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A conversation around Zaahied Sallie’s illustrated sīrah becomes a deeper reflection on Prophetic literacy: not merely knowing the story, but allowing its moral vision to shape Muslim homes, character, compassion and responsibility. By ADNAAN ADAMS On August 18, I had the honour of being in conversation with...

Zandvliet’s story links Shaykh Yusuf’s exile, the growth of organised Islam at the Cape and the living traditions of Moulood. Through archival research and community memory, the writer follows a heritage sustained by generations. By FAIZAL DARRIES There is a tendency, when speaking of Shaykh Yusuf of...

South African leaders, Members of Parliament, and Islamic institutions pay rich tributes to the founding patron of international seminaries following his funeral in Sultanpur Sharif. By SAYED RIDHWAAN MOHAMED A solemn wave of grief has swept across the global Muslim world and throughout South Africa following the...

Cape Town’s Tana Baru commemoration marked 140 years since the colonial closure of South Africa’s oldest Muslim cemetery, honouring the pioneers buried there and recalling the community uprising that defended this sacred ground in 1886. By ANWAR OMAR On a cold, rainy winter’s day in Cape Town,...

MOHAMED ABBAS RUMANEY (1950 - 2026) In two heartfelt tributes, Abbas Rumaney is remembered as a devoted father, trusted mentor and generous community figure whose faith, wisdom, humour and encouragement shaped lives, strengthened family bonds and left an enduring legacy. A daughter’s eulogy to her father: hero,...

Drawing on her family’s Cape Town history, the writer examines how Apartheid classifications such as ‘Cape Malay’ and ‘coloured’ continue to shape identity and belonging. She argues that recognising shared humanity can help South Africans move beyond inherited racial labels. By DR NADIA KAMIES Like many people...

Professor John Esposito transformed the study of Islam by challenging prejudice with rigorous scholarship, intellectual integrity and genuine engagement with Muslim societies. A reflection on the life and legacy of one of the world’s most respected scholars of contemporary Islam. By PROFESSOR JUNAID S. AHMAD There are...

There are some people whose passing leaves an legacy that endures due to the profound impact they had on others. MAHMOOD SANGLAY reflects on multiple tributes received in honour of Mohamed Abbas Rumaney. Many of his peers simply knew him as Abbas bhai. Since his passing on...

Three moving tributes honour the life and legacy of Haji Mogamat Rashad Jedaar , the distinguished educator, principal and Islamic scholar whose visionary leadership transformed Muhammadeyah Primary School and left an enduring mark on generations of learners, teachers and the broader Muslim community. By FARID SAYED Perhaps...

In the concluding part of Reclaiming Agency, DR ISMAIL ADAM PATEL argues that Muslims must recover an authentically Islamic public vocabulary, revive the classical concept of ribat, and build institutions, scholarship, technology and civic leadership that transform devotion into sustained collective action. Part Three The marginalisation of...