Personal Reflections

  • Paradise is a Garden | a poem

    Paradise is a garden. So I collect good deeds, And as if they were seeds I try to plant them. But I am too eager to check If they have borne fruit. I pull out my good deeds Without giving them the chance To set root.

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  • Reflections On 2024

    Reflections On 2024

    As 2024 draws to a close, Lajna members share their memories of significant times during the year. Ayesha Naseem Mirza 2024 brought all sorts of changes and experiences and strangely they happened in a pattern. The year started with a challenging time personally, a phase when I could say I was lost and uncertain about

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  • Fateha Khawaja, Tilford I remember the countdown to the last New Year. It was the first in my new house and I was excited about offering Tahajjud, pre-dawn Prayers – voluntary Prayers that Muslims particularly try and offer when welcoming the New Year, to set a precedent of being much more mindful of their Prayers.

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