Birth and Lineage
Maulana was born on 23rd Rabiul Awwal 1400 corresponding to the 10th of February 1980 in Cape Town. Maulanas maternal grandmother was a Catholic teacher who accepted Islam. Her father was a white British journalist who married a black woman from the Khoisan tribe.
His maternal grandfather was a businessman from Kwazulu Natal whose mother was a Pathan woman from Kabul.
Maulanas paternal grandfather, the late Ismail Hajee Desai was a businessman who was Bay’ah to Hakeemul Ummah Ml Ashraf Ali Thanwi r.a. and a close friend and of Munshi Saheb r.a. His paternal grandmother was from the Kajee family.
All praise is due to Allah Ta’ala, the Inspirer of Faith, The All Merciful and The All Beneficient. Salaat and Salaam upon the Crown of the Believers, Sayyedena Muhammade, eternally.
