Sep 13, 2025
Joburg Remembers Too: From Gaajah to Burdah
Joburg Remembers Too: From Gaajah to Burdah Florida North – A Birthday Gaajah The room was warm with family and remembrance. Qur’ans lay open, voices moving together through Yāsīn, Mulk, the Quls, verses of Ḥashr and Baqara. Then came the Asmāʾ al-Ḥusnā, dhikr in chorus, and a duʿā that softened every heart. It was called an Arwaag, but as my friend Shakeel Garda reminded me, this was really…