Women
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Fateha Khawaja, Islamabad, Tilford My parents always like to tell my brothers and I how much easier our grandmothers had it when it came to parent their children. My dad was one of seven siblings who grew up the majority of their childhood in Germany and according to him, my grandmother never had to reprimand…
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Yusra Dahri, Tilford “Paradise lies under the feet of mothers.” When I first learned this Hadith I jokingly picked up my mother’s foot and pretended to look for something under it. There was no malice in this action though, and soon enough I grasped its message. Soon after, I learnt more Ahadith but the Arabic…
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Nooresahar Ahmad, Hartlepool “…whosoever killed a person… it shall be as if he had killed all mankind; and whoso gave life to one, it shall be as if he had given life to all mankind…” – Holy Qur’an Chapter 5, Verse 33.[1] What has always interested me about this Quranic verse is the way in…
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Dur-e-Shewar Anwar, Manchester ‘Islam’ and ‘the West’ have long been pitted against each other. Western society being censured for its material temptations and so-called progressive principles by one camp. Meanwhile Islam is branded an oppressive, backwards religion out of touch with and out of place in a modern, dynamic Western society by the other. As…
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Aroosa Akram, Slough The Islamic principle of modesty is an essential part of faith and it concerns a Muslim’s physical and mental state. To fully understand the importance of modesty, ‘haya’ (حیاء) in Arabic, let us look at its meaning in some detail. The word ‘haya’ comes from the Arabic word of ‘hayat’ which means…
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By Saadiyya Khan, London When I first heard of the opportunity to go on a survival weekend organised by Lajna Health and Fitness department, I immediately thought ‘not for me’; I’m a city girl who lives for home comforts and Netflix. And friends and family said ‘You can’t rough it! Why’d you sign up?’ Two…
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Nooresahar Ahmad, Hartlepool In chapter 20, verse 115 of the Holy Qur’an is a simple prayer: “… O my Lord, increase me in knowledge.” The Arabic is but three words: rabbi zidni ilma. It’s probably the first prayer I ever learnt, the prayer I always recite before an exam (and the prayer I repeat,…
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Danila Jonnud, Hampshire It’s Saturday the 14th of September and Day 2 of the National Lajna Ima’illah and Nasiratul Ahmadiyya Ijtema 2019. Ijtema is three days of attending speeches and presentations, listening to Tilawats (recitations of the Holy Qur’an) and Nazms (Urdu poems) as well as other interesting items. Throughout the years, much has changed…
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot After Jalsa Salana and before winter sets in, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community auxiliaries hold their annual “Ijtema”, where members assemble to learn about their faith and its teachings. To me going to Ijtema holds the same importance as going to Jalsa Salana, something that, while not obligatory the way Eid Prayer is,…
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot On Mothering Sunday children all over Britain show love for their mothers by giving cards and gifts, often of flowers and chocolates. However while the gesture is a lovely one, we don’t actually need a special day to show our love and appreciation; we should be doing this every day. After all…
