Pages from Cape Muslim history

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Title:	Pages from Cape Muslim history
Authors:	Costa, Yusuf da Davids, Achmat
Year:	1994
Pages:	182
Language:	English
City of publisher:	Pietermaritzburg
Publisher:	Shuter & Shooter
ISBN:	0796006229
Geographic terms:	South Africa The Cape
Subjects:	Islam history 1800-1899 1900-1999
Abstract:	The Muslim community at the Cape in South Africa has been marginalized both racially and religiously. Its real history - its struggles, tears and sacrifices - has remainded hidden. The aim of this book is to resurrect the community's past. Contents: Introduction, by Yusuf Da Costa. The early Cape Muslims: victims of European colonising activities in Asia and Africa, by Yusuf Da Costa. In the footsteps of the Companions: Shaykh Yusuf of Macassar (1626-1699), by S. Dangor. Alternative education: Tuan Guru and the formation of the Cape Muslim community, by Achmat Davids. 'My religion is superior to the law': the survival of Islam at the Cape of Good Hope, by Achmat Davids. Imam Achmat Sadik Achmat (1813-1879): imam, soldier, politician and educator, by Achmat Davids. The origins of the Hanafi-Shafi'i dispute and the impact of Abu Bakr Effendi (1835-1880), by Achmat Davids. From social cohesion to religious discord: the life and times of Shaykh Muhammad Salih Hendricks (1871-1945), by Yusuf Da Costa. The 'hifz' tradition at the Cape: the contribution of Shaykh Muhammad Salih Solomon, by Yusuf Da Costa. The influence of 'tasawwuf' on Islamic practices at the Cape, by Yusuf Da Costa.