The Muslim Student Association at Marquette is a student organization aimed at providing information about Islam and providing support for those who follow the Islamic faith. We, at Marquette University, wish to provide support for the Muslims on campus, to help them live through their Islamic tradition while studying at Marquette.
But the Muslim Student Association also hopes to create dialogue with the entire community at Marquette. Our doors, minds and hearts are open to anyone who seeks us out.
We want to help students establish peace within one’s self as well as peace with others. Our doors are always open and we encourage anyone and everyone to join us. Feel free to ask us questions and feel free to use the MSA prayer hall at any time for your daily prayers.
Islam is one of the world’s major religions. Here, on Marquette’s campus, the Muslim Student Association not only would like to provide support for the Muslims on campus, but also we hope to engage Marquette’s non-Muslim community so that they can more fully understand this world religion.
Assalamu Alaykum is the traditional Islamic greeting, meaning peace be unto you. Islam is a religion of peace and a submission to Allah, God. So, Assalamu Alaykum to you all. Below is a very brief introduction to Islam and our purpose on campus.
Islam is a religion of belief and action. The 7 articles of faith and 5 pillars of Islam combine belief and action into a way of living, which is Islam.
The following quote describes Islam, by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi:
Islam is a religion which guides its followers in every aspect of their lives. It is a way of life. Islam is a religion which seeks to give a meaningful purpose to our life on this earth. It seeks to guide us in fulfilling that purpose by creating harmony between ourselves, our Creator and fellow human beings.
He goes on to describe belief in Allah, one God
Islam is a monotheistic religion. It teaches that there is only one God who is the origin and creator of the universe. This is the foundation of Islam, and is reflected in the famous sentence which says that, “There is no god but Allah.” (Allah is the Arabic name of God.)The belief in God relates us to our origin and guides us throughout our life. The belief in one God shows that man should not worship any material thing or person in this universe.
Islam is a religion of peace. This is evident even from the name “Islam” itself. (“Islam” is an Arabic word.) The word “Islam” and the Arabic word for peace, “salam” both come from the same root, “salima”.
Muslims are taught to greet each other by saying “salamun alaykum–peace be upon you.” The daily prayers also end with the same sentence. In Islam, one of the names by which God is known is “Salam” which means peace.
However, one must realize that peace can never be achieved in vacuum. It is intertwined with justice. One can have peace only on basis of justice. “Justice” means putting everything in its rightful place. If one starts putting things in the wrong places, then he disrupts the social harmony and disturbs peace.
Islam seeks to promote peace on two levels: Peace within one’s self and peace with others.
The Muslim Student Association at Marquette University wishes to provide support for the Muslims on campus, help them in living Islam while studying at Marquette. But the Muslim Student Association also hopes to create dialogue with the entire community at Marquette. We, as Sayyid Rizvi wrote, want to help establish peace within one’s self as well as peace with others.
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