In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Dispenser of Grace وَنُرِيدُ أَنْ نَمُنَّ عَلَى الَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ الْوَارِثِينَ We wished to be Gracious to those who were being oppressed on the earth, by making them leaders and inheritors of the land (Surah al-Qasas, 28:5) Since this jumu’ah service takes place on Workers Day, ... Read More »
With a landmark 21st anniversary of our 1994 watershed democratic elections upon us, I want to use this opportunity to reflect on this critical conjuncture of our history. South Africa undergoes periodic paroxysms of serious debate around transformation when a signal event occurs or a dramatic eye-catching one. The rest of the time this debate simmers in the background by ... Read More »
Shaykh Sadullah Khan will be delivering the Good Friday Khutbah on 3 April 2015. Read More »
Humour is the result of particular cognitive experiences provoking laughter and providing amusement. Such experiences can be elicited through the written word, drawings or pictures, action or simply through expression. Humour comes in different forms. Higher forms of humour include wit, irony, satire, turn of phrase, the use of pun, exaggeration, an element of surprise, or simple cleverness. Lower forms ... Read More »
In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. World Interfaith Harmony Week Connecting our Inner Apartments to assert the Normative Values of Humanity. It was in the 9th year of the Islamic calendar, 9 years after the Hijra, 9 years after the strategic retreat from Mecca to Medina, that God revealed the chapter of the Quran, Surah Hujurat or ... Read More »
In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Dispenser of Grace Respected Elders, Beloved Brothers and Sisters, The beginning of a new academic year is an exciting time and a great opportunity for a fresh start. Over the next few weeks our children and youth are going to need our encouragement, support, guidance and prayers. I would like to ... Read More »
In The Name Of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful We Beseech Allah To Send His Choicest Blessings And Peace Upon Our Leader And Master, Muhammad (S.A.W). Maulud al-Nabi A fortnight ago we celebrated the occasion of Maulud-al-Nabi at this masjid, as we have been doing for the past 160 years. It has become a part of the ‘urf or custom ... Read More »
CMRM APPEALS TO MUSLIMS NOT TO BE PROVOKED BY OFFENSIVE CARTOONS IN WAKE OF PARIS ATTACK The killing of 12 people at the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in Paris is an act that should be condemned in the strongest terms. Regardless of the provocation by this magazine in insulting marginal population groups including Africans, immigrants and Muslims, this act of ... Read More »
In the Name of God, the Compassionate and Dispenser of Grace The Claremont Main Road Mosque congregation sends greetings of peace and love to all our Christian compatriots, family and friends. We wish you a blessed Christmas and a prosperous New Year. The Gregorian year 2014 has been a difficult and strained one for Muslim-Christian relations at the global level. ... Read More »
Claremont Main Road Mosque Faith – Compassion – Justice