Events

Come as you are.

Our calendar fills up each semester. Here’s what’s coming up, a look back at recent gatherings, and the weekly programs that run all year. Everyone is welcome. Times are Eastern (ET).

Coming up

Every Friday

Jumu’ah (Friday prayer)

: khutbah 2:15 PM, iqamah 2:30 PM, at the MSA Community Center (our masjid), 2001 Woodmar Dr, Houghton. Everyone is welcome.

See prayer times

New events are announced on Instagram first. Follow @msa.mtu on Instagram

Recent gatherings

Family Hiking & Scenic Trip

A bus full of families up the Keweenaw: Great Sand Bay, a fog-wrapped Brockway Mountain, and Copper Harbor. Worth every minute.

Sun, Aug 16 Keweenaw Peninsula

Eid al-Adha Badminton Tournament

Eid Mubarak! Our Eid al-Adha badminton tournament brought players together at the Student Development Complex at Michigan Tech.

Fri, May 29 Student Development Complex

Eid al-Adha BBQ

Eid Mubarak from the grill! We celebrated Eid al-Adha with a BBQ among friends at McLain State Park.

Thu, May 28 McLain State Park

Eid al-Adha Soccer Tournament

Four teams, one league: our 3rd MSA soccer tournament on the first day of Eid al-Adha, at Michigan Tech.

Wed, May 27 Student Development Complex

Eid al-Adha

Eid Mubarak! Our community gathered on Sherman Field at Michigan Tech for the Eid al-Adha prayer under a clear sky.

Wed, May 27 Sherman Field

Streamline Workflows with Agentic AI

Dr. Ali Awad joined us at the MSA Community Center, our masjid, for an MSA workshop on how to streamline your work using agentic AI.

Sat, Apr 18 3–5 PM ET MSA Community Center

Weekly & ongoing

Beyond our one-time events, these gatherings repeat through the year, most of them at the MSA Community Center, our masjid (2001 Woodmar Dr). New to MTU? Any of them is a good place to start.

  • Friday Sermon (Jumu’ah): every Friday at the Community Center. See the prayer times page for this week’s time.
  • Five daily prayers: prayed daily at the Community Center, in congregation when people are there.
  • Men’s & Ladies’ Halaqah: the brothers’ study circle meets weekly, Fridays after Maghrib at the Community Center; sisters, message us for the next date of the Ladies’ Halaqah.
  • Pickup soccer: Tuesdays and Fridays, 9 to 11 PM, at the SDC (Student Development Complex).
  • Sunday Children’s Madrasa: on pause for now. We’re working to bring back weekly Quran and Arabic for kids.
  • Ramadan community iftars: every Friday, Saturday and Sunday during Ramadan, with a Grand Iftar.

Have a question about an event, or want to suggest one? Get in touch, or follow @msa.mtu for the latest.