Sisterhood
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Maleeha Mansur, Hayes For a Muslim woman, the purpose of all her gatherings is to ultimately draw closer to Almighty Allah. Indeed, ijtema serves as a great means to this end. Our beloved Imam and worldwide head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, His Holiness Khalifatul Masih V (may Allah be his Helper) has beautifully explained
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Iffat Mirza Rashid, Bentley I do not think I need to remind anyone just how much the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of society, community, and human interaction. That was the first time in my life that the Jalsa Salana UK (in its usual scale and format) was cancelled. Bad phone signals, muddy tracks, and
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Sameea and Danila Jonnud, Hampshire The sense of unity begins before we even reach the site, as while we’re driving, we see other cars around us with Ahmadi Muslim women also on their way to the Ijtema. The entrance requires scanning of our ID cards and a check of our bags after walking through the
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Our special IWD podcast takes the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, #EmbraceEquity and puts it in context by discussing how Lajna Ima’illah has been operating for the past 100 years on equity as taught by Islam. Ayesha Naseem and Dur-e-Shewar Anwar have a conversation celebrating and embracing equity in this centenary year of
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Ayesha Naseem, Blackburn Often in life, you want to turn to someone for guidance, for advice, or simply to be heard and to be understood. After our parents, the people we often look towards are our siblings or our closest friends. They say family is your safe haven, it is your comfort place, and the
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Sarah Ward Khan, London As I get older, as yes I must face the inevitable, Ijtema* has taken on new shades of meaning for me. In my younger days as a Nasirat* it was all about meeting friends and not forgetting the words I had memorised
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Qudsia Ward, Cornwall At this time of year in the UK, members of the Ahmadi Muslim Community are finalising plans for their annual Ijtemas*. Speeches are being practiced and timed, poems polished, handicraft models and craft work completed, other skills honed. Travel plans are being made, checking with friends and family how to reach our
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