Islam
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Noor-Ul-Hudah Khan, Ash In a world where prices have skyrocketed; and inflation and unemployment are at an all-time high, is financial sacrifice even possible? Nearly every other day we hear the term ‘cost of living crisis’ and it seems to be that in most households there’s a struggle to ensure outgoing expenditures are lower than the incoming amount. Ahmadi Muslims have the opportunity to make regular financial contributions
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Maria Sadaf, Islamabad Poverty is often thought as the absence of income. But existentially it is much deeper: the deprivation of opportunities, of voice, of access to basic services, of the chance to live with dignity and hope. It is about a mother skipping meals so her children can eat, or a family choosing between medicine and rent. These are not
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Rabah Nasir, Worcester Park The word “girl” carries centuries of history. In Middle English, “girle” referred simply to a young person, yet over time it has come to signify a female child: the bearer of dreams, potential, and a promise of the future. The Holy Qur’an reminds us: “O ye people! fear your Lord, Who created you from
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*Huzoor is the term Ahmadi Muslims use to refer to His Holiness, the fifth Caliph/Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community* Presentation for Lajna UK Ijtema 2025 by Yusra Dahri. Audio is available above and transcript is available below: Bismillah hiramaniraheem. Respected Sadr Sahiba and my dear sisters, Assalamoalaikum. When I was approached to give a
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Fatiha Nadeem and Saba Anwar reflect over the theme of this year’s Lajna UK National Ijtema, “And hold fast, all together, by the rope of Allah”. They discuss that just as a drowning man grasps a rope to be saved, we hold onto the rope of Allah in this world full of distractions. We also
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What really holds us together in a world designed to pull us apart? Saira Bhatti, Slough We live in an era of infinite connection – notifications, followers, viral trends – and yet never before have so many of us felt so… untethered. The rope that binds isn’t likes or retweets. It’s not an algorithm. It’s a lifeline you can’t see. A rope of faith. The Quran gives the blueprint in one verse: “And hold
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Iffat Mirza Rashid, Alton There are two days of the year that bring me a small spark of joy. I never know exactly when they’ll be, and there’s no way of knowing where I’ll be when I realise today is that day. These are the days of the year when I see the first conker and when I see the first butterfly, because to me they signal the moment
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Nooresahar Ahmad, Hampshire There was an anecdote that the late writer Kurt Vonnegut liked to tell. It began with him leaving his home office, a stack of manuscript papers in hand, with the intention of going out to buy a single envelope in which to put them. His wife questioned him as he left: ‘why don’t
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot Turning onto the main road a few days ago, I was greeted by the usual sight of Union Jack bunting adorning the front of a property opposite as well as a large flag on a lamppost. I was startled to see that not only was it there, but on many lampposts at
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