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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Dispenser of Grace 5th Ramadan 1440 AH فَمَنْ تَطَوَّعَ خَيْرًا فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُ وَأَنْ تَصُومُوا خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ “If anyone charitably volunteers to do good of her/his own accord (i.e. does good beyond what is required and obligatory) it is virtuous for her/him, and fasting is better for you, ... Read More »
Introduction On Wednesday 8th of May 2019, South Africans will be participating in our country’s sixth non-racial general elections. These national elections take place during the 25th anniversary of our freedom from Apartheid bondage. In this khutbah I would like to provide some guidelines as to how we as Muslims should be responding to our forthcoming national democratic elections. First ... Read More »
PART 1 Tomorrow we as South African commemorate Freedom Day to mark our achievement of formal political equality on the 27th April 1994 – exactly 25 years ago. For those of you listening carefully, I didn’t use the word “Freedom”. Because some may ask what freedom do we celebrate when half of our country lives in poverty and over ... Read More »
Claremont Main Road Mosque Faith – Compassion – Justice