{"id":26,"date":"2020-06-02T11:06:25","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T15:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/interfaith\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-01-30T15:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:33:50","slug":"muslim-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/interfaith\/muslim-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslim Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Muslim Chaplain<\/h2>\n<p>Adelphi\u2019s Muslim Chaplain works closely with and advises Adelphi\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/myaulife.adelphi.edu\/organization\/MuslimStudentAssociation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Muslim Student Association<\/a>. He also provides information relating to some of the local Islamic centers such as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.icliny.org\/zjam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Islamic Center of Long Island<\/a> in Westbury.<\/p>\n<h3>Office Hours<\/h3>\n<p>Mondays, Wednesdays from 2:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.<br \/>\nBlodgett Hall Room 200B<\/p>\n<p>Fridays from 12:50 p.m.- 2:20 p.m.<br \/>\nInterfaith Center, Earle Hall, 3rd Floor Room 303<\/p>\n<h2>Muslim Student Association<\/h2>\n<p>The Adelphi University Muslim Student Association (MSA) promotes unity among Muslims and non-Muslims alike. It is also for those interested in learning about the Islamic religion in general. The MSA conducts social, cultural, religious, and other activities, including festivals to celebrate Islamic holidays.<\/p>\n<h3>Muslim Student Association Meetings<\/h3>\n<p>Thursday: 1:00 p.m.\u20132:00 p.m.<br \/>\nUniversity Center, Room 118\/119<\/p>\n<p>MSA meetings provide a forum for students to discuss their faith and its teachings in a friendly, inclusive and non-judgemental environment. Meetings often include an open discussion about any Islam-related topics members wish to discuss. The meetings are well-attended and sometimes include non-Muslim students.<\/p>\n<h2>Jumu\u2019ah (Friday prayers)<\/h2>\n<p><span>Fridays from 1:30 p.m.\u20132:30 p.m.<br \/>\nInterfaith Prayer Space, University Center \u2013 Room 303<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Jumu\u2019ah, reflections on the Qur\u2019an as well as contemporary issues, is given by the Muslim Chaplain Abdin Chande. Occasionally, MSA also offers a second Friday Khutbah from 2:00 p.m.\u20132:30 p.m. (given by a student, the Vice-President of MSA, when available).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Interfaith Chapel has Muslim prayer rugs and copies of the Qur\u2019an near the rugs. Additional copies of the Qur\u2019an are available on the bookshelf near the Achan Family Interfaith Center entrance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Conveniently located next to the chapel is a bathroom with a foot-washing basin for making udhu (ritual washing before prayer),<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Quranic Study Circle<\/h2>\n<p>The study session will be held after Friday Prayers for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muslim Chaplain Adelphi\u2019s Muslim Chaplain works closely with and advises Adelphi\u2019s Muslim Student Association. He also provides information relating to some of the local Islamic centers such as the Islamic Center of Long Island in Westbury. Office Hours Mondays, Wednesdays from 2:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. Blodgett Hall Room 200B Fridays from 12:50 p.m.- 2:20 p.m.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<title>Muslim Services | Achan Family Interfaith Center at Adelphi University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Adelphi\u2019s\u00a0Muslim Chaplain\u00a0works closely with and advises Adelphi\u2019s\u00a0Muslim Student Association while providing information from some of the local Islamic centers such as the\u00a0Islamic Center of Long Island.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/interfaith\/muslim-services\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" 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