Newark Mist

Our mission statement is to inspire young adults to follow what they believe in and expand their knowledge by participating in MIST competitions, while implementing the yearly theme in their everyday lives. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Latest Meeting: 2\15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prayer Timings are as follows: Fajr - 6:06 AM || Dhur - 1:18 PM || Asr - 3:45 PM || Maghrib - 7:07 PM || Isha - 8:30 PM

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MIST 2K17 RECAP

MIST 2017 has officially ended and was one to remember. Here are the awards Newark High won this year:

Most Hype - Mehrab Noor

Most Compassionate - Tasneem Noor

Knowledge Test 1 - Zumana Noor (3rd Place)

Fashion Design - Hafsah Mansoori (1st Place)

Social Media - Tasneem & Zumana (1st Place)

Community Service - Hafsah Mansoori (3rd Place)

Congrats to those who won, but remember, we are all winners! There will be some photos attached of this weekend and if any other members have some, please send them to us. 

Tasneem and I enjoyed creating and posting on this blog. We hope we were able to inspire others to voice their opinion about issues and speak out about them. We also hope that we were able to reach out to non-Muslims and change their view about Islam. This blog means everything to us.

We bid farewell to the seniors: Mehrab, Suehale, and Ahmad. We hope to see the others next year iA (God-willing). Until next year, STAY MISTIFIED!

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MIST Reminders for Sunday 3/19

Today was the first day of MIST weekend 2017. Our team has advanced into the quarter-finals for MIST Bowl and semi-finals for Math Olympics. Study some more tonight so you can be even more prepared for the competitions. Interviews will also be held so make sure to be prepared. 

For the team members, make sure to dress formally, as the awards ceremony will be held tomorrow. The attire is:

Boys: Black, white, and/or lilac attire.

Girls: Black/purple/white outfit with lilac hijab.

Also team members, make sure to practice the chant more, if needed. If you plan on going by the bus again from ISD (Masjid Ibrahim) tomorrow, then make sure to be there by 6:15 AM, same as today.

It is sad that MIST 2017 is almost coming to an end, but lets make the most out of the time we have and enjoy it. See all of you guys tomorrow morning iA!

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MIST Reminders!

MIST is tomorrow!!!! We hope everyone is in the MIST spirit and is hype for the competitions. With that being said, here are some reminders for tomorrow for Newark team members:

Transportation: If you plan on going by bus to MIST from ISD (Masjid Ibrahim), please come tomorrow there by 6:15 AM. 

Attire: Make sure to wear your team t-shirt tomorrow and black, white and/or purple formal wear on Sunday. If you did not receive your team t-shirt today, you’ll get it tomorrow morning. 

Waivers: Print and fill out the two waivers sent in the recent email. You must do so in order to compete in MIST.

Checklist of things to bring:

School ID*

Competition Work/Entries*

Completed Waivers (2)*

Some Cash (for emergency use)

Snacks

Water Bottles

Phone Charger

MIST Spirit*

*: mandatory, must bring

Other than that, get excited for the weekend we have been waiting for!!

|| Tasneem & Zumana ||

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Traits of a Beautiful Muslim

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More Love for Allah equals Less Love for the Dunya (Animated GIF)

Originally found on: ummatii

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It is not uncommon for Muslims to put so much into this dunya neglecting what could occur in the hereafter. With that being said we should beautify our hearts and souls to prepare for the hereafter.

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Advice Column

Question: How do you accept your imperfections and work towards perfection?

Answers:

Zumana - I think accepting your imperfections will take time. If you are an insecure person, you have to realize that no one is perfect. Allah (swt) did not make us out to be perfect nor did he expect us to be perfect. But I remember listening to this piece of information in a halqa years ago and it always stuck with me: We are not perfect, we make mistakes, but those who repent are the ones who are closer to perfection. In that sense, I took it as we should not let those imperfection/mistakes get to us, instead we should ask for forgiveness and move forward to improving ourselves. I am definitely not a perfect person, but I try to always repent when I make a mistake and if there is something that I do not like about myself, like a personal trait or something, I work towards changing that. No one will ever reach true perfection, but those who work hard to better themselves are ones who are closer to perfection than anyone. 

Mehrab - I think you should be yourself and do not try to be like other people. Once you understand that not everyone was made a like, you’ll start accepting your imperfections.

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Body Image is a topic that I have realized over the past years we, as Muslims, do not really indulge into. We are taught how our souls and mind is what should set us aside from others and what people should judge us on, not our looks. But body image issues is something the youth struggle with, boy or girl. We see these people in the media and often wish we could look like them. Even the people who you did not think struggle from it, do. As a community and society, we should work towards helping and promoting body confidence. 

In this article, by Naiyerah Kolkailah, she goes into depth describing this issue and solutions. She explains how we are often told that we are not enough, that no matter what we will have imperfections. It is true, no one is perfect, but it hurts when people tell us that no matter what, we will never be enough. Whether we like to admit it or not, we face these troubles. 

She then explains how God has truly blessed us. Islam does promote outward beauty, in cleanliness, nice clothes, good hygiene, etc. Just because we should focus on inner beauty does not mean we cannot focus on outer beauty as well. God made us differently and unique in our own ways. No one person will look like another, well except if you have a twin, but even then you will have differences. 

Allah (swt) has blessed us with many gifts. He gives us experiences we got to live through each day, we get to live in a house, under a stable roof, we get to feel emotions of joy, etc. We overlook all the aspects of life we get to live and focus on the negativity. We should not let those comments allow us doubt our self-worth. “ So, rather than striving to perfect a body that will, one day, end up covered in dirt, how about we turn to what truly matters?”. 

“Surely, we have created the human being in the finest stature” { Qu’ran 95:4}.

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MIST Basktetball

Good luck to the boys from Newark who are competing in the basketball competition tomorrow. Just a reminder for those competiting, check the recent email and print out the waiver. Make sure to bring the waiver signed tomorrow so you can compete. Also for the rest of team members, make sure to practice the chant that is also in the email. We hope you guys are preparing well and working hard! Remember, do your best and leave the rest to Allah (swt).

|| Tasneem & Zumana ||

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Nike Just Introduced A Line Of Sport Hijabs

Because Muslim women are athletes, too

On March 7th, 2017 Nike just announced their new pro-sports hijab! This is definitely a highlight so far for Muslims in the year of 2017. Subhan’Allah ( glory to God), despite all the hatred towards Muslims big companies such as Nike, are able to look past that and create something as beneficial like the sports hijab for Muslim women. This is a step forward in the right direction for Muslims! Many women have felt that they were not able to participate in sports due to modest and hijab difficulties, but this proves otherwise. This is a form of beauty; people ignore the mendacious comments made towards us and choose to look at what Islam really is and make product that are beneficial for us. It’s time for all the inner beast of Hijabis to be released as we dominate and perform actively in sports. 

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International Women’s Day

In honer of International Women’s Day, we take a moment to honor all those women, present and past, who paved the way for change in how the female gender is viewed. Women like Khadijah (RA) ,Marie Curie, Sirimavo R.D. Bandaranaike, Mother Teresa, Oprah Winfrey, Emma Watson, Malala Yousafzai, Ibtihaj Muhammad, and more show us what it is to be a strong, independent, and beautiful woman. They did not let societal standards and boundaries stop them from achieving their dreams and make change in the world. Let them be role models as they had and continue to have an impact on the world. 

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There are three big snakes that harm human beings: 1. To be intolerant and impatient with the people around you, 2. To be habituated to something you cannot leave, 3. And to be controlled by your ego.

Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil Al-Haqqani An-Naqshbandi (via islamicquotesandwisdom)

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The beauty of Islam and teaching it to others. 

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Subhan’Allah (glory to God), despite the man being extremely sinful, he dies in the sake if forgiveness. No matter how much sins he committed in the past, Allah (swt) was able to forgive. That is the beauty of repentance and Allah (swt). No matter how many mistakes we do, Allah (swt) is so generous if forgiving us. We should all look to this story as a lesson; we should never stop asking our Lord for forgiveness. We should never turn away from Allah (swt). That man was able to find the beauty of forgiveness right before his last breath. 

“His repentance was so much, his repentance was so great, ... if he would have asked forgiveness for the entire of mankind, I swear by my might and my majesty, I would have forgiven all of mankind”. {Allah (swt)}

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Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.

Colin Powell

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It was narrated that Jabir said: “The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: ‘There is nothing between a person and disbelief except abandoning Salah.’” [Sunan an-Nasa'i]

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Have you prayed today?

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