Spirituality
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Allah Almighty says in the Holy Qur’an: O ye who believe! fear Allah; and let every soul look to what it sends forth for the morrow. And fear Allah; verily Allah is Well-Aware of what you do.And be not like those who forgot Allah, so He made them forget themselves. It is they that are…
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Summer is giving way to autumn, cooler days bringing respite from months of hot sun, and a new school term has begun. Before winter comes around we pause for a weekend where white marquees await the sounds of Tilawat and Nazm, speeches and presentations, chatter and laughter as friends are reunited to learn and to…
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Journey Through Sound Hala Hadi, Deer Park Childhood has a way of amplifying sound. At eight years old, I would sit in the back of my dad’s car, giggling as a mischievous gust of air slipped past the window and rushed against my ears, while we sped along the motorway. The deep grinding of the…
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Sarah Ward In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth as hard as iron, water like a stone1. These simple words from a childhood school poem, evoke the bitterness, difficulty and harsh nature of winter. It can be an unrelenting season of trial, barren in nature and physically dark. In the UK, the seasons…
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Fatiha Nadeem and Tooba Khokhar ask how one can maintain one’s spiritual connection amidst the distractions and demands of modern life and discuss how Islam has a set of daily practices and observances that help us not only form a connection with God but that are designed to help us develop our character and faith.
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Tooba Khokhar, Cambridge “Look, therefore, at the marks of Allah’s mercy: how He quickens the earth after its death.”—The Holy Qur’an, chapter 30, verse 51 Spring has once more come to fill with beauty and freshness the landscape of the British isles. The “darling buds of May” bloom as they do every turning of the…
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Tooba Khokhar, Cambridge This wakeful heart is a lantern—hide it under your cloak.Pass beyond these restless winds; they carry chaos and strife.– Rumi[1] Every speck of us is finite, but our souls are not. Our bodies are of this world, but our hearts carry a memory of the Divine. It is precisely because of this…
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Rameen Masood, Leicester Alhmadulillah we are fortunate to be witnessing another Ramadan. In a world where purpose is often deluged by the noise of fleeting distractions and self-indulgence, Ramadan has arrived to emphasise and remind that our Lord, our Creator, Who is Al-Baseer (All-Seeing), As-Sami (All-Hearing), Al-Mutaqallim (He Who Speaks) is ever-present. Always. This is…
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Tooba Khokhar, Cambridge There was once a time when man worshipped the sun, moon and stars. To these bright orbs, prayers were made and offerings laid out in forests and boughs. Then, God slowly revealed to man of Himself. In a brilliant exposition, the Quran addresses pagan practices in their many forms. We read of an…
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Dr Munazzah Chou, Farnham Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern that alternates between fasting and eating and can involve fasting for a set number of hours each day or eating one meal a couple of days a week. Centuries before intermittent fasting was feted for its multitude of health benefits, including longevity, heart health and…
