History of Paarl Families (Part 2)

Imam Mustapha Abrahams
Imam Mustapha, was a Bukkhari, with the surname Musaghir, who fled from the
Russian Revolution to seek sanctuary in Makkah and Madina. He immigrated from
Arabia and became a tailor by trade. He married Auntie Gabieba of Paarl, a widow, who
had two sons and a daughter from her first marriage, as mentioned in the last paragraph
above. Imam and Auntie Gabieba had two daughters and two sons. They were Auntie
Jawaya, who went to reside in Wynberg, Auntie Gaya, who married Boeta Abbas Moerat,
Boeta Koefie, who married first Sis Fatima and then Sis Amina, and Boeta Saaid, who
married Hadja Fatima. Boeta Koefie’s children are Kiyaam, Achmad, Niesa, Gabieba,
Fatgieya, Mastoera and Naadier. We already discussed the family of Auntie Gaya and
Boeta Abbas. Kiyaam and Mastoera are still resident in Paarl.
Imam Mustapha Abrahams the teacher of a pupil who finished the Qur’an, Basier Latief during the 1940s. Nasier, the
Imam’s son is on the right hand side and Yusuf Mohamed on the left.
Photo kindly donated by the late Imam’s daughter, Jamela King of London
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