In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Dispenser of Grace The War on the Cape Flats: How Do We Respond? 23rd Dhu al-Qa`ida 1440 Introduction On Wednesday 17 July 2019 Tasneem Simons, a 22-year-old pregnant woman, was killed after she was caught in crossfire while hanging her washing. Tasneem’s murder was the 20th death as a result of ... Read More »
(disclaimer: when I use the masculine gender for ease, it also includes the feminine) I want to begin by placing the human at the centre of my talk – how we have been honoured as the children of God. God not only says “we have certainly created man in the best of stature”, but also “We have certainly honoured the ... Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Claremont Main Road Mosque Faith – Compassion – Justice