This semester the UMBC MSA will be hosting the biannual Football Tournament. The tournament will be held on April 24, 2010 on UMBC's Erickson Field. There will also be a concurrent barbecue and inter-MSA sisters' picnic, Insha'Allah. These three big inter-MSA events will all be focused on raising funds for Muslimat Al Nisaa, a Muslim woman's shelter that is in need of such types of fund-raisers and awareness campaigns. We would like to invite the MSA at John Hopkins University, Towson University, and College Park to participate in these inter-MSA events. Below are more details about each of the three events,

*Flag-football Tournament.*
Begins at 10:30 am
In order to participate please have a minimum of 7 brothers on your team. If you need more players please contact Br. Abubakr or Br. Yousuf and arrangements can be made Insha'Allah.
Each team may have a maximum of 14 players with a maximum of 7 players on the field.
Their will be a registration fee of $6.00 per player.
The winning teams will be awarded a trophy, Insha'Allah.
For more information, please contact the Tournament Coordinators, Abubakr Shafi, (abubakr1@umbc.edu) and Yousuf Ahmad, (yousuf1@umbc.edu)

*Sisters' Picnic at Erickson Field*
Begins at 11:30am
This is an Inter-MSA sisters' event.
Participation is free, but food will cost $6.00 per person.
For more information, please contact Asmaa Khatib (akhatib2@umbc.edu).

*MSA-BBQ
*Begins at 12:00pm
Food will cost $6.00 per person.
(for those who have paid the player registration fee or the picnic fee,
the BBQ fee will not be charged.)
For more information, please contact Zabir Khan (z90khan@gmail.com).

Even though we are charging fees, none of the proceeding will be going into our MSA account. Everything we make will be going towards Muslimat Al-Nissa. So even if you don't like football, barbecues or picnics, please come to support our sisters at the shelter and encourage others in your MSA to do so as well. If you would like to donate more than your $6.00 fee or learn about other ways to assist the shelter, you will also be able to do that at this event. This is also a great opportunity to strengthen our bonds of brotherhood and sisterhood, and to ensure future inter-MSA event like this, Insha'Allah.

We will be sending out more information as it becomes available, including a flier to email to the members of your MSA.

Assalaamua’laykum Campus Students, Staff, and Community!

Islamic Awareness Week 2010 is only ONE week away! The UMBC Muslim Student Association invites YOU to learn about Islam, the way of life of a quarter of the worlds population! We welcome you to bring your friends and professors to each event planned for every day of the week. Mark your calendars for a week of gaining knowledge and meeting people with great insight, filled with love for humanity and unity across the world.

Monday April 5th, 2010- Prophets of Islam- Commons Mainstreet- 11am to 2 pm

Tuesday April 6th, 2010- Open Exhibition- Commons Mainstreet- 11 am to 2 pm

Wednesday April 7th, 2010- Hijab Live! - Commons Mainstreet- 11 am to 2 pm

Thursday April 8th, 2010- Meet the Muslims- Erickson Field- 1 to 3 pm

Friday April 9th, 2010- Islamic Professionalism- UC Room- 312- 12 noon – 1 pm


Wasalaamua’laykum,
UMBC MSA

P.S. Please help us in spreading the word and let all of your friends and colleagues know by changing your Facebook profile picture to the Islamic Awareness Week's flier image. Trust me, it does wonders :)

Sheikh Imran, imam of the Islamic Society of Baltimore, will be speaking on the life of the Beloved Prophet (PBUH) on Wednesday, March 10. The lecture will take place in the Inter-Faith Center at 4:00 p.m. 

We are in the month of Rabi-ul Awal, the month in which the Prophet (PBUH) was born, and this event will insha Allah serve as a reminder of his legacy.

Please attend and bring your friends as well.

As-salamu Alaykum Everyone.

It's that time of the year again. MSA wants to hear from you. Come and let us know what you think of us. Good or bad, its your chance to let us have it. 

Ok so all jokes aside, this is one of the most important events for MSA. We are on campus to serve you guys and no one else can tell us about your needs and desires except you guys yourself. 

No need to get scared from the bearded men of our cabinet, we are students just like you. We too eat three times a day and skip classes like there nothing :)

Mark your calenders and write it down on a sticky note and paste it on your door. All are welcome. Tell your friends and buddies. We will be waiting for you. 

O and it goes without saying that we will be serving lunch during the meeting. Trust me, we wont let you leave with an empty stomach :)

SEE YOU ALL THERE..

Peace and blessings to everyone.

This single weekend seminar brings to light the literary marvel and subtlety of the Qur’an to English speaking audiences.  Attendees need not have background in the Arabic language.  The seminar comprises a series of discussions on literary issues pertaining to the Qur’an that are difficult to capture in translation such as the placement of Qur’anic stories, repetition, alleged grammatical errors, coherence and transitions from subject to subject, and more.

Further details about this event could be found at:

http://bayyinah.com/classes/divine-speech/