Muslim Chaplain @ UQ

The Muslim Chaplain / Imam is an official visiting staff of UQ and is appointed by the University for religious needs of Muslim students at the University. The Muslim Chaplain, and the Chaplain’s Team of Volunteers, organise and take care of Prayer Room and Worship needs of Muslim students at the Campus.

Some of the main roles of the Muslim Chaplain / Imam and the Chaplain’s Team of Volunteers are the following:

• To maintain the Prayer Room areas provided at the UQ Multifaith Centre
• The Friday Prayer (Jumu’ah) at UQ
• Ramadan Taraweeh prayers
• To be available for religious advice (“pastoral care”) for Muslim students at the Campus
• To write letters, on behalf of UQ Muslim students’ religious needs, to UQ Examinations or others when an exam may clash with Friday Prayer or Ramadan obligations.