Ebrahim Gabriels
Sheikh Ebrahim Gabriels (born in Claremont , Cape Town , South Africa ), also spelled Ibrahim Gabriels , is a contemporary Islamic theologian , political activist and a personality of Islam in South Africa.
Life
Ebrahim Gabriels graduated from the Islamic University of Medina in Saudi Arabia . He received a Bachelor of Theology from the Faculty of Shariah .
Ebrahim Gabriels is Imam of the Rawbie Mosque ( Al-Masjidur Rawbie ) in Mitchell's Plain , a district of Cape Town in the South African province of Western Cape , and he was President of the South African ' Ulama ', the United Ulama Council of South Africa (UUCSA) founded in 1994 . Sheikh Abdul Hamied Gabier was elected to succeed him. Ebrahim Gabriels was also President of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC).
He was one of the signatories of the Amman Message ( Amman Message ). At a demonstration organized by the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) in the center of Cape Town against the caricature of Islam , Sheikh Ibrahim Gabriels, as MJC President, campaigned for it to be peaceful.
Publications (selection)
- Muslim in South Africa: A Brief History . In: Abdul Monir Yaacob, Zainal Azam Abdul Rahman: Muslims' rights in non-muslim majority countries . Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia, 2002, pp. 139–146 ISBN 9839099760
literature
- Barbara Ludman, Paul Stober (Eds.): The Mail & Guardian A - Z of South African politics; the essential handbook . Jacana, Johannesburg 2004. ISBN 1-77009-023-1 ( partial online view at www.books.google.de )
Web links
- Boorhaanol: Sheikh Ebrahim Gabriels . on www.livingislam.co.za (English)
- Muslim Directory: Shaykh Ebrahim Gabriels . www.muslim.co.za (English)
- Sheikh Ebrahim Gabriels United Ulema Council at Fajrul Islam Center Cape Town . on www.youtube.com
References and footnotes
- ^ Ludman, Stober: A - Z of South African Politics , p. 32
- ↑ Boorhaanol: Sheikh Ebrahim Gabriels . on www.livingislam.co.za (English)
- ↑ mjc.org.za: MJC congratulates new UUCSA President ( archive ) - Website of the Muslim Judicial Council (SA)
- ^ Muslim Judicial Council (SA): Department of Qur'anic Affairs . at www.mjc.org.za/departments (English)
- ↑ According to its website, it consists of "'Ulama (Theologians) and A'immah (Religious Leaders) of Mosques and Muslim organizations / institutions". ( mjc.org.za )
- ↑ Boycott of Danish goods demanded: Demonstration in Cape Town against the caricature of Islam . NZZ , February 10, 2006
- ↑ bibliographical evidence in copac
- ↑ Bibliographical evidence in Gateway Bavaria
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gabriels, Ebrahim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gabriels, Ibrahim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African Islamic theologian and political activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Claremont , Cape Town , South Africa |