By DarulIhsan
Edited by Faraz Abdul Moid
The 300 years of Islam in South Africa have seen the influence of Shaykh Yusuf Makkasar رحمه الله dominate the first century with the establishment of Islam on [the shores of South Africa]. The next hundred years felt the influence of Tuan Guru رحمه الله who saw to the establishment of the first Masjid and Madrasah in South Africa. And the next century was overwhelmingly dominated by the works and sacrifices of Mawlana Cassim Mohammed Sema رحمه الله, the founder of the first Darul Uloom in South Africa (possibly the first Darul Uloom in the world teaching through English-medium), who also had an immense role to play in establishing the work of Tablīghī Jamāt as well as Da’wah amongst non-Muslims.