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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.

17/10/2026

💚 EVER WANTED TO BE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER?

Your chance to shape the future of SUMSA is here! 👀✨

Join us for our 2026 AGM as we elect our next Shura team and look ahead to another year of building a stronger Muslim community on campus!

From Dawah and Marketing to Treasurer, Secretary and Community Outreach, there’s a place for you to contribute your skills, ideas and passion. 🤍

🗓️ Saturday, 31st October
⏰ 10AM
💻 Online via Zoom

📝 Shura applications close Friday, 30th October at 11:59PM!

Apply now through the link: https://forms.gle/7pjk28RDwM46j5EHA

Let’s work together to make a difference on campus, inshaAllah! 🌱

15/10/2026

🔥🍗 SUMSA SISTERS’ BBQ & POTLUCK ☀️🧺

Time to fire up the grill!! 🔥 Get ready for an afternoon of good food, sunshine, and sisterhood, inshaAllah! Bring along your favourite baked goods to share, and don’t forget to bring water guns, balls, games, and anything else for some fun in the sun! 💦🏐☀️

🚗 We’ll also try to organise carpooling for sisters!

📅 Sunday, 25th October
🕛 12 PM – 4 PM
📍 Blaxland Riverside Park

Hope to see you all there, inshaAllah!! 🤝☀️

🔥 A grill worth showing up for. 🍗

Register in bio.

14/10/2026

https://forms.gle/XBZqFvwSdrqfvinv6

Get ready to hit the track with SUMSA for an evening of go karting at Hyper Karting, Moore Park. Brothers. It’s time to find out who’s the next Charles Leclerc, all hype and potential but no results, and who’s gonna pull a Lando Norris, make mistakes and blame everyone but themselves🫣😭

Date: Thursday, 29 October 2026
Location: Hyper Karting, Moore Park (Entertainment Quarter, Level 5 Car Park) https://maps.app.goo.gl/X16yg56rehArLYx77
Time: Evening (exact time TBC), Will be after 5pm
Cost: $30 per person
Spots Available: 24

IMPORTANT:
Spots are strictly limited to 24 participants and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis based on form submissions.

12/10/2026

🌊 STORIES OF THE PROPHETS: YUNUS (AS) 🐋

OUR HALAQAH SERIES RETURNS 🥳

A story of patience, repentance, and never losing hope in the mercy of Allah SWT. 🤍

Join us as we reflect on the beautiful story of Prophet Yunus (AS) and the timeless lessons his journey holds for us all. ✨

📅 Thursday 15th October
🕑 12pm - 1pm
📍 Storie Dixon Musallah

11/10/2026

SUMSA SISTERS' Coastal Hike 👟😵‍💫🌊✨️

Coastal views, lots of steps and yummy food 😋! Alhamdulilah for a beautiful morning spent making memories, strengthening our sisterhood and enjoying Allah's spectacular creations together 🍃🌸.

07/10/2026

🕌 TALES OF THE UMMAH - Fahreddin 🇹🇷

1916. History's last caliphate, the Ottoman Empire, was on the brink of collapse. Makkah had been lost, so was the majority of Arabia, except for one city. Madinah.

The commander responsible for the defence of the city, Fahreddin, had a profound dream. He was surrounded by men he could not recognise, but a man from amongst them approached the Ottoman commander. He had a glow, a noor in which could not be described. That man was none other than our beloved Prophet SAW.

It was this dream that motivated the soldiers of Madinah to hold out, despite being outnumbered, cut off from the Ottoman heartland, and enduring famine.

It was this love of our Prophet SAW that honoured these martyrs, a tale in which must be remembered. Oppressors trample on our places of worship, silence our call to prayers, murder our brothers and sisters.

It was Fahreddin and his men who endured unimaginable hardship to keep the city of the Prophet SAW honoured and protected 🤍

07/10/2026

🥾 SUMSA SISTERS’ HIKE 🌊

📅 Saturday, 10 October
⏰ 9:00am
📍 Bondi Beach → Coogee
🥾 ~6km | Easy–moderate

🥪 DIY sandwich bar, fruits & juice after the hike!

🔗 Register via the link in our bio, inshaAllah!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvFRBq0ZMGzRmFeHtmfBCSt42MwGBV7zIalT_-U87DWLF5Wg/viewform?usp=publish-editor
Can’t wait to see you there! 🫶🏼

30/09/2026

Reason to Certitude
🗣 A Daʿwa Workshop

Explore the foundations of Islamic belief through the Qurʾān, reason and Islamic theology. We’ll consider proofs for God’s existence, causation, and how divine destiny relates to human choice.

Understand your beliefs, explain them and hold them with certitude.

Presented By: Salvatore Tarek Bagnato, a high school English teacher who also teaches Islamic studies. He is an editor for _Traversing Tradition_ and wrote one of its most-read articles of 2024 on reason and revelation.

🗓 Tuesday 6th October (Week 9)
🕒 3pm - 6pm
📍F11 Chemistry Lecture Theatre 2, Sydney University

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Storie Dixson Wing Room 200
Sydney, NSW
2006

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