Jumu’ah: Claremont Main Road Masjid 29 March 2019 الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذِي هَدَانَا لِهَـذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِنَهْتَدِيَ لَوْلا أَنْ هَدَانَا اللّهُ All praises due to Allah, who has guided us to this, and had it not been for the guidance of Allah we would not have been guided All praises are due to Allah, the most High The Lord of Mercy ... Read More »
Khutab 2018
Khutbah: Friday 22 March 2019: International Day for the Elimination of Racism and Discrimination by Cassiem Khan
All praise be to Allah Who is a refuge for those who live in fear, الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذِي يُؤْمِنُ الْخَائِفِينَ، Who comes to the help of those who are upright (saaliheen), وَيُنَجِّي الصَّالِحِينَ،Who promotes the cause of the oppressed, وَيَرْفَعُ الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ، annihilates the oppressors, وَيَضَعُ الْمُسْتَكْبِرِينَ،Who destroys the monarchs and appoints others in their place.وَيُهْلِكُ مُلُوكاً وَيَسْتَخْلِفُ آخَرِينَ؛The aide of ... Read More »
MEDIA STATEMENT on Cyclone devastation in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi
20 MARCH 2019 CMRM Offers Prayers for Cyclone Victims in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi The Claremont Main Road Masjid (CMRM) offers commiseration and prayers for affected communities in neighbouring Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, following the devastating cyclone that made landfall on Sunday 17 March 2019. It is estimated that more than 1000 people may have been killed and up to ... Read More »
MEDIA STATEMENT CMRM Condemns Islamophobic Attack on Worshippers in Christchurch
15 MARCH 2019 CMRM Condemns Islamophobic Attack on Worshippers in Christchurch The Claremont Main Road Masjid (CMRM) strongly condemns the terrorist attack killing over 49 worshippers during a Friday congregational service at two Islamic Centres in Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday 15 March 2019. It is outrageous and unconscionable and those responsible should be speedily brought to justice. These latest attacks ... Read More »
Khutbah Friday 22 February 2019: Adolescents by Dr Rafiq Khan
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Pre-Khutbah-Friday 15 February 2019 – The Gift of Mothering – As a Solution to Gender Based Violence by Magboeba Davids
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Friday 25 January 2019 – PreKhutbah: Surprises in The Quran by Maroot Reynolds
As-Salamu-Alaykum-Wa-Rahmatullah-Wa-Barakatu. It would seem more people than me like it when a myth is debunked. For too long I believed some things which I was relieved to find are regarded differently in the Qur’an. Things like it is easy to get into hell and that is where a lot of (if not most) people are headed. And if I do ... Read More »
Khutbah: Friday 11 January 2019: The question of race in South Africa by Shaheed Matthee
Some thoughts on the question of race in South Africa and Surah al-Hujurat, verse 13 و من آياته إختلاف ألوانكم و ألسنتكم إن في ذالك لآيات للعالمين (سورة روم) يأيها الناس إنا خلقناكم من ذكر و أنثى و جعلناكم شعوبا و قبائل لتعارفوا … (سورة الحجرات) Alle dank en prys kom toe na A…., baas en skepper van die wereld; ... Read More »
Khutbah: Friday 4 January 2019: Solidarity with the Uyghur Muslims of China Imam Dr. A. Rashied Omar
7th Rabi` al-Thani 1440 In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Dispenser of Grace Allah, the Lord of Compassionate Justice, proclaims in the Glorious Qur’an in Surah Ibrahim, Chapter 14, verses 43 and 44: وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ غَافِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ الظَّالِمُونَ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ الْأَبْصَارُ مُهْطِعِينَ مُقْنِعِي رُءُوسِهِمْ لَا يَرْتَدُّ إِلَيْهِمْ طَرْفُهُمْ وَأَفْئِدَتُهُمْ هَوَاءٌ Do not ... Read More »
Khutbah: Friday 28 December 2018: Muḥāsabah – Taking Stock of Our Lives by Imam Dr. Rashied Omar
In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Dispenser of GraceKhutbahClaremont Main Road Masjid 20th Rabi` al-Thani 1440x By the Divine Grace of Allah, al-Muhyi al-Mumit – the Creator of Death and Life, we have reached the last Friday jumu`ahservice of the Gregorian Year 2018. In my khutbah today I would like to encourage each one of us to reflect on our personal lives ... Read More »