A Brief History
Although hisitory has recorded that the first influences of Islam was brought into Southern Africa overland by the Southern migration of Africans through the influences of Arab traders, the current Muslims arrived in two waves by sea from foreign lands in the main. The first wave of Muslims arrived as slaves of the then dominant Dutch power from the Colonies of Java and Malaysia in 1652 CE (1062 AH).
Arrival of Indian Muslims
In 1800’s there were two waves of Muslims that emigrated to South Africa from India. The first began with a wave of immigration by indentured labourers from South India in 1860’s. These labourers were brought to South Africa by the British. 7-10% of these labourers were Muslim. The second wave of immigrants were merchants or traders that arrived from North India and settled in Natal, the Transvaal and the Cape.
Since then many Islamic Organisations have been established to help the South African Muslim Community.
Although every effort has been made to ensure all Organisations are included, there may be some unforeseen errors or a few organisations which we may have missed. If you are part of any Organisation, please contact us as soon as possible to make sure your details are included in the next Directory. There is no charge to be listed.
List of Organisations
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