Muslim Students Organisation


The Muslim Students Organisation of India or MSO is a students and youth wing of Sunni Muslims, notably of Barelvi movement, who are associated with Sufism in India. It is working all over India. MSO is one of the strongest youth movement of Aligarh Muslim University and has strong presence in Muslim population and institutions of the country.It was formed to counter the influence of SIMI at Aligarh Muslim University.

Mission

Formation and ideology

Formed in 1977 at Aligarh Muslim University by students and academicians. MSO of India follows Ahle Sunnah Wal Jama'ah ideology of Islam which is also known as traditional Islam. MSO is of the view that Sufi Islamic teachings based on peace, mutual cooperation, love, brotherhood and communal harmony are the only alternative left before the world in order to establish peace.

Patrons

MSO is patronized by following leading Islamic scholars of the country who are among the 500 most influential Muslims of the world.
Professor in the department of Urdu at Aligarh Muslim University, Sajjada nashin of Sufi Dargah and Khanqah-e-Barkaatiya, Marehra Shareef & President of Jamia Al Barkaat Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Gaddi Nasheen of Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Former Professor in the department of History of Aligarh Muslim University

Aims and objective

As per its website MSO has following aims and objectives
Prominently, MSO organises following programmes through its various units across the country
;Against Extremism and Terrorism
;Against ISIL
According to Shantanu Mukheji, MSO is considered very active in the radicalization programme as well as to contain the rise of Wahhabism in India.
;Al-Aqsa Mosque and Palestine
;Freedom of Palestine and Al Aqsa Mosque Conference 2012
;Protest against Dove World Outreach Center Quran-burning controversy
;Letter to Indian P.M against Myanmar Killing of Minorities
;Massive protest against Talibani Wahabi Terrorism

Stance on national issues

Demand to stop lynching and assurance of life and liberty
MSO protested at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi and in western U.P against continuous lynchings of Muslim by right wing Hindu organisations.
;Condemnation of extremism
;Meeting with Assam state Chief Minister over Assam Minorities killing
;Demand for Jobs and Education for Muslim Students
;Protest against legalisation of homosexuality in country
;On harassment of Kashmiri Muslim students in North India
;Gopalgarh riots
;Call to release innocent Muslim youths
;Protest against Religious discrimination
;Peace Conferences
;Rudrapur communal riots

Religious activities

MSO annually organises several events in different parts of the country on the occasion of Mawlid. Members of MSO celebrates the day with enthusiasm and took out processions. MSO Aligarh Muslim University unit regularly organises Azmat-e-Rasool Conference in Kennedy auditorium which is attended by more than three thousand students of the University. The Speakers who have attended includes former and present Vice Chancellors, specially Dr. P. K. Abdul Aziz, Lt Zameerud-din Shah, Dr.Faizan Mustafa, popular Sunni leaders like Mufti Mukarram Ahmad, Saeed Noori of Raza Academy, Allama Yaseen Akhtar Misbahi and former member of parliament Obaidullah Khan Azmi and World Islamic Mission General Secretary Allama Qamaruzzaman Azmi. The gatherings are regularly presided by Prof. Syed Ameen Mian Qaudri.

Educational activities

In South India, MSO Maharashtra state unit organised a national seminar on great freedom fighter Allama Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi on 29 January 2012 at Ghulam Momin College Auditorium at Bhiwandi city of Maharashtra. The seminar was presided over by Dr. Saheb Ali, Dept. of Urdu, Mumbai University.

List of Office Bearers

No.OfficePresidentGeneral Secretary
12005-07Abdul Jaleel Nizami Abdul Azeez
22008-11Abdul Hakim Azhari Shahnawaz Warsi
32011-13Syed Muhammed Quadri RP Hussain
42013-15Syed Muhammed Quadri Shujaat Ali Quadri
52015-17Mufti Khalid Ayyub MisbahiShujaat Ali Quadri
62017-20Shujaat Ali Quadri Abdul Qadir Hamdani