Faith
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Hala Hadi, Deer Park The Palestinian author and poet Mahmoud Darwish said, ‘If it was a piece of paper, I would tear it. If it was a bottle, I would break it. If it was a wall, I would tear it down, but it is my heart.’ There is a peculiar irony embedded into the…
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Bareera Ghaffar, Nottingham From taking a test many times and not passing, to being quick to get angry, all the way to experiencing a dear one’s sudden death, the trials that people go through are different and affect in a myriad of ways. Some of these trials bring about a great darkness, a heavy feeling…
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Ayesha Naseem, Walsall To say Tawakkul – ‘trust in Allah’, is easier said than done. Perhaps, we go about our lives and say we believe in Allah and trust Him. But if we ever ponder, do we really mean it when we say it? When everything is normal, when there is no worry about health,…
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Fatiha Nadeem, Bradford God Almighty reminds us in Chapter 46, verse 14 of the Holy Qur’an, “Verily, those who say, ‘Our Lord is Allah,’ and then remain steadfast — no fear shall come upon them, nor shall they grieve.” I’m sure many of us didn’t know an International Day for Failure existed up until now…
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Bareera Ghaffar, Nottingham National Ijtema comes at a very good time, a time when Lajna and Nasirat need a spiritual top up. Almost two months after Jalsa, Ahmadi women from around the United Kingdom once again come together for the blessed three days. National Ijtema is unique in that it offers a space for Lajna…
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Allah Almighty says in the Holy Qur’an: O ye who believe! fear Allah; and let every soul look to what it sends forth for the morrow. And fear Allah; verily Allah is Well-Aware of what you do.And be not like those who forgot Allah, so He made them forget themselves. It is they that are…
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Summer is giving way to autumn, cooler days bringing respite from months of hot sun, and a new school term has begun. Before winter comes around we pause for a weekend where white marquees await the sounds of Tilawat and Nazm, speeches and presentations, chatter and laughter as friends are reunited to learn and to…
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Zohaa Qasim, Putney Heath For as long as I can remember, September has always meant one thing – Lajna’s National Ijtema. I’ve been attending the National Ijtema since I was a child and a feeling that never goes away is excitement. I looked forward to the competitions if I was participating, the exhibitions and activities…
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On International Literacy Day, Tooba Khokhar and Yusra Dahri discuss the importance of literacy in Islam. From Qur’anic preservation to women’s scholarship, how did the religion of Islam promote literacy? How has the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community continued this tradition? How does reading shape character, and why does the Holy Qur’an emphasise moral beauty above aesthetic…
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Hala Hadi, Deer Park ‘Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.’ — sometime between 43 BC and 1908 It seems that since the dawn of civilization, mankind has been united by one enduring conviction: that the the youth of the day are not up to par. Today,…
