Muslim cemetery reopens after a century
Turning the sod at the Stegman Road cemetery, back, from left, are Al Jaamia Mosque chairman Nazeem Jamie and Sheikh Ebrahim Gabriels from the Muslim Judicial Council, and, in front, Imam Rashied Omar from Claremont Main Road Mosque and former Al Jaamia Mosque co-Imam Amanullah Booley.
The Stegman Road Muslim cemetery in Claremont officially reopened for burials on Friday September 2, after being closed for more than a century.
The cemetery is an extension of the historic Al Jaamia Mosque (“Stegman Road cemetery planning can go ahead,” Southern Suburbs Tatler, February 25, 2021).
The mosque’s chairman, Nazeem Jamie, said the reopening would not have been possible without the generous support of donors.
“We would like like to thank Moslem Community Claremont Trust, the team of the Al Jaamia Masjied, the older mosque community and Claremont community for supporting this project,” he said.
Maulana Abdullah Forbes said: “It’s been over a hundred years since it last opened, it shows growth and progress for our Cape Town community,”he says.
Sheikh Ebrahim Gabriels, from the Muslim Judicial Council, said: “Many of us who grew up in this community will be able to be buried in this historical place... We like to thank everyone who was involved in this great achievement.”
