Abdullah Haron

[2] After graduating standard 6 from Talfalah Primary School he travelled to Mecca to pursue Islamic studies, where he was taught by Sheikh Alawi al-Maliki.

He was detained by police Special Branch member Spyker van Wyk and held in solitary confinement for 123 days, with daily interrogations about his involvement in the struggle.

[4] During this period United Party MP Catherine Taylor issued an official request for information into the reason for Haron's detention.

The official government inquest, revealing that he had sustained two broken ribs and 27 bruises,[4] into his death ruled that he died from falling down a flight of stairs.

[5][3][6] On 29 September, his funeral was attended by 40,000 mourners, with his coffin carried about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to its final resting place in the Muslim cemetery in Mowbray.

[4] Visual artist Haroon Gunn-Salie has created several works as memorials to Haron, including the 2019 installation "Crying for Justice" in the grounds of the Castle of Good Hope, symbolising 118 unmarked graves, one for each person who died in detention during apartheid years.

[4] Western Cape High Court Judge Daniel Thulare on 9 October 2023 handed down his judgment in the reopened inquest into Haron’s death.