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This year Eid al Adha uniquely falls on the same day as Khilafat Day, commemorated every year by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. For Ahmadi Muslims, the connection of this Eid with the institution of Khilafat and the lessons of sacrifice and dedication we glean from the two, cannot be overstated. Ayesha Naseem and Rabah Nasir…
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Tooba Khokhar, Cambridge All language is translation. We translate our thoughts into words, just as we interpret the expressions of others. In a sense, no two individuals truly speak the ‘same’ language. In Persian, the term hamzabān refers to a person who speaks the same language as you. However, it carries a deeper meaning too.…
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Rameen Masood, Leicester Some time ago, I saw a patient staring silently at an MRI scan of his brain. The consultant pointed carefully at the pale contours on the screen, explaining where the stroke had occurred and what deficits it might leave behind. Yet what struck me most was not the scan itself, but the…
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Dr Amtul Kafi Yadullah Bhunnoo, London There is a peculiar irony in how the world treats Muslim women. They are everywhere in the news yet never truly heard. Their images fuel debates on integration and Western values. Opinion pieces are written about them, rarely by them. The contradiction? The same society that claims to want to save them shuts every door in their face. The statistics are stark. Muslim women…
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Bareera Ghaffar, Nottingham Islam is a holistic religion. Each part of man’s journey is outlined and road mapped through the Holy Qur’an which relates the lives of the Prophets of God (peace be on them). At the centre of it, is man’s yearning for God and the peace that is felt within. This need for…
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Nooresahar Ahmad, Hampshire In a recent reading of the Qur’an, I stopped at a particular verse, the translation of which read: ‘What is the matter with you that you do not ascribe dignity to Allah?’ (71:14) I sat with the question for a moment, before continuing to read. Another verse later, however, and I was…
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Fatiha Nadeem and Tooba Khokhar ask how one can maintain one’s spiritual connection amidst the distractions and demands of modern life and discuss how Islam has a set of daily practices and observances that help us not only form a connection with God but that are designed to help us develop our character and faith.
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Yusra Dahri, Tilford لَا تُدۡرِکُہُ الۡاَبۡصَارُ ۫ وَہُوَ یُدۡرِکُ الۡاَبۡصَارَ ۚ وَہُوَ اللَّطِیۡفُ الۡخَبِیۡرُ ‘Eyes cannot reach Him but He reaches the eyes. And He is the Incomprehensible, the All-Aware.’ The Holy Qur’an, 6:104 We are in the maze of idols,Desperate to find the Centre.These hedges of tamarisk are so thickThat we cannot break them.And…
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From the outside looking in, it may seem that faith is something static, something that has been chosen and then adhered to seamlessly and effortlessly. Iffat Mirza Rashid and Khaula Safeer discuss the difficulties that can arise when it comes to maintaining firm faith and indeed the very relationship believers have with the idea of…
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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* Presentation for Lajna UK Ijtema 2025 by Yusra Dahri. Audio is available above and transcript is available below: Bismillah hiramaniraheem. Respected Sadr Sahiba and my dear sisters, Assalamoalaikum. When I was approached to give a…
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