MSA – Muslim Students Association

Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH) announced that there is no report of moon sighting today in united states. Therefore First day of Ramadan is on Saturday August 22, 2009.
For details: http://isgh.org/announcement_detail.aspx?id=79

Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) has already decided on the basis of calculation, that first day of Ramadan is on Saturday August 22, 2009.
For details: http://www.isna.net/events/Special-Announcement/Ramadan-and-Eid-ul-Fitr-Announcement.aspx

May Allah bless all of us

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“They ask you (O Muhammad PBUH) what is lawful for them (as food). Say: “lawful to you are At-Tayyibat [all kinds of Halal (lawful-good) foods which Allah has made lawful (Meat of slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables and fruits)]. And those beasts and birds of prey which you have trained as hounds, training and teaching them (to catch) in the manner as directed to you by Allah; so eat of what they catch for you, but pronounce the Name of Allah over it, and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Swift in reckoning.”

(Al-Qur’an, chapter 5, Surah Al-Ma’idah, verse-4)

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Assalam u alaikum wa rehmatullahi barkatuhu.

Dear brothers and sisters,

Alhamdulillah, the need for supplying Halal meat, the absence of which was continuously felt by the Muslim community in Houghton over the years, has been addressed.

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