السلام عليكم (Asalaamu alaikum...peace be upon you),
I am sooooo excited!! Our Islamic Ummah Club has FINALLY been approved and is an "OFFICIAL" club on campus. Alhamdulilah! Allahu akbar!!! Really...all praises are for Allah (SWT) for making this possible. :)
*btw, "ummah" means "community" for any non-Muslims reading this*
I was also contacted today by a writer for the school newspaper. She would like to do an article in next month's paper, on the club. Alhamdulilah! What a great way to get our name out there to the student body, to let others know that this club now exists.
There's so much I want to see this club accomplish, insh'Allah. So far, here are the things we hope to do this semester:
1. Establish a prayer room on campus for ALL faiths.
2. Have monthly Islamic Info Tables set up, with free Qur'an give-aways, as well as bake sales.
3. A t-shirt sale, with two designs to choose from (one Islamic theme, and one Religious Tolerance theme).
4. Set up a website to also sell the shirts.
5. Help donate items for the Haiti relief efforts.
6. Sponsor a needy Muslim family in the local community.
7. Have dinner at La Kasbah Moroccan restaurant again (during spring break).
8. Take a trip to Philly and visit some historical sights, and shop at some Islamic stores.
9. Have a guest speaker on campus at the end of the semester, to talk on the similarities between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
10. Participate in the annual Amani Festival; a multi-cultural celebration.
11. Have a car wash as a fundraiser, on campus.
I have been so busy trying to get this together. It's a lot of work, masha'Allah. But, I am loving every second of it. It's a great feeling of accomplishment, just having the club approved, and to know we can now move forward with educating others about Islam. Insh'Allah, this club will be successful, and the semester will be great.
I just had to share this wonderful news.
For anyone that is interested, we have a FB group page here:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=...d=170178764572
Salaam,
Aakifah
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As salaamu alaykum wa Rahmat Allah wa Barakatuh.
ReplyDeleteAllahu Akbar, what a huge blessing! May your club benefit many and be a source of great reward - ameen! May it draw Allah's Pleasure and be protected from His Wrath - ameen!
While I'm here, I'm tagging you for the 5 Things Lists. You can check out mine here: http://maitotheextreme.blogspot.com/2010/01/ive-been-tagged-here-are-my-5-things.html
Much love and big hugs,
Mai