Our Mission
The Muslim Students Association (MSA) is a Registered Student Organization (RSO) at the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale devoted to strengthening the Muslim community through service and activism, educating both Muslims and people of other faiths about the religion of Islam, and facilitating a better environment for students on campus.
The MSA stands for Islam as a complete way of life. By this, we will develop a dynamic, united and welcome community on campus, raise awareness of Islam, and help people become better Muslims.
The MSA is based on the Islamic ideals of united effort and brother/sisterhood. The MSA is a proactive organization based on the Islamic concepts of excellence. This unity is based on common objectives and transcends petty differences in order to have a community that every Muslim feels a part of.
“And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves” (Qu’ran 3:103)