Assalaamu’Alaikum wa Rahmat’Allah wa Barakatuh (Peace, Mercy and Blessings from God be upon you).

The Muslim Directory is a book and website (www.samd.co.za) which makes available the resources accessible to the Muslim community of South Africa or any Muslim travelling through, visiting or even relocating in South Africa. The purpose of this Muslim Directory is to create a Muslim network, unite the ummah, give insight and inform the people of South Africa about Islam and provide a guide to services for Muslims in South Africa.

• Our aim is to give insight into Islam - Educate and inform the South African people on what Islam is.
• We want to unite the entire Muslim community and create a network to enable Muslims to improve their social, political and economic state in South Africa.
• We will help the disadvantaged Muslim communities in South Africa.
• We will strive to ensure that every institution, organisation and business within the community is present within the publication.
• We will endeavor to make the resources available in this book as a reference point for both Muslims and non-Muslims in South Africa.

We hope you have found this Edition useful and informative. Your feedback and comments have been reviewed and utilised to make this edition more constructive. We have also updated and included new content to improve the Directory.

Please remember that The Muslim Directory is not funded by any group, organisation or government and will be brought to you by the business advertisers and sponsors. The Muslim Directory is distributed freely across South Africa, however we would like to encourage people to subscribe to the directory (for R35 per year) to make sure you be one of the first to get your copy posted to you every year, especially if you are in a remote area where the directory is not available or if you do not have the internet. You will also be contributing to the free publication of The Muslim Directory and website.

We hope you find this Edition valuable and encourage others to make use of it. With your duas and support we will endeavour to improve the next directory.

As you are reading this copy we have already started the next edition. Although every effort has been made to ensure all content/details are correct at time of publication there may be some unforeseen errors. Phone numbers and street names may also change. (refer to the New Street Names Section in this Directory). If you have noticed any errors in this edition please contact us before the next edition is published and we will gladly rectify the error. We are open to constructive criticism and look forward to your comments.