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Aroosa Akram, Slough The Islamic principle of modesty is an essential part of faith and it concerns a Muslim’s physical and mental state. To fully understand the importance of modesty, ‘haya’ (حیاء) in Arabic, let us look at its meaning in some detail. The word ‘haya’ comes from the Arabic word of ‘hayat’ which means
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Basma Malik, Roehampton ‘Say, ‘My Prayer and my sacrifice and my life and my death are all for Allah, the Lord of the worlds.’ (6:163) Sacrifice is a concept that is present in religions and cultures from the Hebrews to the Aztecs notably in the form of animal sacrifice. In the religious context, sacrifice is
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By Saadiyya Khan, London When I first heard of the opportunity to go on a survival weekend organised by Lajna Health and Fitness department, I immediately thought ‘not for me’; I’m a city girl who lives for home comforts and Netflix. And friends and family said ‘You can’t rough it! Why’d you sign up?’ Two
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M Rehman, Cheam Part I ‘Have they not travelled in the land, so that they may have hearts wherewith to understand, or ears wherewith to hear?…’ (Holy Qur’an 22:47) Allah the Almighty in the Holy Qur’an encourages all Muslims to travel and observe the world around them. And by His grace, I was given the
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