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Welcome to the Muslim Student Organization website. We are a student group at the University of Missouri helping Muslims practice Islam as well as inviting to and educating others about the faith.
Please browse through the website to learn more or use the search box in the top right corner. We will do our best to list all events on the calendar. Don't forget to check out news and updates below!
News & Updates
May 06, 2009
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RAHIM AL HAJ CONCERT, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
FOR THE FLYER CLICK HERE.
April 15, 2009
OPEN HOUSE COMING UP
The Islamic Center of Central Missouri invites you to their spring 2009. To
be held on Sunday April 19th 2009 at the Islamic Center - 201 S. 5th
Street in downtown Columbia. This event will feature a brief
introduction to Islam, a tour of the mosque, Islamic art display and a
sampling of delicious food from different Muslim countries. Please join
us from 10 am to 5:30pm on Sunday April 19th. Other topics of
discussion also include:
The Quran and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad Women in Islam Prayer and Worship in Islam and Islamic Finance Click here to download the flyer. Click here to download the schedule (back of the flyer).
April 07, 2009
Sorry for the late posting. Click here to download the Islam Awareness Week flyer. Click here to download the flyer for George Saliba's talk.
Events:
Monday: Taste of Islam, Lowry Mall 12– 2pm. Free food!
Snow location: memorial Union
Roots of Islam, Dr. Baum Memorial S110, 6 PM
Dr. Baum, head of the religious studies department will be discussing the origins of Islam
Tuesday: Women in Islam, Memorial N243, 3:30-4:30 p
Join us for a presentation on Women's status in Islam, followed by Henna designs
Wednesday: Diplomacy in the Islamic World-Lily Fortel, Memorial S110 5 pm
Join Lily Fortel of Peaceworks as she discusses her recent trip to Iran and what she learned.
Thursday: Islamic Science and European Renaissance, Dr. Saliba, . Waters Aud 7 pm
Dr.
Saliba from Columbia University is a professor of arabic and Islamic
Science, and will be detailing the history of Islamic contributions to
science.
Friday: visit the mosque, 1:15 pm, 201 South 5th Street
Ismail Hameduddin
Webmaster
March 19, 2009
Email from Nabihah Maqbool follows:
Salaam,
Thanks to everyone who helped in the bake sale, the MSO was able to raise over $550 for the Central Missouri Food Bank.
The 2009 Chancellor¹s Excellence Awards due today recognizes the accomplishments and outstanding leadership present among student leaders and organization advisers through MU campus organizations. The nomination site will remain open until Wednesday, March 18. All nominees and their nominator will receive complimentary invitations to attend the Chancellor's Excellence Award Ceremony. http://studentlife.missouri.edu/awards/
Islamic Center of Central Missouri Ping Pong tournament- Saturday March 21st 7pm at the Islamic Center of Central Missouri. $4 to enter, winner gets gift certificates (and bragging rights). Refreshments will be sold. All money will go to the American Cancer soceity. Sponsored by the MSO Relay for Life team.
MSO Relay for Life team an event to benefit the American Cancer Society. Friday April 4th 6 pm throughSaturday April 5th 6 am, Stankowski Field.
Join the MSO as they team up to raise money and "man the tent." Contact arwa33@gmail.com for more information on how to get involved.
Sign up for our team by visiting the website below OR make a donation to our team!
https://secure3.convio.net/tacs/site/TRR?fr_id=16936&pg=tfind
Let Gaza Live rally in D.C. A bus is stopping in Columbia to pick up participants at 8 am at the Islamic Center of Central Missouri March 20th, returning Sunday in the evening of March 22nd.
The Fee for the bus is $100. You will be responsible for your food.
Lodging is arranged, and should be no more than 50 $ per person.
If you are interested, or for further information please contact Mohammad Muraywid 573 639 9588
Yes We Can! End the Wars! Rally. Saturday March 21st at 1 30 pm, the Courthouse Square 814 East Walnut Columbia Missouri. A mass rally and march to mark the sixth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq and call for bringing all U.S. troops home from both Iraq and Afghanistan. Rain location is Stotler Lounge, MU Memorial Union
Spring Camp 2009 by The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Muslim Students Association
Exploring the Qur'anic Message: Living God's Words
*-- Friday, April 10, 2009 to Sunday, April 12, 2009 --*
*www.uiucspringcamp.org
*$35* early registration (ends March 30th)
*$45* normal registration
Lodging options and basketball tournament information is also available online.
Please contact co-heads Farah Ahmed (fnahmed2@illinois.edu<fnahmed2@uiuc.edu>)or Ali Malik (amalik5@illinois.edu with any questions
Campus Climate Survey Please take 5 minutes to complete the campus climate survey distributed by the Chancellor's Diversity Initiative. This is part of an important research project that's been conducted for several years. It is vital to developing additional resources on the Mizzou campus.
https://diversity.missouri.edu/climatesurvey/
Nabihah Maqbool
MSO PR Chair
http://students.missouri.edu/~mso/?Calendar
October 09, 2008
Email from Nabihah Maqbool follows:
Salaam,
---A reminder that tomorrow's meeting will be in Brady 233 at 6:30.
We encourage everyone to complete a Nafl fast for tomorrow, and we will be providing Iftar. Bring something to share.
Dawn will be at 5:45 am, sunset will be at 6:39 pm.
Please also bring money to pay dues of $10 and for tshirts: Hoodies: $15, long-sleeved tshirts: $10, short sleeved tshirts: $7
---There is still time to register for the Zaytuna Institute's workshop this weekend in St. Louis
http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=3a4f62f0-100d-4cdd-a897-593a16047d8a
please email if you are looking for transportation to St.Louis or accommodations, members will be able to help.
---If you wish to sign up for a trivia team for October 13th from 7pm to 10pm, we are looking for 10 participants, members, non-members, whoever, to compete with 19 other organizations.
Each person's registration is $10, the winning team earns $1300 for a local charity of their choice, and $700 for the MSO. Winners will be reimbursed the registration cost.
See you tomorrow Inshallah
Nabihah
October 06, 2008
Email from Nabihah Maqbool follows:
Salaam,
Thursday meeting/Iftar: We will be meeting this Thursday for a combined meeting, halaqa and iftar. We encourage everyone to fast on Thursday to complete the six Nafl fasts during Shawwal.
Please bring: a small dish to share
MSO Dues
Tshirt payment
6:30 pm Thursday Oct 9th
Room 233 Brady Commons
Tshirts: If you have not already signed up for a tshirt, you have a final chance to do so now. Please sign up at Thursday's meeting or email us. Payment must be received by Vp Faeza Khan or Treasurer Belal Rawi before the order if submitted. The shirts will be in grey, the design can be found on the website students.missouri.edu/~mso (bottom of annoucements)
Hoodies: $15
long-sleeved tshirts: $10
short sleeved tshirts: $7
FourFront Chancellor Meeting- We will address Ramadan Meal Plan reimbursement, attend if you want to be part of the discussion.
Black Cultural Center
Tomorrow, Tuesday October 7th, 5 pm
Voter Registration Deadline-Memorial Union is a super precinct for Boone County voters
5 pm Wed October 8th
https://www.showmeboone.com/clerk/VoterRegApp.asp
Religious Pluralism In Syria
7 pm Wednesday October 8th
Water Auditorium, Waters Hall
"Cuba Libre: El Mayor Deseo. A look inside the real Cuba."
8-10 pm, Wed Oct 8
Stotler Lounge (Memorial Union North)
Check out our calendar
http://students.missouri.edu/~mso/?Calendar
Jazak Allahu Khair
Nabihah
September 30, 2008
Eid ul Fitr will be on Wednesday, 1st of October. The community has arranged for the prayer at Knights of Columbus Hall (map) at 9:00 AM. Also, the MSO is currently researching university archives and other sources to find out when the organization was established. So far, we know for sure we go back at least to 1968. If you can help us with this or have any ideas, please let us know.
Email from Nabihah follows:
Salaam,
Paradise Now
FREE showing of Academy Award-nominated "Paradise Now," an eye-opening portrait of two Palestinians' preparation to attack for the cause of their nation. Stay after the movie to help all the deep thoughts digest with free food and a can't-miss presentation by Mizzou's Diversity Peer Educators.
http://www.bookstores.missouri.edu/common/ftk/images/Unions/ParadiseNowFTK.jpg
Tonight, Monday Sept 29th, Jesse Wrench Auditorium in Memorial Union
Rides to Eid Prayer + Social events: Please email muslimstudents.mizzou@gmail.com
Social events later that day-see below/check out facebook event
Anna Baltzer presents:
"Life in Occupied Palestine: Eyewitness Stories and Photos"
Anna Baltzer, Jewish American Columbia graduate, Fulbright scholar, author, granddaughter of Holocaust refugees, and volunteer with the International Women's Peace Service, is touring the United States with a presentation and book describing her experiences documenting human rights abuses in Palestine and supporting nonviolent resistance to the Occupation.
www.AnnaInTheMiddleEast.com
Baltzer will also be selling and signing copies of her book: Witness in Palestine.
Free sneak preview, The Express
The Legion of Black Collegiates will be holding a Free Prescreen of the new movie The Express at Hollywood Theatres Stadium 14, Sunday October 5th 7pm. Arrive early for seating. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469903/
Want a Ramadan Meal Plan reimbursement? And other issues:
Fourfront, the council of minority leaders, will be having its semester meeting with the Chancellor next Tuesday October 7th in the Black Cultural Center. If you have any issues you'd like to discuss, please attend and email muslimstudents.mizzou@gmail.com
Religious Pluralism in Syria
Presented by Rihab Sawah, Moberly Area Community College associate professor and chair of MACC's Global Education Committee. Includes photos of visits to Syria's ancient religious sites. Sponsored by the MU Department of Religious Studies and the Muslim Speakers Bureau of Columbia. Waters Auditorium, Waters Hall, 7 p.m. Wed, Oct 8
Deadline for Voter Registration October 8th
https://www.showmeboone.com/clerk/VoterRegApp.asp
Any student who is a citizen of the U.S. and will be 18 years old on or before November 4 is eligible to register to vote in Missouri regardless of your residency status with the University. The deadline to register to vote is 5:00 p.m. on October 8.
To vote in Columbia on Election Day, you must register to vote in Boone County and all residents of Columbia may vote at Memorial Union, it is a super precinct.
Print and sign the Missouri Voter Registration Application (at the link) that can be mailed to the clerk's office office. Additional forms can be picked up or delivered to the ASUM office in the basement of Brady Commons (Room AO22).
Paradise Now Screening and Free food
Tonight, Monday Sept 29th 7 pm
Jesse Wrench Auditorium, Memorial Union
Eid Social Activity:
Wednesday October 1st
Girls: Nabihah's house 3 pm- 8 pm
Guys: TBA
Anna Baltzer: Life in Occupied Palestine
Friday, Oct 3; 6 PM
1805 E. Walnut Columbia
Moberly Area Community College
Monday, Oct 7, 12 Noon
101 College Ave; Moberly
Moberly Area Community College
Prescreen of The Express
Hollywood Theatres, Stadium 14
Sunday Oct 5th, 7 pm (arrive early for seats)
FourFront Chancellor Meeting
Black Cultural Center
Tuesday October 7th, 5 pm
Religious Pluralism In Syria
7 pm Wednesday October 8th
Water Auditorium, Waters Hall
Voter Registration Deadline
5 pm October 8th
https://www.showmeboone.com/clerk/VoterRegApp.asp
Jazak Allahu Khair
Nabihah
Check out our calendar
http://students.missouri.edu/~mso/?Calendar
September 24, 2008
Email from Nabihah Maqbool follows:
Salaam,
- Maneater covers the Fastathon (webmaster: click here to read article)
- The annual Interfaith Break-fast will be in Gywnn Lounge Wed, Sep 24 at 6:45. It will be a Potluck gathering with members of the Boone Tikkun, Jewish Students Organization and all Mizzou students. Everyone is welcome.
If you are able, please bring a vegetarian dish to share.
-MSO members are invited to attend the Qiyam this Friday night at the Islamic Center of Central Missouri. Taraweh starts at 9:00 pm, Qiyam at 3:30 Am. We will have activities for members between Taraweh and Qiyam. There will be a catered Suhur in the morning.
-Members are organizing MSO Guys and girls Eid party. If you have a location for the guys events or would like to get involved in the guys' planning, please email guy's social chair barrae24@gmail.com
Interfaith Breakfast
6:45 PM, Wednesday Sept 24th
Gwyn Hall, Gwynn Lounge
Qiyam with catered Suhur
9:00 pm Taraweh
3:30 am Qiyam
Friday Sept 26th at the Islamic Center of Central Missouri
MSO Eid Social
Day of Eid
Girls-Sisters: Nabihah's house
Guys-TBA
Jazak Allah Khair
Nabihah
www.students.missouri.edu/~mso
September 16, 2008
The venue for the fastathon has changed. The breakfast will now be in Memorial Union South 206. We apologize for the inconvenience. Email from Nabihah follows:
Salaam,
The approved constitution from the last meeting is attached and Inshallah will be uploaded to the website.
Comments and questions are welcome.
- The Fastathon will be at 7:00 pm Wed September 17th location change: Memorial Union South 206. Please encourage friends, coworkers and classmates to sign up to fast for a day or donate per pledge towards the Central Missouri Food Bank. Invite others to fast, forms can be completed at the dinner. We will be providing a catered Iftar for all participants and members. Pledge form is attached.
Please bring an item of canned food to donate to the Central Missouri Food Bank.
Students can use AP Green Chapel as a Prayer Space. Attend the Fastathon or email with any questions.
- The annual Interfaith Break-fast will be in Gywnn Lounge Wed, Sep 24 at 6:45. It will be a Potluck gathering with members of the Boone Tikkun, Jewish Students Organization and all Mizzou students. Everyone is welcome, and please bring a small dish if you can.
-Enter into a drawing for a chance to win one of three $35 gift certificates to Amazon.com: Asian Indian women age 22 or older, who were either born in the United States or moved here before the age of 13 may participate in the following survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=HMkQ_2b2ec9BxyB61GmzcHKw_3d_3d
- Monday, Sept. 22: Iran Program. Documentary film "Iran (Is Not the Problem)" & presentation by Peaceworks' Lily Tinker Fortel on her recent trip to Iran, 7:00 p.m., Ag building room 2-6
Fastathon
Memorial Union South 206
Wed, Sept 17th 7:15 pm (dinner provided)
Peaceworks Sponsored Program –Iran is not the problem
Mon Sept 22nd, 7 pm
Ag building room 2-6
Interfaith Breakfast
6:45 PM, Wednesday Sept 24th
Gwyn Hall, Gwynn Lounge
Jazak Allah Khair
Nabihah
September 14, 2008
The MSO has a soccer team that plays in the MizzouRec league. We played our first game last week and won it 2-1. Our games will be weekly on Tuesday at 9 pm. If you would like to join, please show up at that time at Stankowski Field. We are also going to try to get pictures of the game up on here. Please contact Mustafa Mohammad with any further questions.
We were featured in an article by the Maneater, check it out here: Muslim students can now worship in A.P. Green Chapel.
- Ismail Hameduddin
Webmaster
September 05, 2008
“Truly in the heart there is a void that cannot be removed except with
the company of Allah. And in it there is a sadness that cannot be
removed except with the happiness of knowing Allah and being true to
Him. And in it there is an emptiness that cannot be filled except with
love for Him and by turning to Him and always remembering Him. And if a
person were given all of the world and what is in it, it would not fill
this emptiness.” - Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya
Courtesy of Islamiology Blog.
- Ismail Hameduddin
Webmaster
September 02, 2008
IMPORTANT: There was a typo in the email Nabihah Maqbool sent out to everyone and that was posted below. The Fast-a-thon will, inshAllah, be on the 17th of September and NOT on the 10th September. The mistake has been corrected in the post below and the calendar as well to avoid any confusion.
Some other stuff:
- There is iftar at the Masjid (ICCM) every day for the whole month of Ramadan. Please come!
- Isha and Taraweeh start at 9:15 pm and end at 11:15 pm. The Masjid invited a scholar from Egypt, Abul Hasan, to spend the month in Columbia and he will be leading the prayers.
- After Taraweeh, there will be question/answer sessions. Questions can be presented directly or written down and put in a box in the prayer area.
- Every day after Fajr, Shaykh Abul Hasan has a Qur'an gathering at the Masjid. It includes reading and explanation.
- Ismail Hameduddin
Webmaster
September 01, 2008
1) “Whoever prays qiyaam, i.e. Taraweeh, with the imam until he
finishes, it will be recorded as if he spent the whole night in
prayer.” (Saheeh at-Tirmidhi)
2) “Have suhoor, for in suhoor there is blessing." (Agreed Upon)
3)
"A man will follow the religion of his close friend, so let each of you
look to who he takes a close friend." (Saheeh at-Tirmidhi)
- Ismail Hameduddin
Webmaster
August 29, 2008
Salaam everyone,
Welcome to the new semester,
- If you know of anyone who wants to get updates, please send me their name and email address.
- There will be a cleaning session for the Islamic Center of Central Missouri in preparation for Ramadan, tonight after Maghrib prayer.
- First MSO meeting, Wednesday, September 10th in Memorial Union South 304 at 7:30 PM. Inshallah we will be praying Maghrib and providing an Iftar dinner. All new and existing members and encouraged to attend.
- The Fast-a-thon will be 7:30 pm Wednesday September 17th in Memorial Union North Scatter Lounge, first floor (tentative location). Please encourage friends, coworkers and classmates to sign up to fast for a day or donate per pledge towards the Central Missouri Food Bank. We will be providing an Iftar dinner for all participants and members.
- Please email me if you are able to table for any (as many) of the following :
Winter activities Mart
Wednesday, September 3rd, 10 am- 2 pm, Lowry Mall
Fast-a-thon tabling
Thursday, September 11, 9:30-2
Friday, September 12, 9:30-12:30
Monday, September 15, 9:30-2
Tuesday, September 16, 9:30-2
- If you are interested in chairing or helping the Fast-a-thon event, please contact me.
We are also looking for businesses in providing food for Iftar or any donations.
- Please contact me if you are able to prepare any dishes for Sept 10 or 17. Any type of dish would be appreciated.
- Three Cups of Tea with Greg Mortenson, Tuesday September 16, 2008, Location: Jesse Auditorium, Tickets: Free for students, $10 for public, Time: 7:30 PM Lecture/Q&A. A #1 New York Times Bestseller, Mortenson will speak and answer questions about building schools in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. He will be signing books in the University Bookstore at 4:00 PM.
- Monday, Sept. 22: Iran Program. Documentary film "Iran (Is Not the Problem)" & presentation by Peaceworks' Lily Tinker Fortel on her recent trip to Iran, 7:00 p.m., MU-location TBA.
Any reservations made on behalf of MSO not approved by the executive board and not reserved by PR chair (Nabihah) will be canceled.
Jazak Allah Khair
- Nabihah Maqbool
Public Relations Officer
nabihahm@gmail.com
August 27, 2008
Ramadan is coming up very soon and this will be the last weekend of Shabaan. The masjid (ICCM) is planning to have a volunteer clean up before so that the masjid will be neat and clean during the holy month. Whoever wants to help clean the house of Allah, please show up after Maghreb this Friday (August 29). This event will be on the calendar as well.
- Ismail Hameduddin
Webmaster
August 18, 2008
Inshallah, there will be a "Khatm" of the Qur'an on August 30th, 2008 after Fajr at the Masjid (ICCM). Everyone is invited to come and join. There will be breakfast afterwards as usual. This event is also on the calendar. Please contact Dr. Ahmad Muraywid for more information.
- Ismail Hameduddin
Webmaster
July 20, 2008
I made a new section under Local Information called Muslim Owned Businesses. If you would like your business to be up there when its not already, please let me know. If there are any other changes or updates needed to be made to the business information, also please let me know. I tried to include every Muslim business in Columbia but I may have forgotten a few here and there.
- Ismail Hameduddin
Webmaster
July 18, 2008
The executive board has been meeting over the summer to sort things out for the new semester. Most responsibilities have been divided and plans are starting to form for next year. The board is also reviewing the constitution to update and correct it.
Ramadan will be coming early this year; in the second week of class, right after the annual ISNA convention. The Masjid will have iftar most days like they do every year. The community is also trying to bring a Qari and Aalim from Egypt for Ramadan. I will post more information as I know about it.
Today is the 15th of Rajab of the Hijri calendar and the next month will be Shabaan and after that Ramadan. The Prophet (PBUH), when he saw the moon of Rajab, would say:
"O Allah, bless in Rajab and Sha'ban and let us reach Ramadan (i.e. prolong our life till Ramadan so that we may benefit from it)". In Arabic,
"Allahuma Bariklana fee Rajab wa Sha'ban, wa Balighna Ramadan".
Allah bless all of us in Rajab and Sha'ban and let us reach Ramadan. Ameen.
- Ismail Hameduddin
Webmaster
July 07, 2008
Its finally done! The above design features (logo + phrase) took me around two hours of dedicated work to do. Looks very very pleasing I should say. I was tempted to put in a calligraphic Bismillah somewhere but resisted. Let me know what you think of the website.
- Ismail Hameduddin
Webmaster
July 05, 2008
As promised, the MSO website is almost 100% complete now. The Calendar is up and is flagged to be updated regularly. The Photographs are up and running and if you have any pictures, please let me know, so I can put them up. Two sections need help: the History of MSO @Mizzou and Islam sections, if you can contribute to either, please let me know. The only thing wanting is the logo at the top of the website, which I will try to finish within the next week.
MSO president, Dr. Zaza, volunteered to help with the Arabic version of the website, so that has been taken care of.
The brothers have a meeting time and place every week: every Wednesday after Maghreb at the Masjid (at Dr. Muraywid's dinner). That is all for now.
- Ismail Hameduddin
Webmaster
July 01, 2008
The MSO shirts have been designed. Here is how the shirts will look:
  We also need volunteers for the international center!
June 30, 2008
Welcome to the Muslim Student Organization at Mizzou website! We are currently working on our website and it should be up and running by around the end of the first week of July, 2008. In the mean time, please contact Mustafa Mohammad for more information!
Thanks for your patience!
- Ismail Hameduddin
Webmaster
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