ISLAM

Cape Mawlid traditions turn listening into spiritual formation. Through stemme (voices), lāghoes, ṣalawāt and shared remembrance, communities cultivate Prophetic love, memory, resilience and a deeper capacity to respond to one another with care. By PROFESSOR ASLAM FATAAR The Cape Mawlid tradition is immediately recognisable through its sounds....

At Masjidul-Quds’ annual Moulood-un-Nabi, scholars called on Muslims to embody prophetic mercy through integrity and compassion, while urging young people to hold fast to faith, character and the enduring guidance of the Holy Quran. By SAYED RIDHWAAN MOHAMED The vibrant spirit of the local community was on...

Amid war, racism, poverty, ecological crisis and rapid technological change, this article reflects on how the Prophetic legacy, iḥsān and adab can shape Muslim ethical agency grounded in justice, mercy, dignity and care today. This article draws on a webinar lecture delivered to BEd Honours students at...

Grassy Park Mosque welcomed hundreds for Moulood-un-Nabi, bringing together scholars, students and worshippers for Quranic recitation, devotional praise, reflection and the reverent viewing of historic prophetic relics in Cape Town. By SAYED RIDHWAAN MOHAMED While millions across the globe mark the auspicious month of Rabi-ul-Awwal with spiritual...

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...

At the Cape, Moulood gathers Qur’an, sīrah, salawāt, qiyām and inherited community practice into an expression of Prophetic love. This reflection examines the recognised scholarly positions on gratitude and remembrance of the Prophet ﷺ By ADLI YACUBI In the Cape, Rabīʿ al-Awwal has a sound before it...

As Rabi-ul-Awwal begins, Moulood-un-Nabi renews devotion through qasa’id, salawat and shared gatherings, while calling Muslims to embody mercy, tolerance, community service and courageous solidarity with oppressed communities today. By SHAYKH SAYED RIDHWAAN MOHAMED AS the crescent of Rabi-ul-Awwal illuminates our skies, the hearts of the lovers of...

When Sipho asks to be remembered in duʿa, a brief exchange outside a gate becomes a lesson in dignity, trust and neighbourliness. His story challenges us to see poverty without romanticising it and to turn strangers into neighbours. By ADNAAN ADAMS Professor Aslam Fataar’s reflection on the...

PROFESSOR ASLAM FATAAR reflects on qalb salīm, the sound heart, and its call to hospitality, justice and solidarity in a divided South Africa. Drawing on the Qurʾān, Prophetic teachings and Cape Muslim history, he urges communities to welcome migrants, resist xenophobia and turn strangers into neighbours. This...