It was, indeed, on the historical day of February 21, 2001 when the ‘Miracle’, a primary newspaper of the local Muslim Ummah, saw the light of the day with the most treasured aspiration of a number of specific objectives. It has, now entered into the 10th year of its publication, post the completion of nine years of its fruitful existence.  Since its inception, the team has always endeavored to emit its profession related obligations with the maximum amount of care, honesty and truthfulness, notwithstanding a variety of its professional and financial constraints. Immense intellectual labor put in by current Managing Editor, the members of the Advisory Panel and the workaholic team of its field and office staff during the last few years has made this publication possible. In the unending pursuit of its objectives the Miracle has by no means felt an iota of shyness to walk extra-miles even to highlight the foremost concerns of the Islamic kinship of the Greater Vancouver by creating awareness, be that of primary or secondary concern of the community.
Besides, the Miracle has always attempted to cultivate peace, harmony and better understanding to the best of its capability and resources, not only within the different sects of Islamic-fold, but has further traveled extra miles to create amity and concord with the rest of the ethnic communities. Sikhs and Hindus belonging to Indian and Fijian communities are a few to be mentioned in this regard. Nevertheless, it has seldom compromised with its fundamental Islamic goals, even at the time of widening its fold for embracing those people. Owing to this strategic good sense and down-to-earth approach of its advisory committee and the management team, the Miracle newspaper was able to fruitfully generate for itself an exceedingly handsome readership in those communities as well. This is the prime reason that the Miracle newspaper has attained equivalent amount of popularity amongst the readers in different religious communities of India and Fiji as well as their business entrepreneurs in the Greater Vancouver who prefer to advertise their products and services primarily in the Miracle.
While reporting the news, may those be of the local, provincial, national or international nature, this newspaper has strived to take adequate carefulness at all the times that this job is completed truthfully and without any favor and bias. The Miracle newspaper has always been down to the earth even in the face of exceptionally abnormal circumstances and momentous provocations. This is conceivably the one positive raison d'être that the Miracle newspaper has been able to muster maximum amount of trust in the local Islamic and Non-Islamic circles alike and it is enthusiastically adored by its admirers, who often look forward to secure their copies of this newspaper at its designated places of distribution at mosques and business locations.
Besides enlightening the Islamic fraternity on the various domestic, social, political and economic issues, and pushing the community ahead for their forthwith solution in the most credible way, the Miracle has endeavored in other directions.  The Miracle Marriage bureau offers services with pride to the community in the professional way for a fairly small fee, that is convenient to every pocket. Even the communities beyond the Islamic-fold are coming forward in pleasing numbers for deriving the benefits of this gainful service. Although it is a very tiny project at this time as it was started during the preceding year only, nevertheless, with the passage of time, it is charged with the potential of very healthy growth and turn into a remarkable asset for the Muslim Ummah in specific and the larger community in general.
This year, The Miracle newspaper, through its offshoot ‘Miracle Talent Hunt’ is proudly continuing its contribution to connect the Muslim youth with the opulent Islamic values and traditions. As many of you know, the second competition for recitation of holy Quran and Naat-e-Rasool (SAW) will be taking place this week under the Miracle banner. The newspaper continues to feature youth-related news and articles periodically to keep them informed and appreciate their efforts.
However, change is inevitable and much needed in a dynamic business such as ours. George Bernard Shaw once said,
“Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds, cannot change anything.”
Therefore, some significant changes in the format of the newspaper are being introduced from the current issue. This has been done under the repeated strenuous and specific demand of a section of the readers and the recommendation of the Miracle Advisory Board thereupon. From now onwards, there will be minimal Business Advertisement on the frontpage of the English section of the newspaper and that page is being reserved exclusively for news items. The imminent result of this change is that all the front-page advertisements shall move on to inside at page number 3. The Miracle management feels extremely obligated to its esteemed advertisers for their willingness to accept this change benevolently. It is worthwhile to make the mention that the change that has been brought into being from the current issue will, indubitably, contribute a great deal for adding up further professional dimension to this prominent mouth-piece of the local Muslim Ummah. However, these changes would not have been possible without feedback from our readers and well-wishers so every reader should pat themselves on their backs for all improved and new features in the paper and should they have any concerns or suggestions, they should come forth and exchange their ideas. As it has been said many times throughout the last nine years, this is YOUR community newspaper, delivering news and information that is important to YOU so it is your right and even responsibility to point the Miracle team in the healthy direction that you wish it to take.

Waan laysa lil insani illa ma’ sa’aa
That man can have nothing but
what he strives for.