By Tasneem Adams It was a moving and awe-inspiring feeling for the first group of people who viewed the blessed relics of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) at a special event at the Palestine Museum on Sunday night. Members of the ulema, Muslim organisations and other dignitaries were given the first[…]
This forms part of a series by Dr Salim Parker and can be read on his blog hajjdoctor.co.za There was no question about her intention; she was going to perform Hajj. The question was whether she’ll make it for that year. She did not apply in time and was not[…]
Cape Town should brace itself for the arrival of the esteemed UK scholar, Shaykh Hasan Ali. The British alim is on his first tour of South Africa, which has kicked off in Johannesburg. Shaykh Hasan Ali has been described as “down to earth, full of humour and is known as[…]
The Cape Town Islamic Educational Centre (CTIEC) organized an inspirational event in honour of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH). The Grand Moulood 1440 took place on Sunday 27 January 2019, which was attended by hundreds of devotees from across the City of Cape Town, including few guests from the Gauteng and Kwa[…]
The following is the official statement by the Muslim Judicial Council, following its Special General Majlis Meeting held at the MJC on Saturday: Decisions were made and steps were taken in the run-up to, and the aftermath of the wedding of Ebrahim Rasool’s daughter has necessitated deep introspection within our[…]
With wafts of water and lemon oil and the sound of women cutting lemon leaves filling our masajid, we are reminded of the beauty of commemorating the birth of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). The gathering, traditionally referred to as Moulood An-Nabi, also known as “Rampies Sny” is a hallowed cultural tradition[…]
In another move aimed at reducing Islamic influence in China, authorities there have renamed a river because it had an “Arabic-sounding name”. The name of the river “Aiyi” has been changed to “Diannong” by the autonomous government of Ningxia, home to the mainland’s largest number of Muslims, a report by[…]
By Prof Ebrahim Moosa Today my wonderful, caring and justice-loving friend Mawlana Ihsan Hendricks passed away in Cape Town, South Africa. Mawlana Ihsan was born in Worcester, and trained as a traditional alim, scholar of Islam at Darul Uloom Newcastle in Kwazulu-Natal and at the Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama in[…]
Tributes and messages of condolences are streaming in from far and wide following the news of the death of Maulana Ihsaan Hendricks, considered a giant of Islamic intellectual thought and social justice activism in South Africa. Maulana Ihsaan succumbed to a long term illness on Friday night, at the age[…]
As discussion around the contentious Cape Accord intensifies within the Muslim community, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has announced that it will not sign the document, citing “contextual inconsistencies.” The MJC discussed the contents of the document at a special General Majlis Meeting on Wednesday. The Cape Accord embraces the[…]
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