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Jamiatul Ulama South Africa

Address:

32 Dolly Rathebe Road, 2033 Johannesburg

Telephone:
+2711 373 8000
011 421 7781

Fax:
+2711 373 8022
011 421 5096

Description
The Jami‘atul 'Ulamâ (JU) was established in 1923 to service the religious needs of the Muslims. It was originally founded by Moulana Mohammed Waliullah (RA) but was later revived by Moulana Muhammad Mia (RA), Mufti Ebrahim Sarijalvi (RA). Many Ulama, too numerous to mention, spent their lives serving Islam and the Muslims through the Jami‘atul 'Ulamâ Transvaal. As the needs of the Muslim community grew, the JUT correspondingly responded. It was in the 980s, that more branches and representatives were needed to service the ever growing and geographically diverse Muslim population. Alhamdulillâh, today the JUT has six fully operational branches and six zonal representatives operating in six of the nine provinces in South Africa.

Keywords
Services, Education, Welfare Organisations, Publications, Organisations, Religious, Resource, Engaging, Jamaat, Jamaat Resources, Muslim
Company description
Whilst the JUT paid attention to the overall Dinî needs of the Muslims, its initial emphasis was on education. So, as early as 1961, we find the JU drawing up a syllabus for the entire Transvaal. Correspondence, as early as 1940 on the suggestions of various 'Ulamâ like Moulana Ahmad Hathurani on the improving of the then syllabus, is well documented. Under the auspices of the JUT, a number of books were published. As early as 1927, the JUT published its first book designed for Shafi’î students and adults guiding them in the manner of performing Salâh. In the 1950s, the JU took up the cudgels with the Nationalist government against the Group Areas Act and succeeded in defending our Masâjid and Madâris from demolition. In the 1970s and 1980s, the JU interacted with the government on Muslim affairs, Muslim Personal Law etc. The new dispensation did not prevent the JU to forge links with the democratically elected government. If anything, the interaction has increased tremendously. In 1994, a JU delegation met with President Mandela, who gave ~is personal assurance that his government would ensure that all obstacles are removed in the path of Muslims in implementing Muslim Personal Law in South Africa. Among the many researched memorandums, which the JU submitted to the government, include the issues of pornography, abortion, the introduction of religious education in state controlled schools, capital punishment.
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