The point of departure for Habibia's future vision is to continue with the Islamic foundation, principles and practice as laid down by the Quran and Sunnah as practiced in the tradition of the founding fathers of the Habibia Soofie Musjid, namely, Hazrat Soofie Saheb and Hazrat Moulana Abdul Latief Qazi.
Habibia has been and will strive to make its programmes Islamic and educational more socially relevant and inclusive of the needs of the community.
Amidst the aromatic fragrances tantalizing the olfactory senses, the eyes tearing from the stinging vapors emanating from the onions, we hear the chatter and excitement brewing in the kitchen. MMMM... all in preparation for the hundred years celebration of an institution that has served the needs of a community in more ways than one. A service that has excellently been maintained by every sector of the Muslim community, especially the WOMEN of Habibia.
In 1905 Albert Einstein wrote three groundbreaking papers in science, including one on his famous theory of relativity. This theory initiated a scientific revolution that challenged atheistic trends in science and provided Western humanity, in particular, with a newer and humbler way of looking at the universe. In South Africa, the Anglo-Boer war had just come to an end but the colonization or repression of non-Europeans was a shared characteristic of both British and Afrikaner. Non-Europeans still suffered the yoke of oppression, even if the degree of brutality varied. But brutality it still was.
conscious of Allah.] (Surah Yunus)
When Hazrath Soofie Saheb travelled to Cape Town in early 1905 in search of land to build a khanqah, he stayed at the residence of Abdul Ganie Parker in Cross Street, which was later known as District Six. One Friday morning, Hazrath Soofie Saheb requested from his host, who was from Kokan, India, to arrange for a horse and cart so that they could look around for suitable land. After a while, the horse stopped in Rylands, what was then known as Doornhoogte, at the spot where the present institution stands. He got off the cart, accompanied by Abdul Ganie and a few other muslim brothers who had accompanied them on this historical ride. He walked for a while around and then decided to purchase the land.
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