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From Pledge to Practice: The Ten Conditions of Bai’at at Jalsa Saira Bhatti and Bareera Ghaffar explore the Ten Conditions of Bai’at as taken in the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and, more specifically, how these principles are exemplified, or should be exemplified, during Jalsa Salana. Worshipping God sincerely, being truthful, controlling our anger, being humble, serving…
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Maria Sadaf, Islamabad This year, as Ahmadis across Britain prepare for Jalsa Salana UK 2026, taking place from 24 to 26 July at Hadeeqatul Mahdi in Alton, Hampshire, it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on how far this once small spiritual gathering has travelled to get here. It began, as it always does in…
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Fatiha Nadeem, Bradford Imagine a world where everyone spoke the same language, wore the same kind of clothes and had similar personalities. At first glance, this may seem ideal, however it would be a world without diversity – a world without the beauty that our differences bring. It is this very beauty that F.R. Tennant,…
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Bareera Ghaffar, Nottingham Nobody sees the inner mechanisms of our minds, only the action. Thus, no one has a full picture of why we do what we do and the motivations behind them – apart from Allah the Almighty. Intention (Niyyah) is a fascinating thing to decipher and Islam places great precedence on this fact;…
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Saira Bhatti, Slough I cannot remember the last summer solstice I consciously noticed. That feels strange to admit. I can vividly remember standing outside last year with countless others, eyes fixed on the sky, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Aurora Borealis as it danced across British skies.[1] People stayed up late, cameras ready.…
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Anila Ahmad, Cardiff A few days ago, I was scrolling online, when a video showed up about a Muslim man debating with a Christian man. It was a debate about whether or not Jesus (peace be on him) was a Muslim or not. As I looked through the comments, people were twisting things around, and eventually, I saw a comment…
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Maria Anwar, Bradford South “Allah created the heavens and the earth with truth. In that surely is a Sign for the believers.”i God created our earth with the most perfect planning and if we ponder on this, we see the imprint of God wherever we turn. Today is Earth Day, so let us zoom in on one small but important part of the ecosystem: the bee. “And thy Lord has…
