About
Who We Are
The Muslim Students Association (MSA) brings together Muslim students to provide resources, essential services, and educational tools needed to enhance their university experience.
Services provided include:
A Chaplaincy program
Weekly Jum’uah (Friday) prayers
Regularly maintained general prayer spaces
A student-run Islamic library
Halaqas (religious knowledge gatherings)
Tajweed (Qur’an recitation) classes
Social events and community activities
Past + recurring events include (not limited to):
Annual MSA Frosh
Ramadan Iftars (dinners)
Eid al Fitr & Eid al Adha celebrations
Lecture series
Information sessions
Social awareness campaigns
Fundraising dinners/galas
Discover Islam Week
Our annual MSA Ski Trip
Our Shura Council
Our team works as a "Shura Council" - Shura (شُورَى) is an Arabic word that means consultation and as an Islamic principle, calls upon Muslims to gather under mutual consultation and articulate with each other upon sound reason to form productive opinions and strategies. Allah ﷻ revealed in Ayah 38 of Surah Ash-Shura:
"[Those] who respond to their Lord, establish prayer, conduct their affairs by mutual consultation, and donate from what We have provided for them;"
With this principle in mind, our team operates with multiple portfolios, including: Administration, Communications, Community, Education, External, Social, Finance, Prayer, Internal, and the position of President (Amir/Amira). Each portfolio has at least one Vice President (VP), who are either elected or appointed at the end of the Winter Semester. Portfolios may also have Directors, who are interviewed and selected at the beggining of the Fall Semester, to support specific objectives within a given portfolio.
