You may have noticed this website has not been kept up… SJSU MSA has a new website, a new board and new and exciting things happening. Please check out:

http://www.sjsumsa.net/

Forgive us, please, for previous inconveniences, and kindly do not leave any comments on this site and forward all questions, etc, to that site.

Reminder: MSA weekly meeting Wed, Nov 28 @ 12pm in the Almaden room, top floor of the SU!

Don’t forget we’re selling falafels at table #7 to raise awareness and funds for the fastathon on Dec 4!

MSA WEEKLY MEETING REMINDER

Time : 12pm// Location: Almaden Room (Student union-Third Floor)

To Do

Think About What You Can Offer to the Fastathon

MSA West conference: coming to SJSU, Inshallah, in spring 2008! We need everyone to get involved!

Really important member feedback (this is first in our hearts, but last on the agenda so that everyone can think through the above items and any other feedback they have and can respond, Inshallah)

-Open forum

AND OTHER COOL STUFF!!

  YVONNE RIDLEY coming to campus!

        Barely had the ashes of the World Trade Center in New
York settled when Sunday Express journalist Yvonne
Ridley found herself captured by the Taliban in
Afghanistan and held for 10 days.

British-born, award-winning journalist Yvonne Ridley
was a senior reporter of the Sunday Express at the
time, having spent nearly 10 years in Fleet Street
working for several prestige titles including The
Sunday Times, The Observer, Daily Mirror and
Independent on Sunday. She has also worked on projects
as a broadcaster, producer and presenter on programs
for BBC TV and radio, CNN, ITN and Carlton TV.

Ridley, who had gone to Afghanistan to report for the
British paper, found herself becoming the news
instead. And her story could not have been more full
of surprises and irony. She was duly released
unharmed. Upon her release, she started reading the Qur’an and afterwards accepted Islam.

Come hear the amazing story of this remarkable woman
for yourself! Please note: this event will not focus on her conversion, but rather her experiences as a captive and journalist.

[please note: ALL MSA events are open to EVERYONE, so feel free to invite your friends]  

          MSA WEEKLY GENERAL BODY MEETING

          EVERY WEDNESDAY @ 12pm in the Almaden Room, top floor of the SU

We can’t wait to see you all there…starting this Wednesday, God willing !

 AND

            Monday, NOVEMBER 19^th, 12PM (room TBA)

  YVONNE RIDLEY coming to campus!

        Barely had the ashes of the World Trade Center in New
York settled when Sunday Express journalist Yvonne
Ridley found herself captured by the Taliban in
Afghanistan and held for 10 days.

British-born, award-winning journalist Yvonne Ridley
was a senior reporter of the Sunday Express at the
time, having spent nearly 10 years in Fleet Street
working for several prestige titles including The
Sunday Times, The Observer, Daily Mirror and
Independent on Sunday. She has also worked on projects
as a broadcaster, producer and presenter on programs
for BBC TV and radio, CNN, ITN and Carlton TV.

Ridley, who had gone to Afghanistan to report for the
British paper, found herself becoming the news
instead. And her story could not have been more full
of surprises and irony. She was duly released
unharmed, and two years later, in a remarkable twist,
she converted to Islam.

Come hear the amazing story of this remarkable woman
for yourself!

Please note: this lecture will not focus on her conversion.

InshaAllah it will focus on her experiences as a journalist captured by the Taliban.

check this story out:

Imam Ahmed, may God be pleased with him, once was traveling and needed to stay somewhere overnight. When he went to the masjid, the guard (not recognizing Imam Ahmed) denied him entrance. Imam Ahmed tried numerous times, but the guard did not accept his requests. Frustrated, Imam Ahmed resolved to spend the night int he masjid yard. The guard became furious and dragged him away, despite the old age and frailty of Imam Ahmed. A baker, whose shop was nearby, watched this scene and took pity on Imam Ahmed. He invited the Imam to stay with him for the night. While there, Imam Ahmed noticed that the baker continually made istighfar (asking for Allah’s forgiveness) while working, and in the mroning, the Imam eagerly asked his host about the latter’s continual seeking of forgiveness. The baker said it had become like second nature, and Imam Ahmed then asked whether the man had experienced any reward from this practice.

The baker answered, “By Allah! No duaa (supplication to God) I made except that it was answered but one.” “And what is that duaa?” asked Imam Ahmed. “To be able to see the famed Imam Ahmed ibn Hanbal!”

Imam Ahmed interjected, “I am Ahmed ibn Hanbal!”

He then went on to add:

“By Allah! I was dragged to your place so that you can have your duaa/wish come true.”

- Summarized from Al Jumuah magazine, vol 19, issue 7.

SubhanAllah… Allah dragged Imam Ahmed to the house of the baker to answer his duaa.  Let us race to make istighfar (asking for forgiveness from Allah)!

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful   

Assalamu`alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

InshaAllah this reaches you all in a high state of iman and spirits! We hope you are hyped and ready for an amazing year! Get ready to start planning the…

10th annual MSA West Conference!! !

And that means YOU are invited to …

The MSA West Conference Planning Kick-Off Call!

Date:  Sunday, Oct. 28

Time: 9:00pm

Number: 1-218-936-1600
Code: 102030#

This year’s MSA West Conference will be on the weekend of February 15–17 ^th , held on the beautiful San Jose State University campus, in Northern California, inshaAllah. This year is the 10th year anniversay of the largest  Muslim student-run conference on the West Coast. With only a few months left and tons to plan, we need YOUR help to make this conference the most successful MSA West conference EVER!!

The first phase of planning for the Conference will be the Design Committee. This is where you turn on your creative minds, think back to all the great ideas you’ve had after leaving previous conferences, and help us to generate the most amazing possible topics, themes, and ideas for this year’s conference! Soon after, you get to jump on one of our conference planning committees: Programming, Workshops, Advertising, Fundraising, and Logistics!

Everyone is invited, so spread the word and tell all your fellow MSA-ers to make it! If the call timing doesn’t work for you but you are still interested in helping with the conference, please email officers@msawest. net ASAP. We can use as much help as you are willing to offer, inshaAllah.

Jazakum Allahu Khayran, may Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala reward you ALL, and don’t forget….

The MSA West Conference Planning Kick-Off Call!
Number: 1-218-936-1600
Code: 102030#

Sunday.

9pm.

Be there.

Wa`alaykum assalam warahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

MSA West Conference Steering Committee 07-08