Assalamualaikum (Peace Be Upon You),

Hope you’re having a great morning!

Welcome to the 4th issue of The MSA Times, a weekly newsletter where we update you, our lovely members, on key events and updates happening at MSA as well as giving you a Simple Sunnah (traditions and practices of the Prophet PBUH) that take 2 minutes or less to fulfill and gain immense rewards. We will also be sharing with you some Muslim news from around the world that we think you might find of value. Included will be the prayer times for the week so that we can all pray Jama‘ah for the times that we are on campus InshaAllah.

 Simple Sunnah

Sleeping and waking up early

Aisha  said about the Prophet : “He used to sleep early at night, and get up in the last part to pray, and then return to his bed.” [Bukhari]

 Upcoming Events and Announcements

Monday, October 3rd:

• Madina Masjid Brothers' Halaqa after Isha 

Tuesday, October 4th:

• Berlin Masjid Divine Discussions from 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM 

Wednesday, October 5th:

• Madina Masjid Brothers' Chai Night after Isha

Thursday, October 6th:

• MSA Storrs Halaqa at 7:30 PM

Friday, October 7th:

• Madina Masjid Sisters' Chai Night after Isha 

Saturday, October 8th:

• YM Locks Brothers' Halaqa after Isha 
• Berlin Masjid Tafsir Class from 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Sunday, October 9th:

• Berlin Masjid Sisters' Prophetic Series at 4:00 PM
• Windsor Locks Masjid Jalal's Seerah Series after Isha

 Weekly Jama'ah Times

• Duhr: 1:15 PM
• Asr: 4:15 PM
• Maghrib: 6:45 PM

 Muslim News from Around the World

Israeli forces have once again stormed Masjid Al-Aqsa on September 27th after three days of occupying East Jerusalem. Under the guise of Rosh Hashanah, the Israeli occupation barricaded multiple parts of the West Bank to allow Israeli settlers inside Masjid Al-Aqsa to perform rituals that are prohibited by law through a deal signed in 1967 between Israel and Jordan. This deal was made to uphold the status quo within Masjid Al-Aqsa’s compound by only allowing Jewish settlers to visit the premises and not engage in any prayer. This mirrors a similar series of attacks made last year during Ramadan that caused hundreds of casualties and over 400 Palestinian arrests. Many videos have surfaced of Israeli officers forcing Palestinian Muslims to leave the premises of Masjid Al-Aqsa. One of the videos included in this article shows an Israeli officer pushing an elderly man onto the stone stairs of the mosque compound.

Learn More:

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/09/28/israeli-settlers-and-occupation-forces-again-storm-al-aqsa-attack-palestinian-worshippers/

May Allah SWT make you successful in your studies and Assalamualaikum,

 The MSA Team at UConn Hartford