Director's Message
ASSALAMMUALAIKUM !
Hunger Games 2014 is an initiative by National University of Singapore Muslim Society (NUSMS) to promote elements of Islam in a sport event setting. Similar event that has been organised by NUSMS includes Night Cycling which has been held annually for the past few years.
Through Hunger Games, we hope to utilise sports as a platform to learn and share about Islam and its teaching, be it history or sirah, values or akhlak, the Quran or the hadith to name a few. We are incorporating these elements in our sports and games that will be enjoyed by both our participants and facilitators alike. We believe, sports can be use as a useful and effective tool to impart learning and embed positive values in one's character. We agree, we could live better through sports as a Muslim student, citizen and a person in general.
We hope more Muslim youth would participate more actively in sports and lead a healthy and active lifestyle in line with the encouragement by the religion. We also hope our participants and partners could realise the importance and benefits of sports and its position in Islam. With all these beliefs and aims, we present to you, the "NUSMS Hunger Games 2014: Strengthen Your Deen, Strengthen You" , for whoever who has the hunger to connect to the religion in his/her everyday life including in doing sports ! We are looking forward to see you joining us, insya-Allah !
“A strong Muslim (believer) is better and more beloved/lovable to Allah than a weak Muslim (believer)….”
- Prophet Muhammad PBUH
( Sahih Muslim Book 33, No. 6441)
Wasalam,
Wan