The Muslim Judicial Council Halaal Trust (MJCHT) on Wednesday invited various stakeholders in the halaal sector to an open workshop in a bid to address some of the challenges faced with regards to halaal certification and Islamic economics. The gathering tackled different aspects of the industry including that of the[…]
As clashes escalated in the Al Aqsa compound in East Jerusalem for its third day, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) called an urgent press conference to express their protest against the “Zionist attack”. MJC president Maulana Igsaan Hendricks told journalists that the main concern within the ulema is that the[…]
There are no reports of any Africans injured or killed by a crane which collapsed onto Mecca’s Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia on Friday killing 107 people, the Muslim Judicial Council said. “According to some of our networks, we have established that at this moment in time there is no[…]
Ulema in Cape Town have been urged to address the Syrian crisis from the mimbar during Jumuah and to perform the Qunoot on Friday. This impassioned plea for special prayers comes as the world watches the exodus of tens of thousands of Syrians, trying to flee the devastation and brutal[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council’s (MJC) Fatwa department will strive to “preserve and progress” the legacy built up by the late Maulana Yusuf Karaan, according to the scholar’s son and new head of the department, Maulana Taha Karaan. The latter was officially unveiled as the new mufti of the MJC on[…]
Strand-based scholar Maulana Tauha Karaan has been announced as the new Mufti and head of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) Fatwa Department on Wednesday. In addition, Sheikh Mohamed Amien Fakir has also been assigned the position of Chief Judge of the department as well. Maulana Tauha’s appointment comes after the[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has expressed its disappointment with the outcome of the nominations process for its Independent Advisory Panel, calling it a “lacklustre and unsatisfactory response”. Following a timeframe of 10 months, only one nomination was submitted to the MJC for consideration. The MJC leadership and members of[…]
With renewed concern around the recent Israeli attacks and desecration of Masjidul Aqsa, Muslims locally will be able to hear a first-hand account from imams at the holy site. A delegation of five imams from Masjidul Aqsa are expected to visit Cape Town this weekend. The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC)[…]
South Africans are watching developments around Masjidul Aqsa with concern afrer Palestinians and Israelis clashed outside the Al Aqsa compound in Jerusalem on Sunday. The clash apparently was a result of Israeli forces breaking into the compound to allow Jewish worshippers onto the site. The soldiers were said to have[…]
A high level delegation from the prestigious Al Azhar University in Cairo in Egypt are visiting Cape Town this week to engage with the Muslim community. The academics have been sent to the Mother City for what has been dubbed a “Caravan of Peace”. The scholars Dr Mohammad Fawzy Abdul[…]
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