In the name of God Almighty, most gracious and most merciful.
‘O ye who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to God, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for God can best protect both. Follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest ye swerve, and if ye distort (justice) or decline to do justice, verily God is well-acquainted with all that ye do.’ – Holy Quraan, Chapter 4, Verse 135.
Hassim Seedat lived by these words. The Muslims are commanded unequivocally to speak truth to power, to stand with the poor, the oppressed and the disenfranchised. Hassim Seedat dedicated his life to this ideal. He served as an example to all of us especially in this day
when patronage, material consumption and accumulation of wealth seems to be the order of the day. Hassim Seedat reminded us about servant leadership.
At this time we would like to also express that our country owes gratitude to his wife and family, who like the many other struggle families, sacrificed the time, freedoms and comforts to bring us to where we are today.
In light of his life, our best means to honor Hassim Seedat, is through keeping up the fight for the principles of justice and non-racialism, and to take time to record, celebrate and convey the histories of those who, like him, have shown us the path.
We pray that his example and life inspires future generations.
The Memorial Service for the late Hassim Mohamed Seedat will be held at the Orient Hall, Centenary Road, Durban on Tuesday, 11 June 2019 at 17H00.