With the celebration of Eid ul-Fitr, this reflection explores how the Ummah can move from hardship to hope through unity, resilience, and spiritual renewal. By MOULANA SAYED IMRAAN SHAH ZIYAEE As the crescent moon prepares to grace the horizon, marking the end of the sacred month of...

In Cape Town’s townships, Ramadan is shaped by resilience, community and faith — culminating in an Eid celebration marked by dignity and shared joy. By SALIH DAVIDS Ramadan is often imagined in gentle scenes — quiet masajid, long prayers, and tables prepared with abundance. But in places...

Labarang is more than Eid — it is a living Cape Muslim tradition shaped by history, memory and community, carried across generations through faith and practice. By ADLI YACUBI & ANWAR OMAR LABARANG is often spoken of as a date on the calendar — the end of...

The dignified manner in which Prophet Ibrahim and his son Prophet Isma’il (peace be upon them) negotiated the divine sacrificial command symbolised in the animal sacrifice that forms an integral part of our Eid al-Adha celebrations is an exemplary model for intergenerational dialogue. by IMAM DR ABDUL...

At a time when Muslims are preparing for the qurbani, EMERITUS PROFESSOR SULEMAN DANGOR turns his focus on the slaughtering of animals. THERE are more than 200 verses in the Quran dealing with animals. A total of 31 animals are mentioned by name. Six chapters of the...

SALEEMAH JAFFER points to ways that will bring one’s heart closer to Allah during the blessed first ten days of Dhil-Hijjah. THE Hajj period is fast approaching. For those of us who have not yet been invited to perform this sacred pilgrimage, it is a time of...

JAMIATUL ULAMA SA EID MESSAGE THE celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr is a marker that the spring season of immense rewards that is Ramadaan is behind us. This invokes an emotional ambivalence as a sense of apprehension lingers while, at the same time, we rejoice with a sense of...