Palestine remembered
The Habibiya band as part of the Palestine program at the Kramat Festival. Aisha Cassiem
Following the success of the Global March to Jerusalem (GM2J) drawing hundreds of pro-Palestinian supporters to a march to Parliament on 30 March, some 300 people showed up at the traditional Palestinian rally at the Kramat festival on Saturday to push for consciousness on the Palestinian fight for freedom. Neatly attired in their white and green uniform, children and women in green hijab marched alongside men from Habibia Muslim Brigade leading the rally, an annual event at the Cape cultural event.
Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) secretary-general Maulana Abdul Khaliq Allie urged Muslims in South Africa to stand together and fight until Palestine is free. “As Muslims living in South Africa, living in peace and harmony amongst Jewish, Christians and various religions, we should yield assistance for our brothers and sisters in Palestine, for one day they too will be free,” he called. Allie added that Muslims within Cape Town are not only representing Palestine, but also all those who are oppressed around the globe.
“Our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) brought freedom and humanity to the world. We should be ambassadors and stand together to bring this to an end,” he said. With the crowds wearing their bold Palestinian tops and flags throughout the programe, supporters chanted for freedom throughout the rainy conditions. 'Viva Palestine Viva, Takbeer for Palestine, Takbeer,' were some of the cries.
“The Zionist entity in South Africa and their companions in Cape Town today, let it be known that Palestine will soon be free. We will bring down the violence in Palestine and those whose lives they have so brutally. We have brought down apartheid in South Africa and we will do it in Palestine,” said Imam Ismail Isghaak. He added that apartheid was very much born in our country and that our Muslim citizens have faced it, knowing what they have so viciously gone through. “Palestine is experiencing it ten times more and even worse than what we did in apartheid," he said.
Sheikh Isgaak Taliep of the Al Quds Foundation got the crowd’s attention when he called on Muslims to be comprehensive in their duties and responsibilities in Islam and for Muslims to live a dignified life and stand together for the liberation of Palestinians. “What is the response of our entire ummah when these countries are being attacked? There are only a handful of people who understand their responsibility and what is necessary to exert in the time and phase of these challenges,” he told the audience.
As community leaders leading the crowd with strong encouragement and motivation for the liberation of Palestine, supporters gathered to make dua for the end to the suffering of Palestinians. With this, well-known qasida group Ijaaz used their vocals to bring emotion by chanting 'Birugh-Bidum- Nafdeeka Ya Aqsa’ as well as inspirational nasheeds drawing attention to the Palestinian cause. VOC (Aishah Cassiem)
Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) secretary-general Maulana Abdul Khaliq Allie urged Muslims in South Africa to stand together and fight until Palestine is free. “As Muslims living in South Africa, living in peace and harmony amongst Jewish, Christians and various religions, we should yield assistance for our brothers and sisters in Palestine, for one day they too will be free,” he called. Allie added that Muslims within Cape Town are not only representing Palestine, but also all those who are oppressed around the globe.
“Our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) brought freedom and humanity to the world. We should be ambassadors and stand together to bring this to an end,” he said. With the crowds wearing their bold Palestinian tops and flags throughout the programe, supporters chanted for freedom throughout the rainy conditions. 'Viva Palestine Viva, Takbeer for Palestine, Takbeer,' were some of the cries.
“The Zionist entity in South Africa and their companions in Cape Town today, let it be known that Palestine will soon be free. We will bring down the violence in Palestine and those whose lives they have so brutally. We have brought down apartheid in South Africa and we will do it in Palestine,” said Imam Ismail Isghaak. He added that apartheid was very much born in our country and that our Muslim citizens have faced it, knowing what they have so viciously gone through. “Palestine is experiencing it ten times more and even worse than what we did in apartheid," he said.
Sheikh Isgaak Taliep of the Al Quds Foundation got the crowd’s attention when he called on Muslims to be comprehensive in their duties and responsibilities in Islam and for Muslims to live a dignified life and stand together for the liberation of Palestinians. “What is the response of our entire ummah when these countries are being attacked? There are only a handful of people who understand their responsibility and what is necessary to exert in the time and phase of these challenges,” he told the audience.
As community leaders leading the crowd with strong encouragement and motivation for the liberation of Palestine, supporters gathered to make dua for the end to the suffering of Palestinians. With this, well-known qasida group Ijaaz used their vocals to bring emotion by chanting 'Birugh-Bidum- Nafdeeka Ya Aqsa’ as well as inspirational nasheeds drawing attention to the Palestinian cause. VOC (Aishah Cassiem)
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