ISOC_RCSI Booth: ISOC members have done a great job setting up the booth!

          This year, for the first time on 20th August 2011, RCSI ISOC has put a great effort in setting up an ISOC booth at the PMC Pre-Departure Program! The aims of setting this booth are to introduce ISOC to the new PMC students and to inform them about a student body that can help them with their life as oversea students especially to the Muslims.

         ISOC members have done a great job setting up the booth! They provided pamphlets regarding the society especially on the RCSI ISOC Mission and Vision; as well as RCSI ISOC events: Charity Week, IAM, Jumaah Prayer and etc. A list of mosques in Dublin, halal food shops, restaurants and also prayer time schedule corresponds to four seasons had been provided.

It was a blast! The respond that they received was amazing!!! Some of the feedbacks include
i) Some parents requested the list of Halal shops/ restaurants
ii) The fresher are interested to know more about ISOC and Muslim life in Dublin

It was a blast! The respond was amazing!!!

This session has provided ISOC with an insight on what the students really want the society to focus on during their adjustment period and also throughout their studies. Jazakumllahukahiran kaseera to all members who helped during the programme! May the Almighty Allah s.w.t reward their efforts. ^_^

The Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) “I and the guardian of an orphan will be in The Garden like these two (His index and middle finger together)” Sahih Bukhari

”A child will be born today who you’ll never meet. But something you do or choose not do will change their life forever!”

What is Charity Week?

Charity Week is a grass roots projects started in 2004 by a small team of London University students. The aim is to raise awareness amongst the youth and communities about the tragic state of orphans around the world. Over time, Charity Week has become an institution in its own right with its own dedicated team and a cumulative total of £1 Million+ collected over four years. Today CW takes place all across the UK, Ireland and even universities in France & Australia! Hopefully will start in Malaysia soon.

Why Islamic Relief (IR)?

• IR is a secular charity that helps people of all races, cultures and background solely for the purpose of serving humanity.
• IR’s development programmes include: sustainable livelihoods, education, health & nutrition, orphans and child welfare, water & sanitation and emergency relief and disasters preparedness.
• IR is registered with the UK government’s Charity Commission – Registered Charity no. 328158
• IR has consultative status to the UN economic and social council.
• IR is a member of DEC (Disaster Emergency Committee alongside Concern, Oxfam, British Red Cross, Christian Aid and World Vision among others. The British government endorses DEC in times of natural disasters across the globe.
• IR is a signatory to code of conduct of International Red Cross & Red Crescent and other NGO’s in disaster relief.
• Member of BOND (British Overseas NGO’s Development).
• Member of Make Poverty History Global campaign.
• Established at grass roots level, evidence to this is the siege in Gaza early this year, Islamic Relief had aid workers in the Gaza strip during the siege similar to other NGO’s like the Red Cross.

WHAT CAN U DO?

CONTACT YOUR CHARITY WEEK REP IN RCSI!

Huda Mansor: haxieqanne@yahoo.co.uk 

Akmal Fazlinda: inda_5044@yahoo.com.my

Faiz: far_ease89@yahoo.com M: 0857231529

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RCSI ISOC Presents…..

RCSI ISOC Iftar & Hajat Prayer 2010

Date: Monday, 26th April 2010

Time: Starts 7.45pm

Venue: RCSI Prayer Room & Friendship Room

Event: Iftar, Doa, Hajat prayer, Quran tilawa, reminder.

For further information please contact:

Br Khidr (Brothers): 0857548539

Sr Amy (Sisters): 0852426561

ALL ARE INVITED =)

Part 1: History of Ireland in the 20th Century

Part 2: History of Ireland in the 20th Century continued & IAW Grand Dinner Part I

Part 3: IAW Grand Dinner Part II

Part 4: IAW Grand Dinner Part III

Part 5: IAW Grand Dinner Part IV

Part 6: IAW Grand Dinner Part V

Part 7: IAW Grand Dinner Part VI

Part 8: IAW Grand Dinner Part VII

When the victory of Allah has come and the conquest, And you see the people entering into the religion of Allah in multitudes,Then exalt [Him] with praise of your Lord and ask forgiveness of Him. Indeed, He is ever Accepting of repentance.

[Al-Qur'an, The Divine Support 110: 1-3]

The Islamic society of RCSI would like to say Jazakallahaire and a very big thank you to all those that nominated the ISOC for nominations among the top 5 societies and to all the students in the university that voted for the ISOC in becoming the winners of the the best society of the year award 2010.

All praises and credit solely belongs to Allah The Most High.  May Allah The Most Merciful & Most Beneficent forgive us for our mistakes and short comings.

Please remember us in your du’aa (supplications and prayers).

RCSI ISOC

“Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century.” [Mark Twain]

This is the recording of the lecture series of RCSI ISOC “Before you say I do: Fiqh of Love & Marriage” audio files on the below link.

Click on this link to retrieve the audio

Remarks by President McAleese at the closing of Islamic Awareness Week, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, Dublin, 26th February 2010

Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen.

Thank you for the welcome to this closing ceremony for Islamic Awareness Week 2010 and a special thank you to Fathima Patel for the kind invitation that allows me to be part of this special event through which the story of Islam and of our Muslim neighbours in Ireland and around the world is showcased, celebrated and explained to a wide audience.

Recent years have seen Ireland change dramatically through a remarkable increase in inward migration by people from all over the world. What once was a tiny trickle suddenly grew to become an important tributary. Ours is now a culturally very diverse place where the citizens of 188 countries make their lives and livelihoods. They have brought a rich mix of languages, religions, customs, traditions, histories and perspectives. They have come to a young Republic whose people fought long and hard for the right to a free society where all citizens are cherished equally. They have come to a country whose sons and daughters were often emigrants in strange lands themselves. They have come to a country which knows a bitter thing or two about religious and ethnic intolerance and where even the most recent history teaches us that it is possible for neighbours to live next door to one another and yet live in profound ignorance of one another’s culture and identity. We have learnt through the divisions between Christians on this island how vital it is that there is good, respectful mutual awareness and we have learnt the awful cost of failing to invest in that awareness, how fears, stereotypes, hostile attitudes and presumptions can take the place of friendship and informed awareness.

Historically Ireland’s links with the world of Islam have been relatively modest. They have largely been forged by Muslim students from many countries who paid us the compliment of undertaking their academic and professional studies here. They have proved to be wonderful ambassadors not just for their countries, faith and culture but for Ireland for wherever they have gone in the world they have spoken well of us, opened doors to us and become voluntary advocates for Ireland. Some made their lives here contributing greatly to the breadth of Irish civic and political life and implanting in Irish life a growing consciousness of the Islamic faith. And it was in fact Muslim students studying here who established the first Islamic Society in Ireland far back in 1959. Today Ireland’s Muslim population, though still relatively small, has been augmented by inward migration and by a large international student population. It is important to acknowledge here the very positive contribution that Islamic students make to Irish society and to our economy. They are helping to advance the frontiers of science, medicine and research – it is their encouraging experience of Ireland that helps our higher education institutions compete for students and recognition in this globalised world. The Islamic and Muslim Student Societies are very active in colleges across the country promoting awareness and fostering relationships across different cultures. That investment, which I hope is matched by a curiosity and a welcome from those who know little about Islam, is essential if we are to fully live our claim to be a place of many traditions about one community.

My warmest congratulations to all those in the Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS) who have put such effort into this week of celebration of Muslim faith and culture. Through a large variety of activities and events ranging from seminars to food festivals to charity events, Islamic Awareness Week plays an important part in educating our society about itself and its members. The spirit of this week is the path to understanding and I hope that as the week comes to a close more and more people will have joined the journey of mutual understanding which is so essential for the development of a tolerant, peaceful, safe and nurturing society.

Ireland has been on a steep multicultural learning curve and there is plenty of evidence of a strong willingness to honour our reputation as a place of welcome. At Government level we have a Minister with a special responsibility for the integration of our migrant communities. We have state and voluntary organisations and agencies devoted to building genuinely intercultural society and doing the work at community level which promotes the fullest inclusion of all who share this island. The student societies which have come together to organise this week have made themselves part of that vital civic endeavour. They are terrific examples, inspirational examples of active citizenship. They undertook the work not for personal reward but for the fulfilment that comes from building bridges from person to person, from culture to culture, from faith to faith and country to country. We all benefit when those bridges are strong and when they become the pathway to mutual understanding. Those who organised this week have already busy lives and yet they value both Islam and Ireland so greatly that they put an enormous effort into this week. All those who organised and participated should be very proud of the success of Islamic Awareness Week. I am very proud of them all.

Metro Eireann 26th November 2009

‘Muslim Women open up at special seminar’ by Catherine Reilly

Irish Times article 27th February 2010

“President praises Islamic student’s role in society” by Marie O’Halloran

President: Br Abdul Malik Dredar (3rd Med)

Vice-President (Brothers): Br Khidr Mohd Kamil (1st Med)

Vice-President (Sisters): Sr Eleena Azizul Rahman (3rd Med)

General Secretary: Sr Amy Norsuraya (1st year Med)

Treasurer: Br Faiz Moideen (1st year Med)

This is only the skeleton Mash’Allah,There are many other posts that are open such as IT officer, FOSIS Rep, prayer room officers, promotional officer, technical officer, Beumont rep, student affairs committee, project managers (charity week 2010, IAW 2011, grand dinner 2011).

Please brothers & sisters in RCSI, help the new jamaah and amir in any way you can Insh’Allah (project management, finance etc) . Please always remember to make du’aa for them too Insh’Allah.

May Allah SWT bless and protect them and keep them steadfast. Ameen.

Jazakallahaire