From the Editor... This issue of Maryam Magazine is significant as is marks 10 years since the launch of the magazine. We are truly blessed to have the guidance of our beloved Khalifah, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih VMay Allah be his Helper , whose love and care for every member of the Jama’at is evident in his every word and action. Hazuraba graciously launched Maryam Magazine with the objective of giving Waaqifaat-e-Nau an opportunity to increase their knowledge when writing for and reading the magazine and to provide them with a platform to display their full potential. In a letter to Waqfe Nau girls on the launch of Maryam Magazine on 27th January 2012 Hazuraba wrote:
CHIEF EDITOR Zanubia Ahmad ASSISTANT CHIEF EDITORS Dure Jamal Mala Nayla Muzamil ENGLISH EDITOR
“It has given me great pleasure to know that a magazine has been launched for the Waqfe Nau girls… I pray that Allah Almighty may enables you all to write for it and to draw immense benefits from this magazine.…It is essential for the Waqfe Nau girls to remember the history of waqf. It was a woman who first dedicated her child before its birth and that Waqfe Nau was also a woman called Maryam… This status of your Waqf and the honour that goes with it is not a trivial matter, but this reverence can only become your pride and joy if you fulfil the demands of the Waqf and live your life with absolute loyalty to the Institute of Khilafat. …You as the Waqfe Nau girls, are expected to keep the flag of knowledge and its application flying higher than any other standard… It therefore becomes more significant that you do not let the world’s new inventions and their attractions dominate your lifestyle. Instead, it is mandatory for you to take forward the religious objectives of Hazrat Masih Maudas and to always be ready to serve your religious obligations. For this you need to march onwards with the sky as your limit, with your minds, knowledge and its applications rising to reach the celestial heights.” May Allah enable us all to follow the example of Hazrat Maryamas and be true Waqfe Nau and enable us to derive true benefit from this magazine as our beloved Hazuraba intended us to. Ameen. In this issue of Maryam Magazine our readers can enjoy articles written by our Waqifaat including ‘Maryam Magazine 10th Year Anniversary’ – which offers readers an insight into how the magazine started, ‘The Love of a Khalifa for the Jama’at’, ‘Obedience to Khilafat and its Blessings’ and the second instalment of the series on the Ashra Mubashra, ‘The Ten Men of Paradise’.
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Hina Ahmedi ENGLISH SUB-EDITOR Hamooda Arif EDITORIAL BOARD Sabah Un Noor Tahir Hibba-Tul Mussawir Maleeha Mansur Meliha Hayat Salma Manahil Malik Mashel Chaudhry Samina Yasmeen Arif Amatul Wakeel Maha Sameera Mirza Kashifa Qamar Safina Nabeel Maham COVER DESIGN Hina Farooqi PAGE DESIGN & SETTING Soumbal Qureshi Naeema Amjad Atiyya Wasee Naila Fowad Hina Farooqi Zara Tahir Ahmad PRINTED UNDER THE CENTRAL OFFICE WAQF-E-NAU
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