Nurul Islam Mosque in Buitengracht Street, Bo-kaap, is the third oldest existing mosque in South Africa. It is however the first mosque in South Africa that was founded by a congregation. It was established in 1844 by the culmination of the efforts of Abdul-Rakiep and Abdul-Rauf, sons of Tuan Guru as well as the three sons of Imam Achmat van Bengalen, Moghamad, Hamien and Saddik. The first Imam of Nurul Islam Mosque was Imam Abdul-Rakiep, numbering 13 Imams