Struggle symbol of persecuted people; Imam Harun

Struggle symbol of persecuted people; Imam Harun

The 49th martyrdom anniversary of Imam Abdullah Harun is being commemorated who had resisted against the racist discrimination system in the South Africa Republic.

Resisting against the colonial system, which started with the slave trade in the 15th century in South Africa, Imam Abdullah Harun was arrested in 1969 and martyred under severe tortures on September 27, 1969.

The 47th martyrdom anniversary of Imam Harun has been commemorated. He became a target of racism and colonist because of Islamic struggles he did.

Imam Harun, who did his best for a free South Africa where people could live fraternally, became a Muslim symbol name in fighting against racism system in South Africa where 30 million blacks and 3 million Hindus were living.

He had great impressment on the youth people

Abdullah Harun assigned as an Imam to Claremont Mosque and won the favor of public with his prayers. Making tafsir lectures in the mosque, he had great impressment on the youth people. In his 3rd year of being an imam, he made an active community.

Not satisfied with giving lecturers in the mosque, Imam Harun opened job and search center for training of women, enlarged reading groups towards youth people. He was an editor for Muslim News, which was the only Muslim newspaper in the country.

He organized Muslims with organizations

Imam Harun supplied the organizations with "Islamic Justice", "Muslim Youth Movement" and "Al Kiblah" against racist regime and cruelties, which black people experiencing in South Africa.

Imam Harun explained the purpose of his struggles with these words: "Our purpose is not to eliminate the white nation and replace with the black nation. Not even a movement for financial. Our cause is against the racist-secular South Africa Republic, which they do not rule with the rule of Allah. It is not important to be Muslim, Christian, white or black to liberate people from cruelty and exploitation. We are not racist. We believe people are equal like the teeth of a comb. It doesn’t matter against who; we will continue our fighting till our belief be upright."

He was a fighter against the racism

Abdullah Harun was not an ordinary imam anymore that only praying salaah. He was a fighter against the racist doing by white monitory within advice and showing the true path. These actions of Imam Harun were being observed by political police.

The most dangerous actions of Imam Harun for the Africa Republic were being in cooperation with Africa National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africa Congress (PAC). Abdullah Harun was having meetings with the leaders of those congresses and especially persuading young people for education abroad.

Imam Harun went to Maccah before his last overseas trip and did his hajj duty then participated in the meetings of ANC and PAC in Egypt. Then he traveled to London and made some meetings with the leaders of ANC and PAC. Even he was deliberative, his actions came to the regime’s spies attention.

Martyred after 138 days under tortures

Imam Harun, after returned to South Africa, was called to be questioned by political police with the excuse of some doubts and he was arrested in a Holy Birthday on 28 May 1969.

Interrogation days had started for Imam Harun within the hard condition in the cell. Police offices required only a few names, domestic members of PAC that he is in contact. He would be released in return but he did not accept that.

Political police tried to make Abdullah Harun speak by beating him. Police did not get what they want so they potentiated beating within a new day. By giving electricity to his body, they tried to get information. One of his ribs was broken during the torture, oedema formatted in part of his body. Imam Harun was saying “ahad, ahad, ahad” against their tortures like Bilali Habeshi (a friend of Prophet) answered to disbelievers against tortures. Potentiate torture raised so he could not even stand up in his last days.

After 138 days being under tortures and staying in the cell, Abdullah Harun has reached the martyrdom level on 27 September 1969.

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