Friday

Episode 104 Resilience and Growth Mindset Resilience and growth mind-set have become popular in modern culture as a way of teaching individuals how to learn from failure and to face challenges. It has developed in response to a rising concern with mental health and well-being and the stresses of modern life. It is gaining popularity in schools and is becoming part of the curriculum. So what is growth mind set – how does it link to resilience and what impact can it have on our lives. What is resilience? Is it a new thing? How can it be defined? Is it important to our lives? Can it be taught or learnt or is it innate? What role does resilience have in faith? What is a growth mind-set and how can this help us to develop resilience? Is this something found in faith?

Episode 4. As per WHO estimate, 1.13 billion people worldwide have high blood pressure or hypertension. Almost all of them known as essential or primary hypertension. This an entirely a treatable condition. Unfortunately, a vast majority of the hypertensive patients are undertreated, and a significant number of people are unaware that they have high blood pressure. In this episode, we discuss the importance of health check and how to monitor blood pressure at home. We also highlighted the complications of untreated hypertension.

Episode 9. This special 30-part series delves into the divine attributes of God Almighty, exploring their significance and relevance in our lives. Through these discussions, we seek to answer fundamental questions: Who is our God? How can we recognize Him? And how do we strengthen our connection with Him through an understanding of His attributes? In today's episode, we focus on the attribute Al-Quddus (The Most Sacred). With the insights of an esteemed guest, we will explore the depth of this characteristic, its impact on our spiritual journey, and its manifestation in our daily lives.

Repeat of a live interactive show recorded on 23rd August 2026.

Phoenix of Al-Andalus: The Divine Return of Islam In our second episode of this 2-part documentary we trace the spiritual rebirth of Islam in Spain — not through conquest, but through compassion, prayer, and prophecy. From the golden age of Al-Andalus to the silence following the fall of Granada in 1492, this episode captures centuries of loss, longing, and divine promise. It follows the sacred journey from the prophetic words of the Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to the revival sparked by the Promised Messiah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as), in the East, and carried westward by devoted pioneers like Chaudhry Fateh Muhammad Sial and Maulana Karam Ilahi Zafar. With the historic establishment of the Basharat Mosque in 1982, the first since the Reconquista, and the continued visits and guidance of Khilafat, the documentary unveils a quiet revolution: a return not of empire, but of faith. Through heartfelt interviews and historical narration, this documentary reveals how Ahmadiyyat has become Spain’s hidden heartbeat — the long-lost verse now restored to the melody of its soul. It is a tale of divine love rekindled, a prophecy fulfilled, and a dawn that, once risen, shall never set again.”

Episode 22. A key note address delivered by His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (may Allah be his helper) on the occasion of the inauguration of the “Khilafat Centenary Hall,” built next to the Baitul Huda Mosque in Sydney on 18th October 2013. The event was attended by more than 200 dignitaries and guests, including a range of Federal and State Parliamentarians.

Episode 2. This episode will serve as an introduction to the concept of FoRB. It will focus on the origins of FoRB, The origins of the concept of freedom of expression, freedom of religion in history & how it has evolved over time, the relevance it has played in history and where the key changes occurred historically to the rights of FoRB. In particular, we will focus on the early years of FoRB: The Romans tolerated most religions, including Judaism, and encouraged local subjects to continue worshipping their own gods. They did not however, tolerate Christianity until it was legalised by the Roman emperor Galerius in 311. Holmes and Bickers note that as long as Christianity was treated as a part of Judaism it enjoyed the same freedom, but the Christian claim to religious exclusivity meant its followers found themselves subject to hostility. The early Christian apologist Tertullian was the first-known writer referring to the term libertas religionis. The Edict of Milan guaranteed freedom of religion in the Roman Empire until the Edict of Thessalonica in 380, which outlawed all religions except Christianity. Following a period of fighting lasting around a hundred years before 620 AD which mainly involved Arab and Jewish inhabitants of Medina (then known as Yathrib), religious freedom for Muslims, Jews and pagans was declared by Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessing of Allah be upon him) in the Constitution of Medina. In early Muslim history (until mid 11th century), most Islamic scholars maintained a level of separation from the state which helped to establish some elements of institutional religious freedom. The Islamic Caliphate later guaranteed religious freedom under the conditions that non-Muslim communities accept dhimmi status and their adult males pay the jizya tax instead of the zakat paid by Muslim citizens.

Episode 54. Dr Mohammed Iqbal the host of Living History explores with fellow Panelists o Early British settlements and the Celts o Roman Britain and arrival of Christianity o Invasions by Anglo-Saxons and Vikings o The shaping of an English and British Identity

Episode 4: Join Kaleem Chris Edwards for another episode of “Serving Mankind with Humanity First” where we will be in conversation with: Humanity First UK– Medical Team with expert dentist Dr Asif Hamid , local GP Dr Noor and logistics manager Mussawir Chaudhary Discussing the Medical trips to Gambia, the disaster response course benefits to society and the homeless uk dental project over the New Year period. We give some background on the history of Humanity First and how serving mankind is incumbent on people of faith.

Tune is to hear recitation of the Holy Qur'an, Chapter 40 Verse 30-67. Recitation of the Holy Qur'an is by Maulana Feroz Alam.

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Episode 23. A reception held in honour of the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah be his Helper), at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Singapore on 26th September 2013. Over 100 people, including Mr. Lee Khoon Choy a founding member of the ruling People’s Action Party, who during a distinguished career also served as Singapore’s Ambassador to various countries were present at the historic event. During the keynote address his holiness spoke to a gathering of dignitaries from Singapore, one of the world’s most highly developed economies, to espouse the economic principles of Islam.

Episode 31. The Theme for this show is ‘Baba Guru Nanak and Islam’. This is truly a unique and enlightening show providing a unique insight of this topic through poetry. When we look at the life of Baba Guru Nanak’s life, it becomes obvious that he was deeply influenced by Islamic teachings. He also spoke in poetry and his poetical writings (which is called Gurbani by Sikhs) have been composed into hymns, and when we read these, we find it has so many similarities with the teachings of Islam. We shall be exploring the Mul Mantar, which is the fundamental prayer about ‘Ik onkar’ the 'One God', and which is mostly the writings of Baba Guru Nanak and is considered the comprehensive essence of Sikhism. It is the first part of the Japji Sahib scripture which is the opening verse of the Guru Granth Sahib holy book. Sikhism believe in the Unity of God, in the one-ness of God, just like Muslims, and we shall be looking closer at the similarities in the attributes of God in Sikhism with the attributes of God in Islam. We shall hear another devotional Sikh song which glorifies this particular attribute of God - Waheguru.The Janamsakhis are legendary biographies of Baba Guru Nanak. A reading of the Janam Sakhis also makes it clear that his teachings and practices were nearer to the Islamic faith, and we find the Kalima has been given the greatest stress in Janam Sakhi, which we shall hear. The Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, wrote a book on Sikhism which was entitled Satt Bachan, and we shall be hearing the English version of a portion of a Poem which was written by the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) in 1895 which was on the cloak of Baba Guru Nanak. The English rendering of this poem is read by brother Mahmood Khan.

Episode 8. Our guest is Dr Asif Jamil who is a Researcher in Neuropsychiatry at Harvard Medical School & Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). He completed his BSc in Neurobiology, MSc in Neuroimaging, and has 2 PhDs, one in systems neuroscience and the second in rehabilitation science. He has also recently completed his postdoctoral training, and his research focuses on development and application of device-based non-invasive neuromodulation to treat human neuropsychiatric disorders. He has recently been appointed September 2021 as a faculty member of Harvard Medical School (Instructor in Psychiatry) and a Principal Investigator at the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). We discuss brain states, how they affect our everyday life, mood, sleep and how to focus better.

Episode 105. This programme discusses the concept of maternal love and what it means to put this love into practice when brining up a child. Where does the love for one’s child originate and what, if anything, can ever compromise this love? How does one achieve the boundaries between discipline and leniency when it comes to moral and spiritual upbringing of a child? We seek to learn from the examples of parenting by some of Ahmadiyyat’s greatest mothers including the esteemed wife of the Promised Messiah (as) and the mothers of some of the Caliphs of Ahmadiyyat, as well distinguished personalities of the Community such as Sir Zafrullah Khan Sahib and Imam Ataul Mujeeb Rashed, in an attempt to answer the question, ‘a mother’s love – what it truly means.’

Season 5 Episode 2: This week the team takes a journey through the historical narrative of how scientific discoveries and technological advancements were made during and after the Islamic Golden Age. How esteemed scientists leveraged the instructions of the Holy Qur'an to deepen human understanding of the universe and help civilisation progress. Moreover, the team reflects on some of the prophecies held within the Qur'an about societal and technological progress and how the raising of the Promised Messiah (upon whom be peace) coincided with this.

LIVE English translation of the Friday sermon of His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (May Allah be his Helper).

Episode 26. An address delivered by the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah be his Helper) at a reception held on the occasion of the inauguration of the first Ahmadiyya Mosque (Baitul Masroor Mosque) in Brisbane, Australia, on 23rd October 2013. Many dignitaries including state MPs, Legan State council men and mayors and the Queensland police commissioner attended the event.

Episode 32. The Theme for this show is ‘World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace’. We shall be looking at teachings which provide the practical means of establishing peace by delving into the 9 fundamentals to establish everlasting peace that have been shared by the fifth califh of the head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in his book titled ‘World Crisis and Pathway to Peace’ which is a compilation of the speeches that he had delivered to world leaders. The first poem is a translation of a persian poem by the great poet Hafez Shirazi of the 14th century whose collected works are regarded by many Iranians as a pinnacle of Persian literature. His poem is about the recognition of the creator and titled ‘Footprints’ and is read very eloquently by brother Mobashar Khan from Aldershot in the UK. The second poem is titled ‘Pathway to Peace’ and is from the very talented poet sister Rizwana Aziz from Southwest London, and brings focus to a very important point in establishing peace which is the need to have Absolute Justice. The third poem is from the very wise intellectual words of sister Bushra Khan, a Physician from East Sussex, UK, with her poem titled: Global Family, and focuses on another vital ingredient in establishing global peace, and that is the need to have global unity among nations. Our fourth poem focuses on another aspect needed to attain global peace, and that is the need to reject extremism. and from sister Ruttab Noor from Canada with her beautiful poem titled: Pray for the World. Another vital component in establishing peace is the need for equality, including economic equity, and the next poem was written by one of America’s most notable contemporary poets, Maya Angelou, who captures an essence of inequality in a unique and profound manner. The poem is titled, ‘I know why the caged bird sings’, and is delightfully read by young sister Adan from Washington, USA. Eradicating poverty is also vital in establishing peace, and the next poem paints the grim reality which many children are faced with across the world. It is written by Francis Duggan and titled Poor Children, and superbly read by young brother Yusuf Ahmad.  Another component of establishing peace is the need for nuclear disarmament and the elimination of weapon profiteering. The final poem highlights encapsulates the dire consequences of a nuclear bomb. This poem was written by Robert Ilson, titled ‘Going Splat’ and is being wonderfully read by young sister Miss Aroosa Akram from Slough UK.

Episode 1: The Islamic Renaissance: The Historic Journey of Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih II, in 1924 In this episode, we explored the historical presence of Islam in the UK before the arrival of Ahmadiyya Muslim missionaries before the start of the 20th century. We also covered the significant to establish Islam in Western countries and the prophecies of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, concerning this matter i.e. “Sun of Islam rising from the west”. How did the promised Messiah, peace be on him, fulfil this prophecy? We also covered the companions of the Promised Messiah, peace be on him, that were sent to England during his lifetime.

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Episode 55. Dr Mohammed Iqbal the host of Living History explores with fellow Panelists o The road to unifying England, Wales and Scotland o The Hundred Year War between England and France o Protestant England and Catholic Europe o Challenging Global Empires of Portugal, Spain and France.

Repeat of a live interactive show recorded on 30th August 2026.

Episode 3. Social & Moral Values. Tune in to learn about the basic teachings of Islam. Tahir Selby teaches his student Mr Stuart Chatto about social and moral values, followed by a test.

Episode 46. On 17 March 2012, the Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad May Allah be his helper delivered the keynote address at a special reception held to mark the inauguration of the Baitul Atta Mosque in Wolverhampton which is a major city, in the West Midlands.

Episode 42. The vital theme Purpose of Life is explored through poetry, public viewpoints and finally though the enlightening verses of the Holy Quran and the sacred poetry of the Promised Messiah peace be upon him. This is the Part 1 of a series of 6 episodes on this vast theme, which shall follow in sequence The Symphony segment consists of thought provoking poetry of Bushra Khan, a visionary poet from East Sussex. The Viewpoint segment contains the first part of an interesting interview between a clinical pharmacist Madheea Iqbal and a registered nurse Satinder Kaur. The Inspirational segment commences with verses from the Holy Quran elaborating the Purpose of Life as well as recitation and explanation of poetry of the Promised Messiah peace be upon him related to the theme.

Episode 9. Our guest is Dr Jalil Sharif, Intellectual Disability Psychiatrist at NHS England with an MSc in Genomic Medicine and Chief Resident for Solent NHS Trust. He has a postgraduate qualification in Applied Neuroscience from King's College London. Dr Jalil Sharif is specialising in neurodevelopmental disorders, intellectual disability and autism and ADHD.

Episode 106. Today, we will look at substance use and faith, in particular, alcohol and cannabis. There is no doubt that alcohol consumption is an influential part of human culture and civilization. We will look at the history of use of these substances, weigh up the strength of evidence for harm and benefit of these substances. We will look through the lens of religious teachings about the use or the abuse of alcohol and cannabis.