Audio Lectures
A selection of curated audio lectures, discussions, and reflections over the years
The Fiqh of Ramaḍān
In 2019, Shaykh Taha raḥimahuLlāhu taʿālā held a discussion with the local ʿulamāʾ on a number of important fiqh issues related to Ramaḍān. The gathering took place at the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC).
The Heirs of the Prophets
In 2010, Shaykh Taha delivered a keynote address at a conference titled “Heirs of the Prophets.” The conference took place in Cape Town and was open to all students of the sacred sciences.
Muslim Minorities and the Fiqh of Citizenship in the Modern World
In 2015, at the height of the ISIS crisis, Mawlānā Taha alongside a number of other senior ʿulamāʾ in South Africa delivered a lecture on the fiqh of citizenship in the modern world and whether the option of migrating for Muslims living as religious minorities to Muslim majority lands is tenable given the current geopolitical situation.
The lecture took place at the Jamiatul Ulama South Africa in Johannesburg and was attended by over two-hundred ʿulamāʾ.
Is Integration without Assimilation Possible?
Over their three hundred year history, the diaspora Muslim community in South Africa has managed not only to survive as a religious minority, but also to thrive in the process. What are the reasons behind their success?
An Exposition of al-Tafsīr al-Ishārī Using Sūrah al-ʿAlaq
Expanding on a discussion of the late Muftī Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri raḥimahuLlāhu taʿālā, this lecture offers insight into an extraordinary genre of tafsīr.
A Tribute to Ḥāfiẓ ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Mia (1919-2005)
A haeart-warming talk at Khanqah Sheikh Zakariyya by Mawlānā Taha on his taḥfīẓ teacher, Ḥāfiẓ ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Mia raḥimahuLlāhu taʿālā.
Completion of Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī
In 2019, Mawlāna Taha was invited to complete the final ḥadīth of Saḥīḥ al-Bukhāri at Madrasah Tarteel Quran in Pietermaritzburg, KZN.
Dawrat al-Ḥadīth Students’ Address
In February 2021, Mawlāna Taha addressed the final year students at Madrasah Tarteel Quraan in Pietemaritzburg, KZN.
Debate
In the year 2000, Mawlāna Taha was invited to debate a famous shīʿī dāʿī, Dr. Hosseni from Iran. The debate covered several pertinent topics, including: the distortion of the Qurʾān; the authority of the Ahl al-Bayt in light of the Qurʾān and Sunnah; the verses of purification; the wives of the Prophet; the people of Badr; and the concept of abrogation (naskh).
A Brief Introduction to Muʿāmalāt
An overview of Islamic transactional law in the past, present, and (resurging) future.