Islam
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Kholood Tahir, Morden In the past few months, we have lived through unprecedented times which will indeed make it to the history books . Covid-19 has rattled the world in such a way that people from all walks of life – the elderly, the young, the rich, the poor – are left fearing for their…
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Nooresahar Ahmad, Hartlepool Due to the economic impact of COVID-19, it is estimated 1.6 billion people are in “immediate danger of having their livelihoods destroyed”. In contrast, the number of billionaires in the world has reached 2095- none of whom, I would assume, will feel any impact on their economic livelihoods. Previous to the pandemic,…
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Arfa Yassir, Swindon Just as in the physical world there is also progress and outcomes of our actions in the spiritual world without which everything will lose meaning. A seeker of God derives pleasures from every upgrade and steps ahead towards Him, this ‘progress’ and it’s pleasure never lets a seeker tire of his quest.…
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Fateha Khawaja, Tilford. A month of fasting sounds daunting when looked at from a distance. A month of depriving yourself from some of the most necessary means of human survival from sunrise to sunset. A month of exercising your patience to immeasurable lengths. A month of bettering yourself and feeling empathy with those who are…
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Aroosa Akram, Slough In Islam the Oneness of God is fundamental and Muslims believe that God created the universe. The cosmological arguments support this claim because a cosmological argument argues that there must be a God to explain the existence of the universe. To fully understand the cosmological arguments one has to look at the…
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Fateha Khawaja, Islamabad Tilford Simply put, everywhere. As I’m sitting here writing, one of the worst storms in the past few years is happening; even now, I feel the presence of God through the rain He has sent down, blessing the Earth with its most vital needs. For me, in everything I see, I can see…
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Zujaja Khan, London The University of al-Qarawiyyin is the oldest continuously operating university in the world. What makes it all the more amazing is the fact that it was founded by a Muslim woman, Fatima al-Firhi, in 859 CE. To this day, the university stands as a symbol of inspiration and a testament to the…
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M Rehman, Cheam Sadly, many Muslim countries are branded as dictatorships by non Islamic nations, meaning they are ruled by a single group or individual who has absolute power. Examples include Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen, Iran, and Afghanistan [1]. This style of leadership is said to be a reason for the internal crises in such…
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot Modern Britain is full of people of different faiths from around the world mixing with a traditionally Christian, white population. Potentially this could cause problems and has done at times, when newcomers have been seen as intruders bringing with them their strange ways. Actually, for a Muslim there is no conflict…
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