Imam Haron book launch Gauteng
IMAM ABDULLAH HARON EDUCATION TRUST The board of trustees invites you to the book launch of “THE KILLING OF THE IMAM” Saturday 17 November 2012 15h00 – Apartheid Museum, cnr Northern Parkway & Gold Reef Road, Ormonde, Johannesburg Sunday 18 November 2012 15h00- World Memon Foundation Centre, entrance to Laudium, Cnr Qagga Road & […]
Goodwood Community partners with Awqaf SA in water harvesting and more
Salaam Brothers Raaghieb & Dr Salie, On behalf of the committee of the Goodwood Islamic Society which incorporates the Quloobul Moe’mieneen Masjied, Goodwood Madrassah, Madrassatul Ahlaaq and the Quloobul Moe’mieneen Trust, I would like to convey our sincere appreciation and thanks for the very informative Waqf Presentation and Workshop that you delivered at our […]
Awqaf features at Minara Conference on Islamic Business & Finance
Waqf (pl Awqaf) or Islamic Charitable Endowments will feature in a special session on Socio-Economic Development & Empowerment at the International Business conference being jointly hosted by the Minara Chamber of Commerce (South Africa) and the Riphah International University (RIU) (Pakistan) in Durban during 23-25 November 2012. The Minara International Conference on Islamic Business will […]
Register now for the 2nd Awqaf SA Leadership Development Programme 2012
For online registration, please visit https://awqaf.limelightbuilds.com/awqaf-sa-leadership-development-programme-2012-registration/ ________________________________________________________________________________________ The National Awqaf Foundation of South Africa (Awqaf SA) was established in 2001 as an independent community based owned trust, solely focusing on establishing the institution of waqf (endowment funding) and the empowerment of communities within South Africa. Awqaf SA is a charitable community organisation aimed at investing endowment […]
“Awqaf played a major role in the birth of the modern university”
The theme chosen for the 3rd ICIHE is “The Role of Awqaf (“Endowment”) in the Development of Islamic Higher Education: the Past, the Present, and Future Prospects.” It is a follow-up to the theme of the 2nd ICIHE “The Empowerment of Muslim Communities in Private Higher Education.” Although the issue of the importance of awqaf […]
Let’s join hands campaign for Water Wells
Let’s join hands campaign By Shanaaz Hassem Jaylarnie In 2010, The Muslim Woman Magazine and AwqafSA embarked on a project to raise funds to build a well in Malawi. The project ran over a period of three months, and with the Grace and mercy of Almighty Allah, and the generosity of our readers, we raised […]
Cape Town to host SA Qur’aan Union Awards
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful As-Salamu `Alaykum | Peace be upon you The South African Qur’aan Union presents its 6th National Qur’aan Awards. The event will run over the period 21- 23 September 2012 at the Maitland Masjid (Coronation road, Maitland), Cape Town. There are two types of participation: National Qur’aan […]
A Tribute to Shaykh Yusuf of Macassar
In South Sulawesi, there are seven Religious Leader known as “Wali Pitue”, and one of them is Syekh Yusuf Al-Makassary. The first written source which reveals the life of Syekh Yusuf Makassar is the traditional book of history belongs to Makassarese-buginese, that is the so-called “Lontara”. There are three Lontara which inform much of his […]
Sh Yusuf documentary in the making
South African and Cape Town Muslims in particular often do not realise that their history is rooted in a colourful and undiscovered legacy of famous scholars, such as Abadin Tadia Tjoessoep, more commonly known as Sheik Yusuf of Macassar. Known as the ‘Father of Islam in South Africa’, his shrine remains one of the […]
Mosque goes green for nature
Despite green being the colour used to represent Islam, many Muslims do not ‘Go Green’ in their daily lives, so the Youth Engineering the Future Trust aimes to change this. Five times a day Muslims around the world wash their hands and feet with water to perform wudhu (ablution) before performing Salaah (prayers). In the […]