Faith
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Ayesha Naseem Mirza, Walsall There was a time not very long ago when watching the news disturbed me a lot; the lack of peace in the world and the rife unrest and raging wars scared me so much that they impacted my mood and thinking. I would feel down because I would fear for where
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Dr Qurratul-Ain Anni Rehman President Lajna Ima’illah UK 2025 began with wars raging across the globe and we are ending the year with the same. There is no solution to these wars unless the world adopts the Islamic teaching of justice, even for those who bear enmity against us. If the world adopts this principle,
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Paradise is a garden. So I collect good deeds, And as if they were seeds I try to plant them. But I am too eager to check If they have borne fruit. I pull out my good deeds Without giving them the chance To set root.
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Maria Anwar, Bradford South From time immemorial, before the earth and before life as we know it came into existence, the Hand of Allah has been guiding the development of all things. Allah is the “Lord of all the worlds,”i guiding everything into its perfect place; making water spring forth, fruits grow, positioning the sun
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Saira Bhatti and Iffat Mirza Rashid reflect over the Divine attribute of Al-Khaliq, the Creator – the One Who creates with perfect knowledge, intention, and design. Through reflections on nature, the human body, and the unseen intricacies of life, they discuss how nothing in existence is random, every detail is a sign of divine artistry.
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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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*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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Fatiha Nadeem and Saba Anwar reflect over the theme of this year’s Lajna UK National Ijtema, “And hold fast, all together, by the rope of Allah”. They discuss that just as a drowning man grasps a rope to be saved, we hold onto the rope of Allah in this world full of distractions. We also
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What really holds us together in a world designed to pull us apart? Saira Bhatti, Slough We live in an era of infinite connection – notifications, followers, viral trends – and yet never before have so many of us felt so… untethered. The rope that binds isn’t likes or retweets. It’s not an algorithm. It’s a lifeline you can’t see. A rope of faith. The Quran gives the blueprint in one verse: “And hold
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