Sydney University Muslim Students' Association (SUMSA)

Sydney University Muslim Students' Association (SUMSA) Sydney University Muslim Students Association (SUMSA) is the formal student body representing Muslim students on campus.

What started off as a humble effort by a small group of Muslim students and staff in the summer of 1972 has flourished into an integral part of every Muslim studying at the University of Sydney. Muslim students in the beginning of SUMSA’s fruitful history, was largely comprised of international students from Malaysia, Indonesia and Bangladesh who required the establishment of Jummu’ah prayers. So by the will of Allah, our first Annual General Meeting in the summer of 1972 adopted the SUMSA constitution and elected our primary office bearers. The following years saw an influx of Muslim students, contributing to the growing need of a permanent prayer room and events catering to spiritual and educational development. In 1975, there was a unique rotational system for training purposes, where each SUMSA member had to take turn in acting as a Khateeb, Imam and Mu-Addin, building not only public speaking dexterity but also sermon preparation skills. This was further carried out by established Friday night study circles and regular lunchtime talks and seminars on religious topics and current affairs. The year of 1990 saw the successful attainment for a small but permanent room from the Student’s Union for Zuhur and Asr prayers, committee meetings and for maintaining the SUMSA office. Yet this was not sufficient for the ever growing Muslim population on campus. Thus followed the allocation of two permanent rooms in the Old Teachers College as prayer facilities. Today, SUMSA continues to host weekly halaqa’s, dawah stalls and the annual Islamic Awareness Week. The number of attendees at Friday prayers have increased close to 500, with the shura working constantly to meet the ever growing needs of the community.

SUMSA Presents 🤩Intro to Qirā’āt & the psychological benefits of the Quran 🧠SUMSA is excited to announce that next Frida...
14/11/2025

SUMSA Presents 🤩
Intro to Qirā’āt & the psychological benefits of the Quran 🧠

SUMSA is excited to announce that next Friday, we are holding a lecture on the Qirā’āt Al-Quran featuring our esteemed guest speaker, Shaykh Omar Akhlaq 🎙️

Born and raised in the United Kingdom, he specialises in the Nizamiyya syllabus and has received ijāzāt in all ten Qirā’āt of the Qur’an while completing his studies in Egypt. Shaykh Omar is currently studying psychology and serves at Dar al-Qurra and Islamic Research Centre in Birmingham, UK 🕌

This lecture is the perfect opportunity to be introduced to all-Qirā’āt, as well as the psychological benefits of reciting the Quran for studies and as an act of worship 📿

🗣 A Q&A section will also be held, so if you have any pressing questions about the Qirā’āt and the psychological benefits of the Quran, then this is the perfect opportunity to have them answered ✨️

📅 Next Friday, 21st of November
🕓 6PM-Maghrib
📍 IMAA Centre, 220 Lakemba Street, Lakemba
👥 Brothers and sisters are welcome

To end off SUMSA's final dawah stalls for 2025, we had a sausage sizzle 🌭 and some cool refreshments 🥤 for all to enjoy,...
03/11/2025

To end off SUMSA's final dawah stalls for 2025, we had a sausage sizzle 🌭 and some cool refreshments 🥤 for all to enjoy, from our beloved volunteers to those who visited Cadigal Green!

Jazakallah khayran to everyone who joined us today! It was amazing seeing the Muslim community come together for the final time of semester 2 ❤️

02/11/2025

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Assalamu Alaykum!
We are very excited to announce SUMSA's Shura of 2026:

President: Br Mahbub-Ul Haque
Vice President: Sr Marufa Zaman
Treasurer: Br Husen Shaikh
Secretary: Sr Saba Mateen

Br Abdul Samee
Br Aydin Aslan
Br Imran Hassoun
Br Ibrahim Kris Zaini
Br Wasay Zuberi
Br Zahi Al-Aker

Sr Aisha Al-Qudah
Sr Areebah Haq
Sr Kulsum Win
Sr Mariam Ahmed
Sr Mehtaab Siddique
Sr Rafida Mahbub

May Allah ﷻ strengthen this Shura and grant them a path to success and keep them steadfast and sincere. We look forward to witnessing the new shura continue the legacy of SUMSA and seeing what they have in store for 2026 Inshallah

We also ask Allah ﷻ to abundantly reward the previous Shura for every moment they spent in service, to accept their deeds, and to keep them steadfast.

Br Adam Abdat
Br Ahmed Mirza
Br Mahmoud Bolbol
Br Omar Alsuleiman

Sr Danielle Rifahi
Sr Nour Alhuda Alhasan
Sr Salma Mardawie
Sr Rawan Ramadan
Sr Imtisal Ayyaz
Sr Zaina Siddiqui

🌙 Last Dawah Stall of the Year! 🌙Come through to Cadigal Green this Monday from 10AM–3PM for our final stall of 2025! 💫W...
30/10/2025

🌙 Last Dawah Stall of the Year! 🌙

Come through to Cadigal Green this Monday from 10AM–3PM for our final stall of 2025! 💫

We’ll be wrapping up the year with great convos, good vibes, and a sausage sizzle 🌭🔥

Don’t miss your chance to stop by, ask and answer questions, and end the semester on a high note inshaAllah

*SUMSA PRESENTS* 👀*2025 AGM* 🤩SUMSA is excited to announce that our Annual General Meeting will be held soon, which will...
18/10/2025

*SUMSA PRESENTS* 👀
*2025 AGM* 🤩

SUMSA is excited to announce that our Annual General Meeting will be held soon, which will give you all a sneak peek to the future of the MSA 🕌

As part of the AGM, the 2026 Shura will be elected, which includes a variety of roles such as Treasurer💰, Secretary 📝, Community Outreach ⚽️, Dawah 🗣 and Marketing 🎨

*Deadline to apply for shura is Saturday 25th October, 11:59PM*
The application form is below:
https://forms.gle/GfEXyubpqvMbuUDg7

🖥 Zoom (https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/84991353251)
📅 Next Sunday, 26 October
🕑 10AM

🎞 PALESTINE SCREENING TOMORROWTo end off Under The Olive Tree 🫒, SUMSA is screening No Other Land, a documentary film th...
16/10/2025

🎞 PALESTINE SCREENING TOMORROW

To end off Under The Olive Tree 🫒, SUMSA is screening No Other Land, a documentary film that shows the horrors of Israel’s illegal occupation in the West Bank 🩸

The genocide in Gaza may have ended, but justice will never be truly delivered to the Palestinian people while the occupation continues ⛓‍💥 No Other Land highlights this truth 🇵🇸

We are looking forward to seeing you 🫵 at our screening, inshaAllah!

RSVP here 👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVCLeGWDhMg2dAik0FZ1kDpYOiezesOdDXhxXm8Eq04m5MhA/viewform (link in bio)

📌 Chemistry Lecture Hall 4, Chemistry Building
📅 Tomorrow, 17th October
🕑 5PM-Maghrib

16/10/2025

🇵🇸 77 years of occupation. 77 years of resistance.

Over seven decades of illegal displacement, ethnic cleansing, and systematic oppression. More than 30 documented massacres. Thousands killed, injured, and imprisoned.

Even after the ‘ceasefire’, Israel continues to kill civilians, torture detainees, and expand settlements.
Our brothers and sisters still suffer and it is upon the Ummah to rise, speak, and rebuild.

🕊️ Join us this week:

🎤 Thursday: Talk by Sister Assala (sisters only)
Exploring the history of resistance and how we can help the Palestinian cause.

📽️ Friday: Documentary Screening + Fundraiser
Learn. Reflect. Act. Every voice, every effort, matters.

To love the land is to resist ✊Join us for an evening talk with Muslim sister and Palestinian activist, Assala Sayara, t...
14/10/2025

To love the land is to resist ✊

Join us for an evening talk with Muslim sister and Palestinian activist, Assala Sayara, to explore the Palestinian connection to land, the deep-rooted history of resistance, and how we, as students and Muslims, can take part in that ongoing struggle for justice. 🇵🇸

📅 Thursday 16th October
🕓 6:00-7:00pm
📍 Storie Dixon Musallah
🌷 Sisters Only

Under the Olive Tree 🌿 a week to remember, reflect, and reconnect.From dawah stalls and tatreez circles to a powerful do...
12/10/2025

Under the Olive Tree 🌿 a week to remember, reflect, and reconnect.

From dawah stalls and tatreez circles to a powerful documentary night, each moment is a reminder that our efforts, no matter how small, are for the sake of Allah and for the people of Palestine 🇵🇸

May Allah accept from all those who strive to raise awareness, spread truth, and stand for justice. 🤲🏽

SUMSA PRESENTS✨UNDER THE OLIVE TREE🫒Despite the ceasefire deal in Gaza, the oppression of Palestine continues, from the ...
11/10/2025

SUMSA PRESENTS✨
UNDER THE OLIVE TREE🫒

Despite the ceasefire deal in Gaza, the oppression of Palestine continues, from the illegal settlements to the complete destruction of Gaza🩸 This is a story of occupation and resistance scanning almost 80 years 🇵🇸

That is why SUMSA is running Under The Olive Tree, a week-long initiative to spread awareness of Palestine on-campus, including Palestine dawah stalls 🗣, bake sale 🧁 and more!

Stay tuned on social media for these activists and events, and how you 🫵 can help out!

📌 Sydney University
📅 Week 10, 13th-17th October

10/10/2025

THREE WEEKS SINCE IAW ✨

This is a throwback to SUMSA’s largest event of the year, Islamic Awareness Week. It was a special week where we preached the message of Islam on-campus, strengthening the brotherhood and sisterhood, and interacting with people from all walks of life ❤

We will continue this energy as we approach the final month of Semester 2, so stay tuned for what is to come at SUMSA 🕌

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Storie Dixson Wing Room 200
Sydney, NSW
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