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

Sunni Islamic Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word ''Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagree ...

clerics in South Africa, is headquartered in

Cape Town, South Africa Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislature, legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the sec ...

. It was established in 1945 by the Muslim Progressive Society. As of 2009, approximately 150

mosques A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, i ...

were affiliated with it.

Yusuf Karaan Yusuf Karaan (also written as Yousuf Abdullah Karaan) (15 November 1935 - 10 May 2015) was a South African Sunni Muslim scholar from Strand who served as head mufti of Muslim Judicial Council. Biography Karaan was born on 15 November 1935. H ...

was head mufti of the council and his son

Taha Karaan Taha Karaan (2 June 1969 – 11 June 2021) was a South African Muslim scholar and jurist. He was the head-mufti of the Muslim Judicial Council, South Africa. He was the founder of Mahajjah Research Institute and the Dar al-Uloom al-Arabiyyah al-I ...

served the post until his death on 11 June 2021. The current President of the MJC is Shaykh Irfaan Abrahams. The 1st Deputy President is Moulana Abdul Khaliq Allie and the 2nd Deputy President is Shaykh Riad Fataar.

References

External links

Muslim Judicial Council website
Islamic organisations based in South Africa Islamic organizations established in 1945 Religion in Cape Town {{Islam-org-stub