Adli Yacubi

Category: Sacred Unveilings

  • The Mother Tongue of Tasbih: Afrikaans, Islam, and the Echoes of Resistance

    The Mother Tongue of Tasbih: Afrikaans, Islam, and the Echoes of Resistance

    “Os wiet dat ’n taal is ook ’n houvās.” We know that a language is also a holding — like a salomie wrapped in a roti: not to preserve perfection, but to keep the inside warm. Spiced, sacred, messy, surviving. This blog is my offering — a prayer for our tongue, our tasbīḥ, and the…

  • The Forgotten Tongue of Remembrance

    The Forgotten Tongue of Remembrance

    A rare Cape relic — the Ratib al-Haddad handwritten in Arabic script, with Afrikaans transliteration in the same sacred calligraphy. A language of remembrance once shaped in the shadows now returns as a light for generations.

  • The Legend of the Silver Tree

    The Legend of the Silver Tree

    “Not brought by botanists. Not named by settlers. But gifted by a porcupine, Planted by Gubi and Nori, Rooted in fire, story, and seed.” A tale passed down through generations — from mother to child, from silence to word. Set beneath Table Mountain, this is the story of the Silver Tree, the river Camissa, and…

  • The Ratib al-Haddad: A Symphony of Spiritual Resilience

    The Ratib al-Haddad: A Symphony of Spiritual Resilience

    Discover the Ratib al-Haddad’s movements, history, and meaning, from slavery to anti-apartheid resistance in the Cape, told as a spiritual symphony.

  • Tamat: A Sacred Completion, A Living Beginning

    Tamat: A Sacred Completion, A Living Beginning

    Tamat is more than a graduation. It is a celebration of the living Qur’an — a covenant of sound, presence, and tradition, carried from Hadramaut to the Cape. From children in medoras and sorbaan to processions through District Six, this ritual reminds us that knowledge is not an ending, but a beginning. This post honours…

  • Hājar: The Black Mother Whose Faith Turned the Heart of Hajj

    Hājar: The Black Mother Whose Faith Turned the Heart of Hajj

    Hājar was a Black woman, a mother, and a servant whose trust in Allah turned a barren desert into the heart of Islam. Her courage became the pattern of worship, and her grave a sanctuary of dignity.

  • The Verse That Faces Outward

    The Verse That Faces Outward

    A sacred poem hidden in plain sight. Above the Prophet ﷺ’s resting place in Madinah, one couplet from Imām al-Ḥaddād was chosen to stand above the Qur’an. A knock upon the door. A sign for those who see.