Join
the Muslim Student Association for their 4th
annual Fast-a-thon at the UC Ballroom at 6:30 PM. Pledge to fast
for a day
and receive a FREE MEAL on us!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
What is Fast-a-thon?
Fast-a-thon is an outreach to the community aimed at bridging the gap between Muslims and non-Muslims by educating them of the month of Ramadan, and encouraging them to fast for a day. Though Ramadan is over, fasting continues. It is a way Muslims practice spiritual cleansing by refraining from evil acts and increasing their good deeds. Fasting is one of the 5 pillars of Islam and it is something 1.5 billion Muslims around the world share. Fast-a-thon gives the average college student a chance to experience a Muslim lifestyle for a day.
Sponsors will donate money for each attendee who pledges to fast. All proceeds will go to MIFA (Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association) to their Emergency Services Program that helps families in crisis. You can find out more about this @ http://www.mifa.org/emergencyservices.
Click
here for the event poster.
Click here for the
pledge form.
If you are interested in attending and (attempting to) fast
then please respond with an RSVP with your name and how many guests you
wish to
bring.
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Fast a thon is the Muslim Student Associations signature event whichE-mail Zeenan Pathan at zeenan23 @ gmail.com, Or phone 620-7758.
we have each year. The goal is to get everyone (Muslims and Non
Muslims) to fast one day and to break bread together in the evening.
Every year we educate Non Muslims about the month of Ramadan and we
share the act of fasting with them. This years theme is getting back
to the fundamentals of Islam. With all the mosque controversies We
believe that this is the ideal time to teach the general public about
what Islam really teaches.
The event for this year will take place Saturday Oct 2nd at the
University Center (University of Memphis 470 University Drive) at 6
30 PM. We are encouraging everyone to fast with us for one day as a
act of unity.
There are no admission fees for the event. However for every pledge
someone fills out volunteering to fast a local business will donate a
certain amount of money to Memphis Interfaith Associations Emergency
Services Program.http://www.mifa.org/emergencyservices.
The key note speaker will be Dr. Bashar Shala Chairman of the Memphis
Islamic Center. I am sending you the original Fast a thon Invitation
email and it has both the pledge forms and flyers attached please
spread the word. .Thank you in showing interest in our event. I am
looking forward to meeting you soon.
