The long-awaited world renowned Qari, Mahmood Shahat Anwar, has landed on shores of Cape Town, where he is set to grace the Muslim community with his melodious recital of the Holy Qur’an. The Qari will be hosted after Maghrieb Salah at Masjid al-Furqaan [Islamia College] on Friday evening, 10 November, and on Saturday at Masjid al-Rawbie in Portland, Mitchells Plain. Having mastered the seven maqamaat, the shaykh has improved the technical […]
Cape Town has lost a Qur’anic luminary, Shaykh Moosa Allie Ebrahim Goder, one of the last few remaining elder shuyookh of the Muslim community. The 86-year-old Shaykh, who died in the early hours of Thursday morning, was a co-imam at Masjidus Salaam and was a respected teacher within the hifth fraternity, being instrumental in the establishment of Jam’eyyatul Qurra (JEQ). The Shaykh is also the father of Moulana Ali Goder, the principal of […]
A Cape Town family will now face the reality of never seeing their father again, after he died while on hajj. Sixty year old Nur Mohamed Ebrahim Harneker sadly passed away in Makkah on Sunday, after fulfilling the rite of hajj. South African hajj doctor Salim Parker confirmed that he died as a result of a heart attack and heat stroke. His janaza took place in the Haram of Makkah […]
As Muslims around the world increase their devotion on the 27th night of Ramadan in earnest search of Laylatul Qadr, local huffath have one goal in mind – the recitation of the full Quran in one night during salah. It’s been an aspiration of well-known Cape Town haafith and teacher Shaykh Ismail Londt for years, who has now mustered up the courage to take on the colossal task, with the […]
The Sultanate of Oman this week unveiled the world’s first interactive calligraphic electronic Quran – developed by experts from Germany, Holland, Poland and Lebanon. The Electronic Mushaf Muscat Calligraphy Project was developed by specialists from Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Lebanon and is available for desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile phones. It works on all operating systems, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android. No applications are needed, but a […]
An Indonesian court has found Jakarta's outgoing Christian governor guilty of blasphemy against Islam. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, also known as Ahok, was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday in a south Jakarta courtroom over comments he made regarding what he believed to be the misinterpretation of certain verses of the Quran. As hundreds of protesters gathered outside calling for the maximum penalty to be given, Dwiarso Budi […]
The search is on for South Africa’s most superb Quranic talent with the 12th South African National Quran Memorization Competition now underway. The South African National Quran Council (SANQC) officially launched the competition on Friday evening in a joint broadcast aired on VOC. The annual competition seeks to unearth young huffath and to groom and nurture their ability. This year’s competition comprises of three phases:- online registration by contestants; eight […]
Friday 10 February marks 72 years since the establishment of the Muslim Judicial Council. To mark this historic event, the ulema body delivered a unified khutbah at masajid around the Cape during Jumuah. اَلْحَمْدُ اللهِ الَّذِيْ رَضِيَ لَنَا اْلإِسْلاَمَ دِيْنًا وَمُحَمَّدًا () رَسُوْلاً وَنَبِيا. وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَّ إِلهَ إِلاَّ االلهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ سَيِّدَنَا وَنَبِيَّنَا وَحَبِيْبَنَا مُحَمَّدًا رَسُوْلُ االلهِ، صَلَّى االلهُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَمَنِ اسْتَنَّ بِسُنَّتِهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّيْنِ […]
VOC will soon launch a new programme called Madrassa-On-Air, a first for the radio station. The programme will take the format of a daily afternoon madrassa class aimed at adults and will be taught by the esteemed Shaykh Ebrahim Abrahams from 2pm to 4pm. The programme is a response to a need for programming that focuses on spiritual development and character-building. While Muslims in South Africa have one of the […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
