"South Africa's Muslim community like all its other religious minority communities has been proactive in preserving its religious identity through the formation of a number of institutions. Over the past three centuries the community has occupied itself in not only erecting mosques and building colleges for Islamic instruction as a way of publicly reflecting the community's religious and cultural identity, but it has also been involved in the preparation of religious texts that assisted in providing more detailed information about its identity. The production of religious literature has however been largely the preserve of a few talented and inspired individuals in the community, over more than two centuries. This paper concerns itself with the production of the 'Muslim book' in South Africa during the 20th century, focussing on the contribution of a number of specific individuals. It thus provides a background sketch of the development of the production of the 'Muslim book,' and demonstrates how these theologians have made a substantial input to South African literature in general." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1010)