Appreciation dinner

Fouzia Van Der Fort|Published 2 years ago

South African National Zakaah Fund Mitchell’s Plain caseworker and office bearer Maulana Azaad Voterson, from Westridge, Sheikh Ebrahim Gabriels, from Portland, Sanzaf Western Cape regional manger hafith Shafiek Barendse, from Woodlands, and Sheikh Ismail Londt, formerly from Portland, now living in Wynberg.

Teachers and students of Islam’s holy book were honoured at an appreciation dinner last week.

The South African National Zakaah Fund (SANZAF) hosted the event themed “The Quran and Its People” in Athlone on Wednesday November 23.

It was the culmination of a series of podcasts entitled “Quran and Its People, learning about them and learning from them” speaking to these scholars’ experiences of learning and teaching the book.

Soraya Floris, from Newfields, Mariam Londt, from Wynberg, and Faeza Saiet, from Rylands.

Abdeyah Nordien, from Surrey Estate, Ayesha Gabriels and her husband Sheikh Ebrahim, from Portland.

Muslim scholars and teachers of the Quran.