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From the Editor’s Desk: An Aladdin’s Cave

February 9, 2026 No CommentsshahzadArticles

Stepping off the busy London street and through the welcoming threshold of the UK’s oldest Islamic bookshop, and immediately I can breathe. The hurry and hustle of life, of the city, slip off as easily as my coat when I enter the hushed, comforting atmosphere of this literary sanctuary. For the past forty years, Ta-Ha […]

Ta-Ha Thoughts: For the Love of the Language

February 9, 2026 No CommentsshahzadArticles

Last month, the world of letters marked the passing of Dr. Arfa Syeda Zehra, a Pakistani educationist and champion of the Urdu language.For me, this news was not just a public loss, but a very personal one. Arfa Khala, as she was to me, was an enduring friend to my late mother. Their bond was […]

Ta-Ha Thoughts: Cultivating Noble Habits for a Lifetime

February 9, 2026 No CommentsshahzadArticles

As the Gregorian calendar turns to January, we naturally find ourselves looking towards the blank canvas of the year ahead with renewed hope and optimism. There is a collective impulse to “start afresh”, and make intentions that will help us be better versions of ourselves. In a few days the month of Sha‘ban will also […]

From the Editor’s Desk: An Aladdin’s Cave

Ta-Ha Thoughts: For the Love of the Language

Ta-Ha Thoughts: Cultivating Noble Habits for a Lifetime

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