Abdol Burns, Cape Muslim political leader, cab driver and teacher, is buried in Cape Town. He was born in Cape Town c.1838.

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01Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC.

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South African History Online. (2012, June 8). Abdol Burns, Cape Muslim political leader, cab driver and teacher, is buried in Cape Town. He was born in Cape Town c.1838.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085763

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"Abdol Burns, Cape Muslim political leader, cab driver and teacher, is buried in Cape Town. He was born in Cape Town c.1838.." South African History Online, 8 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085763. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Abdol Burns, Cape Muslim political leader, cab driver and teacher, is buried in Cape Town. He was born in Cape Town c.1838.." South African History Online. June 8, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085763.