Sh Salama addessing a group of revert women in the Strand.Laura PistoriusNew Muslim reverts will share their stories of how they embraced Islam at an annual Jalsa hosted by the Fajrul Islam Centre at the Darul Islam Hall Surrey Estate on Sunday. Sheik Sulaiman Salama, the director of the da'wah and education organization, said the event aims to bring newly embraced Muslims together to help them integrate into the Muslim community in Cape Town, with all its unique religious and cultural traditions.
“We want to show them that they are not alone and that Cape Town has a huge Muslim community that is there for them, Alhamdulillah. We want to introduce them and give them a great evening which they can be part of and inspire others at the same time,” said Salama. There will be a variety of qaasidahs and talks taking place including items done by the reverts themselves.
“Most of these reverts love listening to Arabic qasa'id and have learned the language themselves. We have therefore asked the children to perform qaasidah items at the event which they have been excitedly practicing for weeks.” A number of international and local qurrah will also be reciting on the day including Sheikh Abubakr Al Shateri, who will be flying in to visit the centre for its third year round. He said that with many reverts joining them for the Jalsa on the day, they will be giving some of the males a chance to speak about their journey to Islam.
Fajrul Islam is a non-profit organisation that is open to the community and has three centres in Cape Town. Its aims are to promote Islam in the Western Cape and invite new reverts into the deen. “Alhamdulillah we have had many embrace Islam since the start and therefore they will be sharing their wonderful experience with us Inshallah,” Salama related.
“We never charge people who want to learn and benefit from our services. We are a non-profit organisation and therefore we work for the sake of Allah, Alhamdulillah. All we ask is for the community to support these reverts on the day and if anyone is willing to donate towards the Fajrul Islam Centre, it will be much appreciated,” he said.
Doors will open at 9:30am on the day with various programmes taking place up until 3pm. Lunch will be served after Thur salaah and prayer facilities will be available for both women and men on the day. No entry fee will be charged. If you would like to know more about the Fajrul Islam’s annual Jalsa or how you can contribute towards it, you can contact Sheikh Sulaiman Salama on 082 316 2694 or 021-633 3804. VOC (Aishah Cassiem)
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