Muslim Judicial Council

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]

Muslim Judicial Council
Location

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] 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
  1. Albert Breton; Anne Des Ormeaux; Katharina Pistor (2009). Multijuralism: manifestations, causes, and consequences. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 9780754679448. 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. ISBN 9783899584066.
  3. "About us". Mjc.org.za. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  4. Muslim identity and social change in Sub-Saharan Africa. Indiana University Press. 1993. ISBN 9780253312716.
  5. ANDREW BOOSO (3 October 2019). "[Book Review Essay] Brannon D. Ingram, Revival from Below: The Deoband Movement and Global Islam".
  6. Ingram, Brannon D. (21 November 2018). Revival from Below: The Deoband Movement and Global Islam. ISBN 9780520297999.
  7. Lo, Mbaye; Haron, Muhammed (26 January 2016). Muslim Institutions of Higher Education in Postcolonial Africa. ISBN 9781137552310.


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