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Database of
Sanad-Holders
Ḥifṭh al-Qurʾān
Full-time
Programme
Publications Certification of
Ḥuffāṭḥ
Workshops
Part-time
Programme
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Basic Information
Physical Address
90 Bird Street
Kenwyn
Cape Town
7780
Al-Tanzīl is home to approximately 50 Full-time and part-time students dedicated to
Qurʾānic pedagogy; overseen by Moulana Saleem Gaibie and a staff of four adept and
experienced teachers. The institute is unique in many ways:
Concentration on a post-ḥifṭḥ programme to develop students after ḥifṭḥ
The only Institute in South Africa to teach all 14 Qirāʾāt
We offer ijāzahs (certification) for all books studied
Graduated the first female to complete the 14 Qirāʾāt in South Africa
Initiated the first ḥalqah in South Africa dedicated to the recitation of various
Qirāʾāt
Annually updates a database of sanad-holders in the Qur’ān
Contact Details
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.al-tanzil.co.za
TWITTER: @al-tanzil2014
Principal
M. Saleem Gaibie
Phone: 072 141 7977
Email: [email protected]
Banking Details
Account: al-Tanzil Institute of Quranic Sciences
First National Bank
Athlone Branch Code: 202409
Acc No: 62530659351
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Full-Time/Part-Time Programmes
MISSION
Creating a holistic scholar of the Qurʾān, ultimately loving the Eternal Word of Allah, al-
Qurʾān. In the words of Abdullah ibn Masʿūd :
نه حيب هللا ورسوهل فإ ن اكن حيب القرآ ن فإ
“For if he loves the Qurʾān, then surely he loves Allah and His Messenger.”
VISION
Developing Qurʾānic Scholarship by:
Teaching the correct recitation of the Qurʾān –
o Hifth – memorization of the Qurʾān.
o Study Tajwīd via authorised texts:
Equipping the student with the 10 and 14 Qirāʾāt –
o The Shāṭibiyyah on the Sabʿah Qirāʾāt (the Seven Readings)
o The Durrah on the ʿAsharah Qirāʾāt (the Minor Ten Readings)
o The Ṭayyibah on the ʿAsharah Qirāʾāt (the Major Ten Readings)
o Al-Fawāʾid al-Muʿtabarah on the Shādhdh Qirāʾāt (the Anomalous Readings)
Understanding the Qurʾān –
o The Arabic Language; Grammar and Morphology
o Translation of the Qurʾān
o ʿUlūm al-Qurʾān
o Tafsīr
Aspiring to live the Qurʾān –
o Ḥadīth/Fiqh
o Etiquette of Ambassadors of the Quran
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H ift h al-Qurʾa n
Our ḥifṭḥ classes are small so that the teacher gets to listen to their work often and
quality is maintained.
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Workshops
Al-Tanzīl has successfully run a few workshops with local as well as international
scholars. This allows the broader Qurʾānic fraternity – students and teachers alike – to
benefit from discussions and insight revolving around various Qurʾānic sciences.
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H alaqa t al-Qira ʾa t
The Muslims of the Cape are not unacquainted with gatherings of dhikr (remembrance of
Allah) and ḥalaqāt (circles of learning) of Qurʾānic recitation. Concerning the latter,
special groups were formed to take part in these recitals named “bacha jama’ahs”
(assembly of reciters). Though they might differ slightly to the manner in which they
were conducted previously, they go as far back as the 1920’s in the Cape. These
fraternities of recitation were open to all huffath and brought them together in a spirit of
love for the Quran and its recitation. At the same time, it allowed for them to critically
listen to each other, learn and set standards for recitation in a structured manner.
The practice of gathering to recite collectively extends back to the time of the Prophet
. It is a recommended and meritorious act.
On 5 February, 2016, history was made in the Cape when al-Tanzīl initiated the first
ḥalqah dedicated to reciting various Qirāʾāt. Though it is currently restricted to the
Reading of al-Kisāʾī, it looks to expand until it encompasses all Ten Qirāʾāt. These ḥalaqāt
are headed and overseen by Sheikh Ebrahim Floris, who has 12 sittings planned for 2016.
Each sitting witnesses approximately two juz being read from the beginning of the Qurʾān
until a khatm will be made. Only those who have studied the Reading of al-Kisāʾī are
allowed to recite in the ḥalqah, and all recite from memory.
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Database of Sanad-Holders
Looking at our short span of 300 years in the Cape, the lives of many of our scholars are
lost to the present generation, not mentioning those to come.
This database will be a record for future generations, so that every scholar of the Qurʾān
– teacher and student alike – is well documented. The aim being that there is no
uncertainties regarding their existence, their accomplishments, their teachers or students.
This database is a record of all present-day teachers and students of the Qurʾān in the
Cape. It clarifies their names, the names of their parents, their teachers, students and
accomplishments, leaving very little to speculation for later generations. For this reason,
all information gathered has been directly from those profiled.
The database was started in 2012 and is updated annually. It started with a mere 54
sanad-holders and at present records 114 people who have received sanad and ijāzah in
the Qurʾān.
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Publications
Since most of the texts required for the scholar of the Qurʾān are in Arabic, al-Tanzīl has
endeavoured to translate many of these works into English, making it accessible to our
students. Some of our publications include:
Biography of Qurrāʾ from the Indian Subcontinent
Fatḥ-al-Karīm (English and Arabic)
Fawāʾide Makkiyyah (English and Arabic)
Murshid al-Qārī – basic Tajwīd primer for beginners
The Jazariyyah – translation and commentary
The Tuḥfah – translation and commentary
The Shāṭibiyyah – translation and commentary
The Durrah – translation and commentary
Notes on Warsh – Ijaaz Mukaddam
The Golden Collection – narration of Ḥafṣ with qaṣr in munfaṣil
The Oral Transmission of the Qurʾān
Ḥafṣ via the ṭarīq of al-Miṣbāḥ
The Virtues of the Qur’an and of its Bearers (40 hadith)
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Certification of H uffa t h
Al-Tanzīl offers ḥifṭḥ certification for it’s students as well as any ḥāfiṭḥ of the Qurʾān.
Stringent – yet fair – protocol has been laid down to examine the ḥifṭḥ ability of the one
being tested. If one passes the examination, they receive certification from al-Tanzīl in
recognition of their excellent memorisation.
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Student Repertoire
Luqmān Shabodien – completed ḥifṭḥ
ʿUmar Essack – completed ḥifṭḥ
Muḥammad ʿUbaydah Mohammed – completed ḥifṭḥ
Munīr Saiet – completed ḥifṭḥ
Usāmah ʿAbd al-Sattār – completed ḥifṭḥ
ʿĀʾishah (bint Ḥanīf) Abrahams - completed the 14 Qirāʾāt
She is the first female in South Africa to study and complete these Readings.
Dr ʿAbd Allah Bayat – completed the narration of Ḥafṣ
ʿAbd Allah Petersen – completed the 10 Qirāʾāt
Afḍal Hatia – completed the Readings of al-Kisāʾī and Khalaf al-ʿĀshir
Akhlāq Oldey – completed Ḥafṣ, al-Sūsī, al-Kisāʾī and Khalaf al-ʿĀshir
Amīr Brinkhuis – Ibn Kathīr, Ibn ʿĀmir, ʿĀṣim, al-Kisāʾī.
Anīsah Jabaar – currently reading the Seven Qirāʾāt
Ibrāhīm Darries– completed the Readings of al-Kisāʾī and Khalaf al-ʿĀshir
Ibrāhīm Floris – completed the Readings of al-Kisāʾī and Khalaf al-ʿĀshir
Kāshif Isaacs – completed his ḥifṭḥ and the Seven Qirāʾāt
Luqmān Ben– completed the Readings of al-Kisāʾī and Khalaf al-ʿĀshir
Muḥammad ʿAlawī Alexander – completed the Seven Qirāʾāt
Muḥammad Amīn Floris – completed Ḥafṣ
Muḥammad Qāsim Dramat – completed Ḥafṣ
Muḥammad Riyāḍ Devan – completed ʿĀṣim and al-Kisāʾī
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Muḥammad Zayn Alexander – the Readings of al-Kisāʾī and Khalaf al-ʿĀshir
Munawwar Harneker – completed the Seven Qirāʾāt
Mustaqīm Paulse – completed the Readings of al-Kisāʾī and Khalaf al-ʿĀshir
Nadhīr Majiet – Ibn Kathīr, Abū ʿAmr, al-Kisāʾī and Khalaf al-ʿĀshir
Nūr al-Dīn Dawood – completed Ḥafṣ
Riḍwān Saiet – completed the Readings of al-Kisāʾī and Khalaf al-ʿĀshir
Sulaymān Mohamed – completed the Readings of al-Kisāʾī and Khalaf al-ʿĀshir
Zubayr Mohamed – completed the Seven Qirāʾāt
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Completions and Graduations