects, ages and experiences. His Holiness, Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah be his Helper) said in a speech to an audience
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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* Melissa Ahmedi, Hampshire I have been an Ahmadi Muslim for the same amount of time I that I have not. At the age of 13 my heart embraced Islam Ahmadiyyat, so now at 26 I
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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* Qurratul-Ain Tahir, Slough My days begin with praying for this ‘Man of God’ and the last prostration of my evening Prayer is always dedicated to thanking Allah Almighty for the immense blessing of Khilafat in
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Warda Firdous, Raynes Park Since a young age I have always admired the institution of Khilafat and the Khulefa (plural for the term Khalifa). After visiting him in an audience and standing beside him with my fancy pen and my Twix bar which he graciously gifted me, I understood the immense love Ahmadis have for
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Kholood Munir Tahir, London There is a specific lesson to be learnt in the experience of being out at sea, surrounded by cold, salty water in all directions, as one floats with the current and as waves sway one around. One learns how it feels not to be in control and given one split second
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Saira Rashid, London In the midst of our everyday problems in life, we often have the tendency to forget our true purpose in this world. It is a weakness that I, for sure, experience quite often when surrounded by the vast amplitude of societal tribulations. The first and foremost priority for which we are created
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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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Maham Asif, Blackburn The promise of the establishment of Khilafat in Islam is very distinctive and indisputable. Indeed, there is absolutely nothing as pure and sincere as the love that exists between Ahmadi Muslims and the Khalifa (Caliph). It is a type of love that transcends political and ethnic boundaries, and, in many respects, it
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A poem by Yusra Dahri, Tilford.
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This year the Jalsa Salana of our Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the annual convention, held in Hadeeqatul Mahdi – the Garden of the Mahdi – in the rolling hills of Hampshire was a unique event to say the least. After 18 months of a pandemic, the likelihood of an event which usually hosts nearly 40,000 attendees