What a beautiful way for the Ilma team to mark the end of 2015, by writing on a theme that is very dear to us; ‘Returning to Allah’. Our Lord, our Creator, created us from dust “then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot, and then from a lump of flesh, formed and unformed”. [Qur’an, Surah Al-Hajj: The Pilgrimage, 22:5] Surely we belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. We do not want to return to our Lord only in our final state which displeases Him but return to Him every day of our lives, at least five times a day. We want to return to Him when we are going through hardship; when we are alone by reciting words of ‘Dhikr’ (remembrance of Allah) and be reminded of Him when we are with our friend/s.

2016 has been an eventful year, a year filled with accomplishments and disappointments. What stood out the most is this shift in political rhetoric, where it has become more direct, but certainly not progressive. Our outward and inward identity came under question - Is the Islamic headcover ‘hijab’ oppressive?” “Does Islam promote violence?” Definitely not, and because of changes and major problems in international relations, the Muslim community across the globe is persistently challenged by the mainstream media and politics. In spite of the challenges we face, our deen (religion) teaches us how to deal with fear, hatred and prejudice.

Our religion teaches us to be socially responsible and active citizens of this world. The planet is being destroyed as a result of irresponsible and unjust living and it is the world’s poorest people who are the first to feel the effects of this detrimental way of living. So we continue with the theme “Living Green” and discover practical ways of taking care of our environment, how to treat animals and what it means to live a halal and tayyib way of life...

“Living Green” should be a standard way of life as Islam teaches us to protect and nurture our environment, for without it or if damaged, humankind will not continue. In Issue 20, part 1, we return to the core, the elements that make up this earth and our physical bodies, such as water as well as the functioning of our eco-system, which are miraculously mentioned in the Holy Qur’an as a reminder to mankind. We understand that the earth follows the Creator’s commands and so should we as our Lord says: “Indeed, all things We created with predestination. And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye”. [Qur’an, Surah Al-Qamar: The Moon, 54:49-50]

Following on from ‘The Muslim Marriage’, the family in Islam is an important institution because we believe it is the building blocks of a healthy and thriving society. The family structure is supported by other institutions in accordance to ‘Shari’ah’ (Islamic Divine Law and Moral Code), such as free and quality housing, health care and education, which is quite rare to find in the modern world. Therefore, the Islamic family system gives the rights of the husband, wife, children, and relatives into a fine equilibrium. It nourishes unselfish behaviour, generosity, and love in the framework of a well-organised family system. The peace and security offered by a stable family unit is greatly valued, and it is seen as essential for the spiritual growth of its members. A harmonious social order is created by treasuring children and by the existence of extended families. The ‘Ummah’ (community of Muslims) is made up of families.

Marriage deserves 'Ihsaan' (excellence) as we discussed in the previous issue, that it is half of our ‘Deen’ (religion) and rightly so. 

Ihsaan requires both husband and wife to have deep affection, mercy, mutual respect and understanding, commitment to the marriage and to their Creator. 

Therefore, part two of ‘The Muslim Marriage’ journey inspires singletons and married couples to see the beauty in marriage, with all the imperfections that comes with it and learn the wonderful ways that help strengthen marriage.

In Issues 17, 18 and 19 we will explore matters relating to marriage and raising children in Islam. In part one of ‘The Muslim Marriage’ journey, the writers will guide you through ‘why you should marry’, ‘when you should marry’ and ‘who you should marry’. In part two of the marriage journey, we will discuss how to conduct an Islamic wedding and what it takes to sustain a marriage in this day and age, which can be challenging at times but mostly a blessing.

‘The Rope of Allah: Part 2’ articulates the concerns of a modern Muslim such as what the 21st century mosque entails, the journey to converting to Islam, youth development and cohesion of the ‘Ummah’ (community of Muslims). Therefore, there are three groups of people which we explore; the Muslim community leaders, Muslim converts and Muslim youths. We discover that Muslims in the West, particularly in Britain have made positive contributions in these three areas, but a lot more can be done in terms of organisation and structure.

This edition we take a look at the ‘Ummah’ (the community of Muslims) and humankind, and evaluate the current position and the position we should aspire towards in our quest to attain Allah Almighty’s pleasure, In shaa Allah (if Allah wills). We can currently see a number of problems such as tribalism, nationalism and racism plaguing the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in many parts of the world, all of which can be eradicated by heeding the advice found in the ‘ayah’ (verse): “And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided. And remember the favour of Allah upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became, by His favour, brothers”. [Quran, Surah Al-Imran: Family of Imran, 3:103]

Issue 13 deals with the importance of seeking knowledge, be it religious or secular. Seeking good knowledge is the key to excel in this life and next, In shaa Allah. You will learn about the status quo of education and what we can do to improve the education system and the way we seek knowledge.

Issue 12 brings you back to the basics of worship in Islam such as the ‘Salah’ (Prayer), ‘Wudhu’ (ablution) and ‘Du’a’ (supplication). It is important for Muslims to perform their religious duties with ‘ihsaan’ (excellence) and ‘ikhlas’ (sincerity), and this edition is here to motivate you in achieving quality worship that can be put at its best practise in time for Ramadhan 2015 and the future, In shaa Allah. Enjoy reading this wonderful edition!

Ilma Magazine Issue 11 carries on with the theme of ‘Mental Health’ and digs deeper into matters such as abuse, financial hardship, being a new mother and bereavement; all of which could lead a person to feeling mentally unstable. These are real concerns, but there are always solutions.

Ilma Issue 10 explores the human mind - Stigma of Mental Health: Part 1.

He is a role model. It is about his rights, responsibilities and trials. We acknowledge the men who made a difference to Islam and humanity. You will also find some great articles on Hajj. Simplified for the reader to have some basic understanding about this once in a life time journey to Makkah.

There is not a life without death and there is not a death without life. Issue 8 explores Life and Death in Islam. A gem of a read!

Issue 7 explores the beauty of the Arabic language and its inspiration for Islamic Art. Truly mesmerising!

Issue 6 includes writings on Imaan, Style, Halal Eating and Dining, and much more!

Issue 5 looks into what Islam has to say about money, happiness and the economy. See money differently....

Ilma Magazine Nov/Dec 2013 | Issue 4
Inspired by the current political agenda; Issue 4 talks about justice and leadership in Islam.

A Special Hajj Edition. From Rahim Jung's reflective thoughts on his Hajj journey, to your Hajj schedule and tips, exploring Saudi Arabia like never before and much more!

The very first Ilma Issue, looks into the life of a powerful woman Khadijah (ra). The woman who showed us how to balance faith, family life and work.

Ilma Magazine  Cover - Winter 2016 Edition

Winter 2016

Ilma Magazine  - Winter 2016

Ilma Magazine  Cover - September / October 2016  Edition

September / October 2016 

Ilma Magazine  - September / October 2016 

Ilma Magazine  Cover - July / August 2016  Edition

July / August 2016 

Ilma Magazine  - July / August 2016 

Ilma Magazine  Cover - May / June 2016 Edition

May / June 2016

Ilma Magazine  - May / June 2016

Ilma Magazine  Cover - March / April 2016 Edition

March / April 2016

Ilma Magazine  - March / April 2016

Ilma Magazine  Cover - January / February 2016 Edition

January / February 2016

Ilma Magazine  - January / February 2016

Ilma Magazine  Cover - November / December 2015 Edition

November / December 2015

Ilma Magazine  - November / December 2015

Ilma Magazine  Cover - September/October 2015 Edition

September/October 2015

Ilma Magazine  - September/October 2015

Ilma Magazine  Cover - July/August 2015 Edition

July/August 2015

Ilma Magazine  - July/August 2015

Ilma Magazine  Cover - May/June 2015 Edition

May/June 2015

Ilma Magazine  - May/June 2015

Ilma Magazine  Cover - March/April 2015 Edition

March/April 2015

Ilma Magazine  - March/April 2015

Ilma Magazine  Cover - January/February 2015 Edition

January/February 2015

Ilma Magazine  - January/February 2015

Ilma Magazine  Cover - November/December 2014 Edition

November/December 2014

Ilma Magazine  - November/December 2014

Ilma Magazine  Cover - September/October 2014 Edition

September/October 2014

Ilma Magazine  - September/October 2014

Ilma Magazine  Cover - July/August 2014 Edition

July/August 2014

Ilma Magazine  - July/August 2014

Ilma Magazine  Cover - May/June 2014 Edition

May/June 2014

Ilma Magazine  - May/June 2014

The Dawah Project introduces you to Ilma Magazine - an informative and interactive magazine inspired by the Arabic word 'Ilm', which translates as ‘knowledge’. The magazine provides reflective writings on the various aspects of life attracting Muslim and non-Muslim readers from all over the world.

1. You agree that the use of Magzter.com, the application and its services, are at solely at your own risk. Neither Magzter.com nor its associates nor employees nor third party content providers guarantee that the service will be completely uninterrupted or error-free or foolproof against miscreant activities. Nor do they warranty that you will get the exact results as expected or promised by the website or product.

11. THE SERVICE AND ALL PUBLICATIONS ARE PROVIDED ON AN 'AS IS' AND 'AS AVAILABLE' BASIS. MAGZTER, ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS AND AGENTS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER MAGZTER NOR ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS OR AGENTS, MAKES ANY WARRANTY THAT (I) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (II) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (III) THE INFORMATION THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE OR THAT MAY BE CONTAINED IN THE PUBLICATIONS WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, OR (IV) THE QUALITY OF ANY PUBLICATIONS OR THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING RELIABLE INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AND YOUR DEVICE. MAGZTER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR INABILITY TO DOWNLOAD CONTENT. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR MOBILE DEVICE OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM MAGZTER OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY.

2. You will maintain and promptly update that information to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account, including the selection and use of all content and services.

2.You will maintain and promptly update that information to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account, including the selection and use of all content and services.

3. In no event will Magzter.com or any person or entity or third party involved in the creation, production and distribution of the content on the website and the application be liable in contract or legally for any damages, including and not limited to, direct, indirect, incidental, special, and consequential incurred to you while or on using Magzter.com. By registering on the website or downloading the application, you agree that the provisions mentioned in this section shall apply to all use of and content on the website and the application.

3. Without prior written or authorised permission from Magzter, you should not modify, copy, distribute or sell any content obtained from Magzter as everything published here is the proprietary property of Magzter or its licensors. As such unauthorised use may also violate applicable laws including copyright and trademark laws, Magzter strictly prohibits these and will terminate your access and account if any such illegal activity is proved or detected. You should also stand liable for the damages caused by these unauthorised activities. Except as permitted by the Publication's lawful owner, you acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading Publications accessed through the Service. Except as explicitly required under copyright law or permitted by the features of the Service you may not modify, reverse engineer, publish, transmit, display, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works of, or in any way commercially exploit or provide to a third party the content of the App, the Publications, or any portion of them without the express permission of Magzter and the owner of such content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of Magzter or Magzter's licensors.

5. You specifically acknowledge that Magzter.com is not liable for any kind of defamatory or offensive or illegal conduct of other users or third parties or their content and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with you.

8. Magzter reserves all rights to monitor the content published and inputted by you for the purpose of determining whether you are compliant with these terms and conditions and other operating rules determined by Magzter. Magzter has the right to take decisions about the content and delete them at its own will.

9. Magzter is a distributor and NOT a publisher of the Publications and so Magzter has no editorial control over the content, including opinions, advice, statements, services, offers etc., that is represented in the magazines. So Magzter will not take responsibility for the accuracy or the reliability for any information or facts provided therein or that is made available through the service, by anyone other than authorised Magzter employees who are acting on their official capacities. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered by the Service, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of Magzter. Magzter will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information obtained through the Service or from the Publications. The Service may contain links to other Internet sites and third-party resources and Magzter does not assume any responsibility or liability for communications or materials available at such linked sites. These links are provided for your convenience only. You are solely responsible for understanding any terms and conditions that may apply when you visit or place an order through a third-party site.

Choose your favorite titles from 40+ exciting categories

Details of the objectionable content, including its link on our platform

Download your favorite titles and read them offline, anytime and anywhere

Gift your loved ones with a Magzter Gift Card instantly and give them the freedom to read their favorite magazines and newspapers from thousands of best-selling titles.

Gift your loved ones with a Magzter Gift Card instantly and give them the freedom to read their favorite magazines from thousands of best-selling titles.

Gift your loved ones with a Magzter Gift Card instantly and give them the freedom to read their favorite magazines from {{magCount}} best-selling international titles.

Girish Ramdas is the Co-founder and CEO of Magzter, a New York based startup that has been making waves in the global digital publishing business. Magzter has crossed 80 million users since its inception in 2011 from more than 150+ countries with 1000s of magazines, newspapers and books from more than 4,500 publishers worldwide. He has more than 25 years of experience in cross-platform publishing, including print, mobile, and Web development. During this period, he has co-founded and run three successful start-up businesses. He has enabled magazine companies to go digital and helps them monetize their content across the digital world. Girish's deep industry experience in online, mobile and publishing ecosystems has made him an expert in acquisition, marketing and monetizing digital content across platforms globally.

In the event that you encounter any objectionable content on our platform, we have put in place a grievance redressal policy to address your concerns.

Magzter Inc. (“Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) knows that you care about how your personal information is used and shared. Please read the following privacy policy (the “Policy”) to learn more about our privacy practices. By visiting any of the websites operated by the Company, and any sub-domains thereof, or using any of our mobile applications and other methods of content distribution (collectively, the “Service”), you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this Policy, and you hereby consent that we will collect, use, and share your information in the following ways.

Magzter Inc. is the World's largest and fastest growing self-service, cross-platform digital newsstand with over 80 million users since its inception in 2011 and thousands of magazines and newspapers across 40+ categories and 60+ languages. Headquartered in New York, Magzter has its local presence in Amsterdam, London, Mexico City, Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Singapore, and will soon be expanding to other countries. Founded by global entrepreneurs, Girish Ramdas and Vijay Radhakrishnan in June 2011, Magzter enables magazine and newspaper publishers around the world to create and deliver digital editions of their titles to global consumers.

Magzter is committed to providing a safe and secure platform for our users. Please note that Magzter is merely a platform for publishers to distribute their content. We do not control or endorse the content published on our platform. We cannot be held responsible for the actions of our publishers or their content.

Magzter is not responsible for compensating any party that has suffered damages or incurred costs due to any content, or part of the content, that violates their rights. Magzter is not liable to face any legal action in civil court for any violation of rights caused by any content, or part of the content, that infringes the rights of a third party.

Magzter offers the world’s largest {{allyoucanread}} subscription service called {{gold}} which gives digital readers unlimited access to 9,000+ magazines and newspapers for a monthly subscription price. Magzter also has the largest number of stories in the world with its game-changing ezRead 2.0 feature for its apps, which enables smartphone and small-screen mobile users to enjoy magazine content the way it was meant to be enjoyed, with article text that is easy to read and is accompanied by stunning videos and high resolution photography.

Magzter offers the world’s largest “All-You-Can-Read” subscription service called Magzter GOLD which gives digital readers unlimited access to 9,000+ magazines and newspapers for a monthly subscription price. Magzter also has the largest number of stories in the world with its game-changing ezRead 2.0 feature for its apps, which enables smartphone and small-screen mobile users to enjoy magazine content the way it was meant to be enjoyed, with article text that is easy to read and is accompanied by stunning videos and high resolution photography.

Name

Note: This will only share the cover and the publication information, but not the content.

Please fill out this form if you need any help regarding publishing your content on Magzter

Prior to Magzter, he was the President of Dot Com Infoway (DCI) and Galatta Media. His duties included strategic marketing, partnership development, and monetizing content globally. DCI grew from a small team of 3 in 2000 to 300 by 2011 and was dealing with web, software and app development for clients globally.

Since we launched, Magzter has been committed to partnering with global organizations to provide the greatest possible newsstand technology & service to our customers. Whether you are looking to offer magazine subscriptions to your customer database or just want to learn more, Magzter is committed to helping your business grow. To find out more, please fill out the questionnaire below:

The DMCA allows us to restore the removed content if the party filing the original DMCA Notice does not file a court action against you within ten business days of receiving the copy of your Counter Notice.

This Policy covers Company’s treatment of personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) and other information about you and your computer or device that Company gathers when you are accessing the Service. We may collect Personal Information from you, as explained in more detail below, and we use this Personal Information internally in connection with our Services, including to personalize, provide, and improve our products, services, content, and advertising, and to allow you to set up a user account and profile, to contact you, to fulfill your requests for certain products and services, and to analyze how you use the Services. In certain cases, we may also share some Personal Information with third parties, but only as described in point 4.

This title is included with your Magzter GOLD subscription

To analyze the quality of content and provide appropriate feedback to publishers

We have designated a Grievance Officer to address any complaints related to objectionable content.

We request that any complaint related to objectionable content be sent to the Grievance Officer through email to the above-mentioned email address. We also request that you provide the following details when making a complaint:

and the App that provides you the capability to order, subscribe to and receive the delivery of various magazines, books, news and magazine and publication related content (collectively known as 'Publications') and to have these digital versions of the Publications delivered to you

c. We also collect information associated with your use of the application in order to make personalized recommendations. If you provide your third-party account credentials to us, you understand some content and/or information in those accounts (“Third Party Account Information”) may be transmitted into your account with us if you authorize such transmissions, and that Third Party Account Information transmitted to the Service is covered by this Policy.

f. The Personal Information we collect allows us to respond to your requests, improve our products and services, customize the advertising and content you see, and communicate with you about new products.

is the World's largest and fastest growing self-service, cross-platform digital newsstand with over 87 million users since its inception in 2011 and thousands of magazines and newspapers across 40+ categories and 60+ languages. Headquartered in New York, Magzter has its local presence in Amsterdam, London, Mexico City, Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Singapore, and will soon be expanding to other countries. Founded by global entrepreneurs, Girish Ramdas and Vijay Radhakrishnan in June 2011, Magzter enables magazine and newspaper publishers around the world to create and deliver digital editions of their titles to global consumers.

n. We will also use usage information in order to ensure users adhere to our Terms of Use. For example, a user’s usage information will help us confirm that a user only downloads a magazine or other content a permitted number of times or to a permitted number of devices.

which gives digital readers unlimited access to 9,000+ magazines and newspapers for a monthly subscription price. Magzter also has the largest number of stories in the world with its game-changing ezRead 2.0 feature for its apps, which enables smartphone and small-screen mobile users to enjoy magazine content the way it was meant to be enjoyed, with article text that is easy to read and is accompanied by stunning videos and high resolution photography.

{{magzter}} is the World's largest and fastest growing self-service, cross-platform digital newsstand with over 87 million users since its inception in 2011 and thousands of magazines and newspapers across 40+ categories and 60+ languages. Headquartered in New York, Magzter has its local presence in Amsterdam, London, Mexico City, Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Singapore, and will soon be expanding to other countries. Founded by global entrepreneurs, Girish Ramdas and Vijay Radhakrishnan in June 2011, Magzter enables magazine and newspaper publishers around the world to create and deliver digital editions of their titles to global consumers.

Ilma Magazine - November / December 2015

Ilma Magazine - November / December 2015

In this issue

Ilma Magazine Description: