Faith
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Sameen Rashid Chaudhary, London Ramadan 2020 has certainly been different. As Muslims we understand that during this holy month Satan is locked up in chains and the gates of Hell are closed[1]. This year, with a global pandemic raging, a large portion of the Muslim Ummah worldwide is on lockdown. And, as we are in…
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Iffat Mirza, Raynes Park, London Humankind has sought to commodify everything that has been in his reach. Whether it is our land, our produce, our labour, or our knowledge, humankind has been driven by an inane need to place a price tag on anything and everything. Surely, when everything can be bought, we have…
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Aroosa Akram, Slough There is no doubt that there is a serious pandemic still running rampant in the U.K. and the world, however this is not the first pandemic and unfortunately it’s unlikely it will be the last. There are ways to prevent a recurrence through measures like better personal hygiene and containing the first…
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Huma Qadeer, Luton I would like to share here my experience as an Ahmadi Muslim woman during Lockdown in Luton. I am married and blessed with five children aged between 8-18 years old. It has been over a month in now in lockdown, and we have come to terms with being at home. We have…
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Fateha Khawaja, Tilford. When I decided to write on this topic, it took me a while to determine a coherent stream of thought, an idea to focus on because this topic, this notion is so multifaceted. What initially comes to my mind is the beauty of the natural world that God has created for us.…
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Navida Sayed, London All I could see was doctors and nurses in blue or green gowns, gloves, masks, eye protection and aprons, I hadn’t seen this in any of my previous hospital admissions. As I lay almost paralysed unable to move my body I gasped for air. I opened my eyes, my heart was racing…
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Fezia Haq, London As a result of the coronavirus crisis, we find ourselves socially distancing with the intention to contain this pandemic. We are doing what we can to keep each other safe, as well as ourselves. We are refraining from meeting our loved ones at this tough time. Exceptionally so as these precautionary measures…
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Iffat Mirza, Raynes Park Seeing images of empty supermarket shelves up and down the country a few weeks ago immediately highlighted the individualistic view of some members of our society which, I must admit, was saddening. It certainly made me doubt how well as a society we would face the impending storm that was the…
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot The Coronavirus situation in which we find ourselves is unprecedented in both its effect on our lives and its universality, thus setting it apart from other incidents that have affected the world, such as war and disease. While the threat of Swine Flu, Ebola, MERS or SARS did cause worry in many…