Construction of the long-awaited masjid in Knysna has recommenced following the builders well-deserved holiday. The development follows approval by the Knysna Municipality for building plans submitted last year and will cater to the majority Muslim community. Residents have in the past expressed concerns that the current area used as a[…]
The Knysna Muslim Council has commenced with the construction work of a long-awaited masjid in the area. The development follows approval by the Knysna Municipality for building plans submitted earlier this year. Around 14 years ago, the first masjid facility in the form of a garage was used for Jumu’ah.[…]
By:Najma Bibi Noor Mahomed The Islamic Centre of Tableview is celebrating a milestone after it successfully purchased premises to serve the growing Muslim community. This comes after a long journey in locating a premises and the added burden of accessing funding to financially support the centre. Fazlin Jakoet, the secretary[…]
It’s been a work in progress, but finally the first Jumuah will be marked at a new masjid in Khayelitsha. The masjid is the project of the Fajrul Islam Centre, an organisation focused on dawah and education. The masjid is located at 120 Ngcwalazi drive in Khayelitsha. The centre purchased[…]
The dispute between a group of Knysna residents and the Knysna Muslim Council heads to the Western Cape High court on Wednesday, after a decade of wrangling over the building of a masjid for the local Muslim community. While the Knysna Municipality has pledged its full support behind the building[…]
Awqaf South Africa embarked on a three day masjid tour where the organisation visited 22 Islamic institutions in the emerging communities of Cape Town. The aim of the visit was to meet with the imams of these institutions and to assess their needs and conditions of how they operate –[…]
During Ramadan, Muslims from around the world do more to intensify their spirituality, some by seclusion in the masjid in the last ten days of the sacred month. Itikaaf is a practice consisting of a period of staying in a masjid for a certain number of days, devoting oneself to[…]
Following an overwhelming response from the broader community, the Shukrul Mubeen Water Project will be able to distribute water to drought-stricken provinces around South Africa this weekend. 4500 bottles of water has been collected at the Shukrul Mubeen masjid and will be stored at the Gift of the Givers (GOTG)[…]
It’s been a hard task, but finally, the panelists on the VOC/AWQAF 21 Masjid Renovation project have selected their beneficiaries. Twenty one masajid will be given a facelift. R10 000 has been donated to this project from Awqaf’s waqf project. VOC and Awqaf have expressed thanks to members of the community and VOC[…]
As VOC celebrates 21 years of Ramadan broadcasting, it has adopted a novel initiative in partnership with Awqaf South Africa, to renovate certain masajid in impoverished communities across the Cape Flats this Ramadan. The VOC/Awqaf Masjid Renovation Project supported by Sanzaf is a first and will see the radio station taking its[…]
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