Ahmadiyyat

  • To celebrate Lajna Ima’illah’s Centenary, Lajna UK has created 19 different postcards to help Lajna members to immerse themselves in their history. These postcards are semi-fictional. Whilst they are based upon real events, locations and time periods, the letters themselves were written by current Lajna members. We handed out these postcards during Jalsa Salana UK…

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  • Glimpses of Lajna Ijtema

    Sameea and Danila Jonnud, Hampshire The sense of unity begins before we even reach the site, as while we’re driving, we see other cars around us with Ahmadi Muslim women also on their way to the Ijtema. The entrance requires scanning of our ID cards and a check of our bags after walking through the…

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  • Iffat Mirza, Raynes Park The value of knowledge cannot be underestimated in the Islamic faith. In chapter 67, verse 4-5 of the Holy Qur’an it is written: ‘No incongruity canst thou see in the creation of the Gracious God. Then look again. Seest thou any flaw? Aye, look again, and yet again, your sight will…

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  • Kholood Tahir, London  In the realm of human achievement, across various fields, the pursuit of excellence has always been a driving force. Just as the Olympics brings together athletes from around the world to compete and showcase their skills, members of the auxiliary organisations of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community including Nasirat ul Ahmadiyya (girls) and…

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  • Maleeha Mansur, Hayes  “Allah has made you brethren one to another, so be not divided. An Arab has no preference over a non-Arab, nor a non-Arab over an Arab; nor is a white one to be preferred to a dark one, nor a dark one to a white one.” (The Holy Prophet – peace and…

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  • Voices of Ijtema

    Sameea Jonnud and Lajna and Nasirat members   Lajna Ijtema has been a constant annual event in the lives of Ahmadi Muslim Women over the years. My own memories are varied, covering many aspects of Ijtema; standing on the stage in competition, excitement at receiving a prize for Nasirat team quiz, watching my daughters take part…

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  • Reflections of guests and volunteers of Jalsa UK, compiled by Sameea Jonnud Months of preparations, thousands of workers and tens of thousands of guests have played their part in Jalsa Salana 2023. This Jalsa was special as it was the first international one since 2019 and particularly for Lajna as it fell during the centenary…

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  • Podcast – Khilafat: Empowering Lajna Since 1922

    This episode of British Muslim Women’s podcast begins by marking the 57th Jalsa Salana or annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK as Dur-e-Shewar Anwar and Shumaila Iftikhar get together to discuss how Ahmadiyya Khilafat has empowered Lajna since its inception in 1922, ever encouraging them to take ownership of their faith and recognise…

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  • Nooresahar Ahmad, Bordon At the first Jalsa Salana, held in Qadian in 1891, the Promised Messiah, His Holiness Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (peace be on him) announced that, ‘Three days of every year should be fixed for a gathering in which all my devoted followers should — God willing — be present, with the condition of…

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  • Danila Jonnud, Hampshire British weather can do anything so Jalsa UK can fall on the hottest or rainiest days of the year, but this is part of the experience. The drive to Hadeeqatul Mahdi can be by car or shuttle bus, and it’s always exciting to see the yellow signs at the sides of the…

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