Assalaamu Alaykoem wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatu — May the peace and blessings of Almighty Allah be Upon you. Allah Almighty says, “O You who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, so that you may be Allah-Conscious (come closer to Allah). [Fasting] is[…]
“Expel the Israeli ambassador from South Africa and close the Israeli embassy.” That was the vociferous call from the crowd of 2500 at yesterday’s mass march in solidarity with Palestinians on the 70th anniversary of the Nakba. The Cape Town march was dubbed the #GreatReturnMarch in solidarity with the thousands[…]
As the South African Muslim community deals with the aftermath of last week’s horrific attack at the Imam Hussain masjid in Verulam in north of KwaZulu Natal, the leadership of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) visited the community on Monday in a show of sympathy with the Ottawa community. On[…]
South Africa’s major Islamic theological bodies have united under one banner to take a strong position against any form of religious intolerance and violence. This was the outcome of a teleconference amongst the ulema bodies this morning, in response to yesterday’s unprecedented attack on the Al Hussein masjid in Verulam,[…]
With just one week to go before the commencement of Ramadan, the Fatwa Committee of the Muslim Judicial Council has announced that the quantities and values for Ṣadaqat al-Fiṭr and Fidyah remain unchanged from last year. -Fitrah (3 kg of rice) will amount to R40 -Fidyah (1 kg of rice)[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has urged its imams to call for peace in the Mitchell’s Plain area during Jumuah today. The MJC has been central in the facilitation of discussions between the different civic associations in Mitchells Plain and the leadership of the Siqalo community, since violent protests erupted[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) met with various associations to find solutions to the spate of violent service delivery protests by residents of the Siqalo informal settlement, which reached a tipping point this week. Siqalo residents protested over service delivery and housing issues on Jakes Gerwel drive on Tuesday night,[…]
In what has been described an unprecedented move in the history of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC), a female representative has been elected as a member of the ulama body’s Executive Committee. The announcement was made following a by-election on April 21, 2018, at the MJC’s Annual General Meeting. Having[…]
For the first time in its 74 year history, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) finally has female representation on its executive level. Mualima Khadija Patel-Allie, the ameera of the MJC Women’s Forum, was elected to serve upon the MJC Executive committee during the organisation’s Annual General Meeting at the weekend.[…]
Palestine solidarity movements are hoping to reignite the epic Gaza demonstration in 2014 with a mass protest action on the 15th May, known as Nakba day. Nakba Day marks the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their home land, which lead to the creation of the Zionist state[…]
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