People in Islam - Moulana Igsaan Hendricks : Scholar, activist Moulana Igsaan Hendricks is the curre
People in Islam - Moulana Igsaan Hendricks : Scholar, activist Moulana Igsaan Hendricks is the current president of the Muslim Judicial Council of South Africa. An Ulama body which provides religious authority within the country. Hendricks assumed the presidency from esteemed Islamic scholar and Palestinian activist, Sheikh Ebrahim Gabriels. Under Hendricks authority the MJC has seeked to promote the value system of Islam and provide guidance to the Muslim community, based on the Shari’ah of Islam, the Sunnah, Ijmaa and Qiyaas, with due reference to the Four schools of Jurisprudence which are recognized by the Ahli Sunnah Wal Jama’ah. He has personally undertaken the task of enhancing stability, peace and harmony throughout the Western Cape community, stretching across racial and religious lines. Under his leadership the Muslim community in Cape Town faced one of its biggest challenges, the “Orion Scandal”. In short, non-halal food was labelled as halal, and the MJC, which is a halal authorizing body, faced extensive criticism, both from within the community and from mainstream media. Through confident reassurance and a venerated leadership, Hendricks weathered the storm and steered the MJC and the community through the crisis. Hendricks appears regularly on a local community radio station, Voice of the Cape, where he speaks assertively about compassion, tolerance and spirituality within the Muslim communityHe is also the National Director of the Al-Quds Foundation South Africa and head of the Africa 1 Gaza Aid Convoy. -- source link