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The Muslim Judicial Council SA (MJC), a non-profit umbrella body of Sunni Islamic clerics in South Africa, is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. [1] [2] [3] It was established in 1945 by the Muslim Progressive Society. [3] [4] As of 2009, approximately 150 mosques were affiliated with it. [1]
Yusuf Karaan was head mufti of the council and his son Taha Karaan served the post until his death on 11 June 2021. [5] [6] [7] As of 27 January 2024, Sheikh Riad Fataar Al-Azhari was elected as the President of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC).[ citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Albert Breton; Anne Des Ormeaux; Katharina Pistor (2009). Multijuralism: manifestations, causes, and consequences. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 9780754679448. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Muslim identities and political strategies: a case study of Muslims in the greater Cape Town area of South Africa, 1994–2000. kassel university press GmbH. 2008. ISBN 9783899584066.
- ^ a b "About us". Mjc.org.za. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Muslim identity and social change in Sub-Saharan Africa. Indiana University Press. 1993. ISBN 9780253312716.
- ^ ANDREW BOOSO (3 October 2019). "[Book Review Essay] Brannon D. Ingram, Revival from Below: The Deoband Movement and Global Islam".
- ^ Ingram, Brannon D. (21 November 2018). Revival from Below: The Deoband Movement and Global Islam. ISBN 9780520297999.
- ^ Lo, Mbaye; Haron, Muhammed (26 January 2016). Muslim Institutions of Higher Education in Postcolonial Africa. ISBN 9781137552310.
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The Muslim Judicial Council SA (MJC), a non-profit umbrella body of Sunni Islamic clerics in South Africa, is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. [1] [2] [3] It was established in 1945 by the Muslim Progressive Society. [3] [4] As of 2009, approximately 150 mosques were affiliated with it. [1]
Yusuf Karaan was head mufti of the council and his son Taha Karaan served the post until his death on 11 June 2021. [5] [6] [7] As of 27 January 2024, Sheikh Riad Fataar Al-Azhari was elected as the President of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC).[ citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Albert Breton; Anne Des Ormeaux; Katharina Pistor (2009). Multijuralism: manifestations, causes, and consequences. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 9780754679448. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Muslim identities and political strategies: a case study of Muslims in the greater Cape Town area of South Africa, 1994–2000. kassel university press GmbH. 2008. ISBN 9783899584066.
- ^ a b "About us". Mjc.org.za. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Muslim identity and social change in Sub-Saharan Africa. Indiana University Press. 1993. ISBN 9780253312716.
- ^ ANDREW BOOSO (3 October 2019). "[Book Review Essay] Brannon D. Ingram, Revival from Below: The Deoband Movement and Global Islam".
- ^ Ingram, Brannon D. (21 November 2018). Revival from Below: The Deoband Movement and Global Islam. ISBN 9780520297999.
- ^ Lo, Mbaye; Haron, Muhammed (26 January 2016). Muslim Institutions of Higher Education in Postcolonial Africa. ISBN 9781137552310.
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