CMRM Convenes Successful 2018 AGM On Sunday 03 June the Claremont Main Road Masjid (CMRM) held another successful Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Newlands Sports Science Institute. The AGM was attended by close to 100 members and congregants. Haji Yusuf (Boeta Jowa) Abrahams stepped down as CMRM Chairperson after two terms in office (6 years). Khadeeja Bassier and ... Read More »
Manifesting Forgiveness Al-hamdulillah, we are blessed to witness another month of Ramadaan; a month of seeking forgiveness, of focusing on pursuing taqwa, a month of increased generosity, of controlling our negative urges and emotions; and of heightening our capacity to improve ourselves. All of these pursuits for excellence is captured in a verse of the Qur’an … وَسَارِعُواْ إِلَى مَغْفِرَةٍ ... Read More »
In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Dispenser of Grace Khutbah – Masjidul Quds, Gatesville 16th Ramadan 1439 Imam Dr. A. Rashied Omar Introduction We praise and thank Allah the Lord of Mercy and Compassion for once again affording us the wonderful opportunity of experiencing the great blessings of the fasting month of Ramadan. We have reached ... Read More »
In the Name of God, Merciful to All, Compassionate to Each Towards an Understanding of Structural and Cultural Violence Claremont Main Road Masjid Part One Introduction It is great to be back in Cape Town, even with the two-minute showers. It is good to be back at my spiritual home, the Claremont Main Road Masjid (CMRM) after spending almost a ... Read More »
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In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Dispenser of Grace 2nd Ramadan 1439 Women and Janazah (Funerals) أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ You are obsessed by greed and competing with each other for worldly possessions حَتَّى زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ Until you reach your graves. (Surah al-Takathur, Chapter 102, Verses 1 and 2) During the blessed month of Ramadan, janazahs or funerals ... Read More »
PRESS STATEMENT – 16 MAY 2018 Claremont Main Road Masjid Mourns the Death of Palestinians The Claremont Main Road Masjid (CMRM) joined Palestine solidarity groups in Cape Town to mark the 70th anniversary of Nakba Day on Tuesday 15 May 2018. This was a day after more than 60 Palestinian protesters were callously shot and killed by ... Read More »
Claremont Main Road Mosque Faith – Compassion – Justice