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  • Jul 18th '21

    Thul-Hijjah – A Time To Connect To Our Father Ibrahim

    By Meru Hussain Ibrahim. Our Father. Friend of Allah. A Nation unto himself. Thul-Hijjah is the season that comes to teach us patience, to reinforce to us the milla (way) of Ibrahim (as), to bring us back to La Illaha Ilallah. Many people find the...

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  • Jul 18th '21

    Dhul Hijjah: Enter through the door of Repentance

    “Allâh will accept the repentance of whom He wills. And Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [Surah At-Tawbah 9:27] When was the last time you repented to Allah ﷻ? And I don’t just mean casually uttering the words ‘Oh Allah fo...

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  • Jul 18th '21

    10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE 10 DAYS OF THUL HIJJAH.

      By Romina Afghan One of the many blessings of Islam and being a Muslim, is knowing in detail all of the special times of the year, month and week that Allah Himself has preferred over other times, and the rewards of deeds in these special times th...

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  • Feb 25th '21

    The Miracle of Light

    By Aliya Vaughan Imagine walking through life in total darkness; void of all cheer, purpose and meaning. This was me in my early twenties, a time when life should have been exciting and fulfilling. I did have fleeting moments of ‘happiness,’ but...

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  • Feb 17th '21

    The Miracle In My Story

    My name is Romina. I am the youngest of 8 children in an Afghan "pathan" family that lived in southern Africa and came to the UK when I was just under two years old. We didn't have lots of spare money growing up- we never ate out and often went to ...

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  • Jan 4th '21

    Get Ready To Be Tested…

    By Romina Afghan Did we think we were different? Did we think we were better than the people of the past? Did we think that the Quran didn’t apply to us? أَحَسِبَ ٱلنَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوٓا۟ أَن يَقُولُوٓ...

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  • Dec 28th '20

    I Am Not Alone – Allah Is With Me

    By Aliya Vaughan Many of us have been struggling with loneliness during the Coronavirus lockdown. Trying to reach out to other sisters across social media and Zoom has become increasingly problematic. Even sisters with established friendship network...

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  • Nov 26th '20

    Raise Your Commitment- Letters to my Younger Self IV

    By Romina Afghan The Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon him) said, 'Say: "I believe in Allah" — and then be steadfast.'" [Muslim] Take that advice of the Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon him); take it and make it your mantra. Commit. Just do i...

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