Faith
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Ayesha Naseem Mirza, Walsall *Huzoor is the term Ahmadi Muslims use to refer to His Holiness, the fifth Caliph/Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community* Letter writing is one of the oldest forms of communication, one that is a very human experience. Every time I can think of finding a pen and paper to write a
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Tooba Khokhar, Cambridge “Look, therefore, at the marks of Allah’s mercy: how He quickens the earth after its death.”—The Holy Qur’an, chapter 30, verse 51 Spring has once more come to fill with beauty and freshness the landscape of the British isles. The “darling buds of May” bloom as they do every turning of the
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Iffat Mirza Rashid, Bentley I’m sure we’ve all seen them – those videos that every now and then might pop on our social media, or might be sent to us by friends and families – the ones of one animal taking care of a baby animal of a different species. A cute glimpse into a cat taking
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Sarah Ward Sometimes, a single statement can resonate in your life. It sticks in your mind, and it echoes through the years. One such statement happened to me when my children were young, and a colleague asked if I decorated my home with a tree and gave my children presents at Christmas. When I replied
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Tooba Khokhar, Cambridge This wakeful heart is a lantern—hide it under your cloak.Pass beyond these restless winds; they carry chaos and strife.– Rumi[1] Every speck of us is finite, but our souls are not. Our bodies are of this world, but our hearts carry a memory of the Divine. It is precisely because of this
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Rameen Masood, Leicester Alhmadulillah we are fortunate to be witnessing another Ramadan. In a world where purpose is often deluged by the noise of fleeting distractions and self-indulgence, Ramadan has arrived to emphasise and remind that our Lord, our Creator, Who is Al-Baseer (All-Seeing), As-Sami (All-Hearing), Al-Mutaqallim (He Who Speaks) is ever-present. Always. This is
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On International Women’s Day, Nooresahar Ahmad and Tooba Khokhar discuss this year’s aim of Accelerate Action. What are the ways in which we can progress women’s rights in the 21st century? What does equality and justice mean for women in conflicts around the world? And what lessons can we learn from the Islamic past that
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Tooba Khokhar, Cambridge There was once a time when man worshipped the sun, moon and stars. To these bright orbs, prayers were made and offerings laid out in forests and boughs. Then, God slowly revealed to man of Himself. In a brilliant exposition, the Quran addresses pagan practices in their many forms. We read of an
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Ayesha Naseem Mirza, Walsall How an act of kindness can change a life All my life, I have seen that whenever my parents are met with a situation in which they have to choose between their own comfort or the comfort and ease of someone else, they have always chosen the other person. They have
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Bareera Ghaffar, Nottingham I find on the search to becoming closer to God and doing right by the people around you, certain individuals I have witnessed have a calmness and ease to them. But something else that stands out is that this is not done in isolation, it is done in plain sight. His Holiness
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