Claremont Main Road Mosque Faith – Compassion – Justice
There Is A War In Our Midst – We Must Respond
MEDIA STATEMENT 17 July 2019 There Is A War In Our Midst – We Must Respond Working class communities on the Cape Flats are engulfed in a violent and deadly civil conflict. Gang turf wars, drug peddling, violent crime, murders, sexual assaults, killing of children and the incessant breakdown of the social fabric of family and community life are the ... Read More »
Friday: 5 July 2019: Pre-khutbah: Sudan: “Forcing People into Paradise”? Dr Shamil Jeppie
Sudan: “Forcing People into Paradise”? Shamil Jeppie Over the last month we have been watching events in Sudan as the Sudanese people began rising up against the government of the man who has held onto power for three decades, General Omar el-Bashir. When the Egyptians rose up in 2011 and Hosni Mubarak was forced out of office there were only ... Read More »
Khubah: Friday 28 June 2019: Bidding Farewell to the Pilgrims (Hujjaj) by Imam Dr. A.Rashied Omar
In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Dispenser of Grace 24th Shawwal 1440 We have reached the last jumu`ah service of the lunar month of Shawwal. During the coming week, insha-Allah, we will enter the lunar month of Dhu al-Qa`idah. The lunar month of Dhu al-Qa`idah is the second of the three months of hajj. Allah, the Sublime, ... Read More »
Friday 21 June 2019: Pre Khutbah Talk: Being A Youth in South Africa Today by Mazin Jeppie
About a week or two ago I was asked to deliver the pre-khutbah talk with a specific focus on the youth and my reflections as a young person living in South Africa. In this talk, I will firstly provide some background on the history of Youth Day and it’s equivalents in other countries. Secondly, I will summarize the significance of ... Read More »
I’d ul Fitr Khutbah: 5 June 2019: World Environment Day: Becoming an Eco-Muslim by Imam Dr. A. Rashied Omar
ألله أكبر، الله أكبر، الله أكبر، الله أكبر ولله الحمد God is Greater than; God is Greater than; God is Greater than; All Praise, Thanks and Gratitude belongs to God Alone Introduction We gather here at this `Id al-Fitr service to bid farewell to the blessed and beautiful month of Ramadan. By the Grace of Allah, the ever-Merciful and all-Compassionate, ... Read More »
Khutbah: Friday 31 May 2019: From Abstinence (imsak) to Elevation (rif’ah): Reimagining Imam Abdullah Haron’s Path of Shahadah (bearing witness) in the Quest for Justice and Dignity by Aslam Fataar
The month of Ramadan is a hadiyyah, a gift. We abstain in this month from our baser physical desires as a means of connecting to the higher purposes of life. Ramadan sensitises us to our small human frailties, encouraging us to offer a smile, a good word, and material support that comfort the weak, sick and frail. Ramadan presents us ... Read More »
Khutbah: Friday 31 May 2019:
From Abstinence (imsak) to Elevation (rif’ah): Reimagining Imam Abdullah Haron’s Path of Shahadah (bearing witness) in the Quest for Justice and Dignity Aslam Fataar Khutbah delivered at Claremont Main Road Masjid, 31 May 2019 The month of Ramadan is a hadiyyah, a gift. We abstain in this month from our baser physical desires as a means of connecting to the ... Read More »
Friday 24 May 2019: Pre-Khutbah Talk: The Response of the Muslim Community to the Detention and Death of Imam Abdullah Haron by Jaamia Galant
Assalamu `Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatu Rabbish rahli sadri, wa yassirli amri, wah lul `uqdatan min lisani, yaf qahu kauli “O my Lord! Open up my heart and make my task easy for me, and loosen the knot from my tongue so that they might fully understand my speech.” In keeping with our series of jumu`ah talks this Ramadan ... Read More »
Africa Day 2019
