Women
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Reflections of guests and volunteers of Jalsa UK, compiled by Sameea Jonnud Months of preparations, thousands of workers and tens of thousands of guests have played their part in Jalsa Salana 2023. This Jalsa was special as it was the first international one since 2019 and particularly for Lajna as it fell during the centenary
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This episode of British Muslim Women’s podcast begins by marking the 57th Jalsa Salana or annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK as Dur-e-Shewar Anwar and Shumaila Iftikhar get together to discuss how Ahmadiyya Khilafat has empowered Lajna since its inception in 1922, ever encouraging them to take ownership of their faith and recognise
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Nooresahar Ahmad, Bordon At the first Jalsa Salana, held in Qadian in 1891, the Promised Messiah, His Holiness Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (peace be on him) announced that, ‘Three days of every year should be fixed for a gathering in which all my devoted followers should — God willing — be present, with the condition of
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Danila Jonnud, Hampshire British weather can do anything so Jalsa UK can fall on the hottest or rainiest days of the year, but this is part of the experience. The drive to Hadeeqatul Mahdi can be by car or shuttle bus, and it’s always exciting to see the yellow signs at the sides of the
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot Jalsa Salana is the annual gathering of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and at the International Jalsa held here in the UK, the current seat of Khilafat e Ahmadiyya, “guests of the Promised Messiah” (on whom be peace) travel to join from around the world. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) himself
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Iffat Mirza, Cambridge The future tense is such a beautiful thing that we have in many languages. There is no greater affirmation that being told you can and will do something. The promise of being able to use your abilities to achieve, create, learn, teach etc is a precious thing to recognise in ourselves, others,
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Arfa Yassir, Swindon There is a constant chant for rights of women and their empowerment on various platforms. For some the chant is just for the sake of it, and some genuinely believe empowerment can improve health, reduce poverty and inequality. Islam claims to empower women in the true sense, but the popular perception is
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Ayesha Naseem, Blackburn In the pre-Islamic society, women lived in atrocious conditions. It was the advent of Islam, the Holy Qur’an, and the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) that ensured the fundamental rights of women and provided them with the honour and respect that they deserved in society. However, as
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As we mark our Lajna Centenary, in this episode of the British Muslim Women’s podcast, Bareera Ghaffar and Mrs Iftikhar-un-Nisa Yusaf talk about how our Lajna branches aim to promote the moral and spiritual uplift of women. They discuss how this is done through religious and secular education and training and how Lajna are engaged
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