Muslim Judicial Council

The Muslim Judicial Council SA (MJC), a non-profit umbrella body of Sunni 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]

Leadership

Yusuf Karaan was head mufti of the council and his son Taha Karaan is the incumbent head Mufti.[5][6][7] The current President of the MJC is Shaykh Irfaan Abrahams.The 1st Deputy President is Moulana Abdul Khaliq Allie & the 2nd Deputy President is Shaykh Riaad Fataar.

References
  1. Albert Breton; Anne Des Ormeaux; Katharina Pistor (2009). Multijuralism: manifestations, causes, and consequences. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  2. 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. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  3. "About us". Mjc.org.za. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  4. Muslim identity and social change in Sub-Saharan Africa. Indiana University Press. 1993. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  5. ANDREW BOOSO (3 October 2019). "[Book Review Essay] Brannon D. Ingram, Revival from Below: The Deoband Movement and Global Islam". Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  6. Ingram, Brannon D. (21 November 2018). Revival from Below: The Deoband Movement and Global Islam. ISBN 9780520297999. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  7. Lo, Mbaye; Haron, Muhammed (26 January 2016). Muslim Institutions of Higher Education in Postcolonial Africa. ISBN 9781137552310. Retrieved 25 May 2020.


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