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Syeda Ahmad, Hampshire The writings of the Promised Messiah (peace be on him) are like a chest of pearls, and a single page from one of his books shines with fragments of wisdom that would have taken years of searching to uncover oneself; there is one particular passage from his book The Philosophy of the…
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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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Iffat Mirza Rashid, Alton Without growth or decay we’d have no concept of time. The seasons of the year, for many millennia are a cycle of growth – flowers, vegetation, animal young, and a few months later, we see their decay as the weather cycle turns frostier and the nights get longer. Most of the…
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Tooba Khokhar, Cambridge And Allah it is Who sends the winds which raise the clouds; then do We drive them to a lifeless tract of land, and quicken thereby the earth after its death. Likewise shall the Resurrection be. (The Holy Qur’an 35:10) The highest temperature I have ever experienced is 50 degrees Celsius, and…
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Saira Iffat Bhatti, Slough If you could hear every silent prayer at Jalsa Salana, what would it sound like? Perhaps, it would be a mother quietly praying for her child’s health. Somewhere nearby, a student is asking Allah to Guide their future. Another attendee is grieving the loss of a loved one, asking for the…
