Islam
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Nazma Raichuri, Hounslow East World Book Day (2nd March) is a celebration of books and reading, but most importantly it’s a celebration of unveiling the amazing world of information and wealth of knowledge that great books have to offer. Every true Muslim acquires knowledge as a fundamental principle of their faith, this is expressed through our…
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Nazma Raichuri, Hounslow East New Year’s Eve is always a display of global celebrations, with fireworks and other jubilations in many countries. Families and friends get together rounding up the year to celebrate the new hope and new dreams that the coming year will bring. It is also another excuse for some to indulge in…
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Tooba Khokhar, Cambridge Lovers share a sacred decree – to seek the Beloved Rumi, ‘One Whisper of the Beloved’ Each man has his own Paradise, woven from dreams and fantasies personal to him. Each mind paints a different picture of the abode of bliss. Within the Islamic tradition however, the true ‘lover’ accepts no Paradise…
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot, UK From time to time in the UK, the subject of integration rears its head and it is almost certain the reporting will be accompanied by photographs of fully veiled Muslim women. It has happened this way with the Casey Review, released on 5th December when headlines talked about how many Muslims…
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– Luton & Bedford Poppy Appeal Fundraising 2016 by Mrs Hamida Iqbal, Luton, UK God says in the Holy Qur’an, chapter 2, verse 198. “.. And whatever good you do, Allah knows it…” And in a tradition of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, Abu Musa Ash’ari relates that the Holy Prophet (peace be…
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Dr Maleeha Mansur, Hayes, UK With the news of the mother of a 14 year-old girl who has died of cancer being granted the right to cryo-preserve her body in line with her wishes, many questions, and indeed emotions, about death have come to the fore. Whilst medicine and science give little support to the proposition of…
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By Navida Sayed The barbaric and atrocious terrorist attacks around the globe have put the world on edge. Unprepared and unexpected the sudden and random attacks have left parts of the world shell-shocked. Security is a growing global concern for world leaders and authorities. However, repeatedly targeting Muslim women’s dress code & publicly humiliating them…
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By Navida Sayed, London, UK News about virus outbreaks resulting in major global pandemics always raises alarm and concern, Zika being the latest to hit the headlines. The current global IT and digital networks connecting the cyber world are also witnessing the rise of malicious software and Internet security threats. Other than biological and technical…
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by Aalia Qureshi, London, UK Thoughts of a Teenager Once again, the dazzling, long-awaited season of summer among its incessant delights has at long last reached us. Another year has passed us by in the blink of an eye. And this can mean only one thing for the Ahmadiyya Community; the blessed Jalsa Salana – Annual…
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Aalia Qureshi, London, UK What is the meaning of travel? The urge to cross these colossal bodies of water into regions never before seen to us mere westerners; what precisely is the pin point motive behind it? Perhaps it is a similar motive behind the continual pursuit for life beyond this planet: curiosity, an impeccably…
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