In 1946 he was introduced to his teacher Sayed Abdurrahmaan Al-Maliki, one of the foremost Hifz teachers in Arabia. He played an important role in Sheikh Booley’s learning. On completion of his studies he became the first Capetonian to lead Taraweeh in the Haram in Makkah. On his return from Makkah in 1951 he started a Madrasah for the next 4 years lead Taraweeh in Tongaat, Natal. In 1956 he was appointed as Imam of the Grey Street Mosque in Durban where he started his first Hifz School. In five years in Durban he taught 40 boys and girls Hifz.
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Returning to Cape Town in 1961 he formed the Jameyyatul Qurraa Quranic Institute. He was a well-known figure locally and internationally for producing Hifz students.
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Sheikh Yusuf Booley was born in 1930 in District Six, Cape Town. He was born to Ahmad and Rabia Booley. At the age of 15 it was decided that he follow a career and study to become a wood-carver. It was during this time he went to do Quranic studies in Makkah.