MUSA - University of Otago Muslim University Students' Association

Assalam alaykum sisters,
We are excited to bring back this semester’s halaqah ✨🤩

In addition to our Quran halaqahs we’ll also be incorporating teachings from Imam Ghazzali’s book ‘Ihya ulum ad-din’ where he delves into almost every aspect of Islam.

Don’t forget to bring your notebooks and sincere intention to gain knowledge for the sake of Allah!!! 😌

Baklava, karak tea, free Quran and hijab/keffiyeh tryons! Clubs day was a success! 🥳 MUSA welcomes all current and new members to semester 2. Keep your eyes and ears open on our socials for upcoming events ☝🏽

A message from Rawaa!

“Assalamu alikuym Community,

This year, let's come together to support our brothers and sisters in Gaza by donating for Qurbani/Tadhya. Any amount, big or small, can make a significant difference in sacrificing a sheep in Gaza and providing much-needed meat for families in need and a blessed Adha celebration. *Donations will be sent by myself, Rawaa Elhanafy, a Palestinian Gazan through my family in Gaza. *02-0820-0494499-000*

I will document and report back to the community with photos and videos of the sacrifice that will take place from your donations, and the distribution of meat to families through community groups and our Instagram page, allforafreepalestine.
https://www.instagram.com/allforafreepalestine?igsh=NjllYW81NzN0bTRy

Thank you for your generosity and compassion. JazakuAllah Allah kheir.

May Allah accept”

Our Eid Al-Fitr celebration was a success! 🎉😍

Shoutout to all those who came to our event, our execs for putting together a marvelous event and to the family who catered for us!

See you all at our next event! 🥳🥳

Assalamualaikum! Our long awaited Eid Al-Fitr celebration is this Saturday on the 20th of April which will be held at the Dental School. We have lots going on including exciting activities for everyone to enjoy and prizes up for grabs! Here’s a glimpse of what to expect for the evening, can’t wait to see you all there in your traditional outfits!!

Salaam alaykum to our brothers and sisters in MUSA!

Our Muslim Prayer Room in the Union Building underwent renovations over the mid-semester and it is now completed and ready to be used!

Prayer room is located on the 2nd floor of Union Building. Once you go up the stairs, turn left if you are facing Toroa’s College Dining Hall and Locals HQ. If you require access to the room, please email [email protected] with your name and student ID requesting access to the space.

Eid Mubarak and jazakallah khair! ☝🏽

Assalmualaikum everyone! Come along to our Iftar potluck on Tuesday 9th April. Our main meal will be catered for but feel free to bring salads and desserts! We will have prayer in the MCR after breaking our fast and then proceed with dinner. See you all there!

Assalamualaikum!
Mark your calendars! Our annual Eid Al-Fitr celebration will be held on Saturday 20th April from 5:30pm to 9pm. We’ll be releasing more information closer to the date so keep an eye out!

(P.S. This date is not the actual date for Eid Al-Fitr, we are holding the celebration on this date)

Assalamualaikum! We’re looking for a Sister’s events coordinator to join our exec this year. Submit your nominations before the end of this week via the google form linked on our page. We’ll be holding the election THIS SUNDAY so don’t leave it too late!

Assalamualaikum everyone!

We’re excited to announce our welcome event which has been organised by MUSA, OMCC, and OMA. The order of events are as follows:
- A talk will be held by a representative from each club
- The sausage sizzle!!
- Dhuhr prayer
- Activities planned: sisters will have a painting session and brothers will play volleyball

See you all there!

Salam everyone! Come find us at IFF this Sunday from 3pm-7pm on Otago Museum Reserve as we have a delicious menu prepared for you all!

Assalamu alaykum all!

MUSA is proud to kick off the year with our first event being Clubs Day! This is happening tomorrow, 22nd Feb, at the Otago Musuem Reserve from 10am to 3pm. Come find us and join our club! As a member, you can attend any of our events we hold throughout the year for free and with the membership, you will have access to our membership card where if you present it to our sponsors at different restaurants and stores, you get to enjoy special discounts!

Membership cards will be ready to be collected once they are printed and our sponsors are finalised!

You can find us at Table #29 tomorrow! So do not be shy to come say hi, meet the team and join us.

A message from MUSA’s 2020/21 exec member Rawaa Elhanafy. All help and contributions will go towards a good cause. May Allah reward you all for your efforts.

“It's been uplifting to see the support that has grown within the past few months alone, but life has not been easy at all being a Palestinian, a Gazan.

I hope this message finds you well. I'm reaching out to share a GiveALittle page created to support my immediate family, my mother's family in Gaza, who are facing challenging circumstances under this genocide. Palestinians in Gaza are forced to flee or be murdered, but fleeing is not a possibility if you cannot pay thousands of money. Unfortunately, this is what life has become. We have lost the closest family members to us, and don't want to bear no more. The funds raised will help us help them flee to Egypt for a safer environment. Life has been very hard and stressful, we need help helping them. Your support and sharing of the page would mean a lot to us. Here's the link:
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-evacuate-and-save-my-family-from-gaza

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/save-zoheirs-family-and-offer-hope-to-start-again

Thank you for considering, and feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Best,
Rawaa and her family”

Save Zoheir's Family and Offer Hope to Start Again! This page is to help give them a glimpse of hope to survive again! I do appreciate you for reading these simple words of our painful story.

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Assalamualaikum everyone! MUSA is excited to introduce our 2024 MUSA exec. Our team is looking forward to bringing you very fun and meaningful activities throughout the year, starting with Clubs day on 22nd February as well as International Food Festival on 25th February. Do come down to get your memberships as well as some delicious food!

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh everyone,

Following the success of our sausage sizzle fundraiser last week, we will be having another one tomorrow! It will be held from 12.00pm to 2.30 pm outside OUSA Clubs and Socs. All proceeds will go to Federation of Islamic Association of New Zealand (FIANZ) who will channel the funds to humanitarian agencies working on the ground to assist those affected by these disasters. Please spread the news to everyone! Hope to see all of you there. You can even just come for a chat & to show your support! ☺️

MUSA will always stand in solidarity for our brothers and sisters in Palestine, in Afghanistan and all around the world! If you have any suggestions on what we can do in the future, don't hesitate to DM us!

May Allah (S.W.T) reward you for your charitable act! 😃

Assalamu Alaykum everyone,

EDIT: Our location has changed to OUSA Clubs and Socs! And we will be encouraging bank transfer or cash!

As part of our initiatives to raise awareness at the University on whats happening in Palestine and for the recent earthquake that occurred in Afghanistan, MUSA will be hosting a sausage sizzle fundraiser on Thursday 19th October from 12:00pm to 2:30pm! We will be having sausage sizzle at Union Lawn. All proceeds will go to Federation of Islamic Association of New Zealand (FIANZ) who will channel the funds to humanitarian agencies working on the ground to assist those affected by these disasters. Please spread the news to everyone! Hope to see all of you there. You can even just come for a chat & to show your support! ☺️

MUSA will always stand in solidarity for our brothers and sisters in Palestine, in Afghanistan and all around the world! If you have any suggestions on what we can do in the future, don't hesitate to DM us!

May Allah (S.W.T) reward you for your charitable act! :D

Assalamu Alaikum! We're looking forward to being back on campus for 2024! With the new year, we're on the search for young, passionate Muslim students who want to make the Islamic experience on campus the best it can be. Swipe right to see what roles you can run for!
Nominate yourself using the google form linked in our bio!!

Assalam alaykum, head to the link in the bio to find out more.

Can’t wait to see you all there!!

Don’t miss out on the reward of fasting these days. May Allah reward us all🤲.
Ameen!

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When you pass by the meadows of Paradise, indulge freely in them.” They said, “What are the meadows of paradise?” The prophet said, “Circles of remembrance.”

Join our Sisters Halaqah, where we connect and reflect on great women in Islam ✨

🗓️ Every fortnight, On Sunday
🕛 4:30 to 6:30
📍OUSA building, Room 2
❤️ All sisters welcome!

MUSA looks forward to working with our partner NIYA and encourages our members to join in the kōrero

Regions Outreach by NIYA seeks to reach out, listen, and korero with Muslim rangatahi [youth] across the country, especially those outside our main city centres to support social cohesion and a united future for Muslim rangatahi in Aotearoa New Zealand.

We want to hear how your community is doing, and how we can support communities like yours. To do this, we have engaging workshop sessions planned around the country to have enriching korero and development. This initiative is the beginning of what we'd love to be a lasting relationship, and a tangible action plan to support Muslim youth in Aotearoa.

While we're beginning down south, we're hoping to get around all our major towns and cities across Aotearoa to meet you all. Are you interested in attending our Regions Outreach programme in Mataura or Dunedin?

RSVP LINK IN BIO AND IN COMMENTS

Eid Al-Adha 2023! Thanks to everyone who came and made this event really amazing, we can’t wait to see everyone again ❤️

📸: Thank to for the pics!!

Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu all! We are excited to reveal the details of our celebration. We will be at the dental school lounge from 5:30 on Saturday, with a range of fun games from across the Muslim world for you to join in with. And did we mention loads of good food cooked up both by us and our sponsor? It'll be an amazing night and we can't wait to see you all there!

Assalam alaykum everyone, we are announcing that there will be an SGM held next Friday to elect the following positions: Secretary, Student affairs coordinator, Food Officer, 2 General members. In order to nominate yourself use the google form link in our bio and you need to be present on the day of the SGM. Looking forward to welcome our new members😆
Form link : ⬇️

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfT8ynKYJHH2XOIDnjSVZN_WG0ddjOqg2yEM8cb8F3n44v9qA/viewform?usp=sf_link