Ebrahim Gabriels – Calligraphy Awards Deen Arts

			Here we go.
		

			Assalamu alaikum, and welcome back
to the calligraphy awards right
		

			here in Cape Town. With me, I have
the honor of speaking to Sheik
		

			Gabriels, who's joined us this
evening, as well as salaam
		

			alaikum. Sheik walaikum, salaam
Lukman, it's wonderful to be with
		

			you again, man, lovely to see you.
You're looking well, such a
		

			beautiful event we are
experiencing here this evening.
		

			Can you kindly tell us what what
this means to Cape Town, Allah.
		

			Cape Town is one of the most
beautiful cities in the world, but
		

			with such a function, it increased
the beauty and the barakah and the
		

			rule of Cape Town. And I was just
saying to a few people, now, any
		

			function to do with the Quran is
unique. I mean, there are a lot of
		

			beautiful functions, but to
		

			do with the Quran, the book of
Allah. And it's amazing that we
		

			have people from China, from
Turkey, even our local students,
		

			that are professional artists in
the calligraphy of the Quran. And
		

			I mean, there are a lot of artists
in the world, but the best artists
		

			are people that are to do with the
Quran. Subhanallah Allah has
		

			honored him, subhanAllah Sheik.
This is such a momentous occasion,
		

			especially for Cape Town as well,
and also for budding artists. And
		

			I think, you know, during covid,
certain skills were exacerbated
		

			and highlighted, and one of the
artists, well, what message do you
		

			have for the budding artists of
Cape Town? So, you know, because
		

			of this function and because what
I've seen here, I want to motivate
		

			our young people, young boys and
young girls, to go into this field
		

			of having the honor to write, you
know, ayah of the Quran and
		

			inshallah one day, even you can
maybe Allah grant You an opening,
		

			you know, write the whole
		

			Quran SubhanAllah. And this is a
motivation for all South Africans
		

			and for people beyond South Africa
to make time for the Quran and to
		

			be connected to the Quran. We two
weeks away from Ramadan now as
		

			well. And all of this, you know,
the feeling of Ramadan exacerbates
		

			when we see events like this as
well. Any message to the ummah?
		

			Yeah. So this is a built up for
Ramadan, the month of the Quran.
		

			Ramadan. So make time for the
Quran. This is the greatest Ummah
		

			ever, like it's confirmed in the
Quran, but this ummah has taken a
		

			dip because we have neglected the
Quran. So alhamdulillah, ground is
		

			another opportunity. So connect
yourself the Quran, and I will
		

			motivate everybody to make time to
read the Quran. We just had a lady
		

			in Portland's Mitchell, where I
am.
		

			She was a priest. She embraced
Islam. She died on course in
		

			covid. Her husband told me, three
weeks ago, Sheik, my wife, in the
		

			five years that she was Muslim,
she read the translation Quran 14
		

			times. That must be a motivation
for all of us to read and read the
		

			Quran and understand the Quran and
then implement inshallah. Check to
		

			zakala. So much for your time.
Have a wonderful evening, and we
		

			look forward to chatting to you
again inshallah. And
		

			that's one of our interviews right
here in Cape Town with Sheik
		

			Gabriels, uh, we're going to bring
you some other interviews a bit
		

			later as well. So don't get any
Richard, anywhere. Tune in to
		

			channel 347, Hilal TV. You.