Maulana Taha Karaan wasn't alone in this endeavor, his elder brother Prof Muhammad Karaan was equally a visionary academic who served at Stellenbosch University — all while being a truthful haafiz of the Qur'an. [See: In memoriam: Abdul Salam Mohammad Karaan (1968–2021) by Nick Vink,Wandile Sihlobo & Johann Kirsten]