Dear Comrade Ramaphosa
RE: STATEMENTS REGARDING
MUSLIMS ATTRIBUTED TO YOU
We hope that this e-mail finds you in
good spirit and health, by the grace
of God Almighty, and ready for a
tough election campaign and the new
challenges that lie ahead for you.
LEGAL REPRESENTATION: MAY
STREET MUSJID
Salaams,
JazakAllah to you all for the support.
Allah reward you in both worlds
(Ameen)
Salaams/Best Regards
Yunus G.H. Randeree
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased
with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ( )ﷺsaid, "He
who calls others to follow the Right
Guidance will have a reward equal to
the reward of those who follow him,
without their reward being
diminished in any respect on that
account."
[Muslim]
The South African Muslim Network
has received inquiries from
concerned Muslims about an
apparent statement attributed to you
to the effect that Islam is an Indian
religion. As I am sure you understand
that when someone of your stature
and position, if indeed true, makes a
serious misstatement like that, it does
cause serious concerns of the Muslim
community, especially with the rising
debates about minority rights as well
as rising Islamophobia in the world.
We enclose for you some statistics
about the distribution of Muslims in
the world and in Africa and we look
forward to your urgent response to
clarify whether this statement was
made by you or not. We would
further like to extend an invitation to
you to meet when next you are in
Kind Regards
Durban.
Dear Dr Suliman
We have consulted with Mr
Ramaphosa on this matter and can
advise as follows.
Mr Ramaphosa would like to thank
you for bringing this important
matter to his attention.
He hereby confirms that he never
made such a statement.
Please accept the assurances of his
well wishes to yourself and to the
South African Muslim Network.
Kind regards,
Melanie
Melanie Spencer
PA to the Executive Chairman, MC
Ramaphosa