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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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Iffat Mirza, Raynes Park It’s strange to think that a headline itself can make headlines. On 22nd March 2019 the New Zealand newspaper The Press published the paper with a blank front page, with only the Arabic word Salaam written on it, accompanied with a translation in English: Peace. This was in response to the…
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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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Basira Ajmal, Bournemouth With 39,829 attendees from 115 countries of the world, the 53rd Jalsa Salana UK has come to a successful end. The 3 blessed days of Jalsa UK passed so quickly and gave us many Jalsa memories and love to take away with us. You see, Jalsa for me is a lot more…
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Wajeeha Rana, Slough Often one’s spiritual journey is perceived to be a very private and personal matter. However, as I attend the blessed three-day event of Jalsa Salana it is evident that we can and we should have a public dialogue about what true spiritual progress is and how we can all strive for it.…
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Baaria Basit, London Sometimes I forget that there are people that come to Jalsa just for Jalsa, as ever since the age of seven I have been lucky enough to do different duties every year Alhamdulillah. Starting from small things such as hygiene and cleanliness, water duty, to MTA filming and press and media. The…
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Danila Jonnud, Hampshire My earliest memories of Jalsa Salana do not begin with the tents, the sun, or even the mud. No, my earliest memories of Jalsa are the guests at my grandma’s house. We would climb up to the loft and bring down as many mattresses as possible which we would use to make…
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By Dr Aalia Khan, London God’s existence can be seen anywhere and everywhere, for those who are enabled to look. How can we see God’s existence in our day to day lives? Why is it important that we recognise, appreciate and praise His Being? We know about God, Who we call Allah as Muslims, through…
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