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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’, ….

  

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WAQF – the revival of a lost legacy – Corporate Staff Waqf Fund (CSWF) launched

 The Muslim Workgroup Committee (MWC) has for several years collected money from staff members of various Corporates and sympathizers during the holy month of Ramadaan to provide Eid food hampers to the destitute and needy. After much thought and deliberation at an historic meeting between the MWC and the National Awqaf Foundation of South Africa (Awqaf SA) during Ramadaan 1431/2010, it was agreed that the MWC would initiate a groundbreaking Corporate Staff Waqf Fund (CSWF) in collaboration with Awqaf SA primarily to provide sustainable funding for projects.

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Masjid Greening Project: Recycling our wudhu water.  Mosque goes green for nature

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 process they use about 41 litres of water daily.

An innovative project by a Cape Town based youth group, the Youth Engineering the Future Trust (YEF) aspires to encourage Muslims to recycle wudhu water by using it for their gardens.

The concept, called the “Green Masjid Project”, encourages the youth to come up with fresh ideas for conservation.

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