Habibia Soofie Saheb Masjid, Cape Town

Sunday 28 Jumada ul Akhir 1433 AH, 20 May 2012

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Al-Imam Al-Hafidh Jalaluddeen As-Suyuti RA, one of the greatest scholars of Islam says in Al-Hawi Lil Fatawa: “To commemorate the Mawlid, which is basically gathering people together, reciting parts of the Qu'ran, narrating stories about the Prophet's birth and the signs that accompanied it, then serving food, and afterwards, departing, is one of the good innovations; and the one who practices it gets rewarded, because it involves venerating the status of the Prophet and expressing joy at his honourable birth.”

Hazrath Imam Abdul-Karriem Qadi Sidiqui R.A

Sunday, 05 September 2010 07:19 administrator About Habibia - Past Imams

He was born in 1912, and was the youngest son of Hazrath Ahmed Qadi Siddiqui and Kulsoom. His mother Kulsoom was one of the seven sisters of Hazrath Shah Moulana Abdul-Latief Qadi Siddiqui (R.A.).

He received his education at the Habibia Soofie Madrassa, Doornhoogte, Cape Town. He was given the administration and control of the khanqah at the age of 24. In 1936, he married Khurshid Bi, the daughter of his maternal uncle, Hazrath Shah Mohammed Yusuf Habibi.

With the community assisting him, he brought changes at the Darbar. In the 1940's he enclosed the verandah of the original masjid. In 1947, he became the mureed of Hazrath Shah Goolam Hafiz Soofie (Bhaijaan R.A.), the fourth son of Hazrath Soofie Saheb (R.A.). He received the khilafat from his murshid (Hazrath Bhaijaan R.A.) in 1952. In 1964, he undertook the present back extension of the masjid. The madrassa was rebuilt by brick. For feeding purposes during functions at the Darbar, a shelter between the madrassa and the masjid was built. In 1981, Sheikh Abdul-Basit Abdus-Samad R.A., the great Egyptian Qari, visited Cape Town. He received a garland from Imam Abdul-Karriem R.A.

In 1986, he laid the present foundation for the extension, assisted by members of the family and members of the congregation. On the 13th Shawwaal 1406 H (Sunday 21 June 1986), he passed away at the of 74.

The following are his off-spring: Goolam Ally, Mohammed Yusuf, Abdur-Raheem, Goolam Qutboodeen, Zubeida Khatoon, Goolam Rasool, Zohra, Khairunnisaa, Goolam Shabeer, and Goolam Sabier. Goolam Ally, Muhammad Yusuf, Abdur-Raheem, and Goolam Rasool passed away.