The University of Birmingham has been selected to host the biggest Muslim student conference of the year - the FOSIS Annual Conference.
Join FOSIS this summer in a one day extravaganza full of education, enlightenment and eemaan. The FOSIS Annual Conference 2009 will take place at Birmingham University on Saturday 20th June 2009. A jam packed day full of lectures by inspirational speakers, interactive workshops, some entertainment, and great food - a combination of the finest things a Muslim student could ask for.
Amongst the proceedings, some of the highlights will include an opportunity for attendees to listen to incredible speakers and pose questions to some political figures - plus lots more. An event not to be missed.
Confirmed speakers/acts: Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq, Shaykh Haitham al-Haddad, Shaykh Ahmed Babikr, Professor Tariq Ramadan, Furrsan Date - Saturday 20th June 2009 Time - 10am (Registration) Location - University of Birmingham Admission - £5
For more information or to book, please call 0208 452 4493, email or visit www.fosis.org.uk
If anyone wishes to volunteer for the event, please contact an ISOC committee member or put your details down on the wall and we will get in touch you as soon as possible.
1. Occupy yourself with inspecting your heart, discerning the features of your personality, giving worldly attachments a wide berth, purging yourself of ugly traits, and you would occupy yourself in adoring God the Exalted, worshipping Him and acquiring good qualities. [Imam al Ghazali]
2. If one is not satisfied with what suffices him, no abundance will ever enrich him. [Omar radi Allah anhu]
3. This world is an abode of tests. The object of life is not to avoid or deny its tests and trials, rather to successfully pass them. [Imam Zaid Shakir]
4. Many think that tests from God are always signs of His wrath. As Muslims, we believe that the trials afflicting us can be signs of His love. [Imam Zaid Shakir]
5. Human suffering is real. However, human perseverance and human dignity are just as real. They allow us to nobly endure the trials of this world. [Imam Zaid Shakir]
Audio of the Week - Protecting Our Spiritual Winter - Click the play button to listen in.
Read of the Week: Al-Husayn's question to his father, Ali رضي الله عنهما
Al-Husayn said, "I asked my father about how the messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم was at home." He (Ali) said, "It was allowed for him to enter his house for his own comfort. When he retired to his house, he divided his time into three parts-one part for Allah, one for his family, and one for himself. Then he divided his part between his people and himself. He used the time for the people more for the common people than for the elite. He did not reserve anything for himself to their exclusion. Of his conduct in the part reserved for himself was that he would show preference to the people of merit, and would divide the time according to their excellence in the deen. Some people needed one thing, some needed two, and some had many needs. He concerned himself with them and kept them busy doing things that were good for them and the community. He always asked about them and what was happening to them. He used to say, "Those who are present should convey things to those who are absent and you should let me know about what is needed by people who cannot convey their needs to me. On the Day of Rising, Allah will make firm the feet of a person who conveys to a ruler the need of someone who cannot convey it himself." This was all that was mentioned in his presence and he would only accept this from people.'"
Al-Husayn said, "Tell me about when he went out and how he behaved then?"
His father replied, "The Messenger of Allah, صلى الله عليه و سلم, held his tongue except regarding what concerned people. He brought people together and did not split them. He honored the nobles of every group of people and appointed them over their people. He was cautious about people and on his guard against them, but he did that without averting his face from them or being discourteous. He asked about his companions and he asked people how other people were. He praised what was good and encouraged it, and disliked what was ugly and discouraged it. He took a balanced course, without making changes. He was not negligent, fearing that people would become negligent or weary. He was prepared for any eventuality. He did not neglect a right nor did he let his debts reach the point where others had to help him. The best and most preferred people in his eyes were those who supported and helped him."
Al-Husayn then asked him about his assembly and how he behaved in it.
He said, "The Messenger of Allah, صلى الله عليه و سلم, did not sit down or stand up without mentioning Allah. He did not reserve a special place for himself and forbade other people to do so. When he came to people, he sat down at the edge of the assembly and told other people to do the same. He gave everyone who sat with him his share so that no one who sat with him thought that anyone was honored more than he was. If anyone sat with him or stood near him to ask for something, he put up with that person until the person turned away. When someone asked him for something he needed, he either departed with it or with some consoling words. He had the kindest and best behavior of all people, being like a father to them. They were all equal in respect of their right with him.”
May Allah swt grant us the tawfeeq to follow His beloved messenger's صلى الله عليه و سلم footsteps. Ameen ya Rabbal 'aalameen.
Birmingham University Islamic Society, with the help of FOSIS Midlands, are going to host a prestigious speaker to deliver the jummah khutbah - Mufti Ismail Menk. It will be on the tafsir of Surah Ikhlaas. He will be coming in from Zimbabwe especially for a tour and we are part of that national tour. The khutbah is open to both brothers and sisters - so we hope that you will all make the most of this excellent opportunity to learn about the true meaning of Surah Ikhlaas.
Monday 20th to Sunday 26th October 2008 sees the return of Charity Week at the University of Birmingham. Having raised over £5,000 when we last did it, we are returning to the scene to raise more than ever before. Below is the itinerary for the week - so see where you can help us out!
Our environment defines who we are - and how important is it that we fulfil the task that Allah swt has given us by preserving our iman.
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