Muslims and their leaders in Uganda have urged Islamic devotees to pray for global peace as they celebrate Eid-el Fitr tomorrow 21st April 2023.
Today, authorities in Saudi Arabia sighted the new crescent moon symbolizing an end to the holy month of Ramadan.
According to Dr Sheikh Ziyad Swaleh Lubanga, the director of sharia at Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) national prayers to mark Eid will be at Gaddafi Mosque in Kampala- starting at 8am and will be led by the mufti of Uganda Sheikh Ramadhan Mubajje
At Kibuli Mosque, prayers will be led by Dr Hafith Walusimbi, the director of Sharia under the Kibuli parallel Muslim administration, starting at 9am.
Dr Lubanga encouraged believers to pray for peace and harmony in countries like Sudan where war is raging.
The Kabaka of Buganda Kingdom, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, has also implored Muslims across the country to use this year’s Eid-al-Fitr celebrations to pray to Allah for a better Uganda.
In a press statement released today Thursday 20th April 2023, Kabaka asked Muslims to pray to Allah so that the country’s leadership provides the expected service delivery to its people, especially the most underprivileged.
He said the social-economic lives of Ugandans need to be boosted through the provision of better health, education, and housing services.
He noted that many health facilities lack medical equipment and many Ugandans are living in poor houses, citing those in the ghetto and rural areas.
He further noted that many pregnant mothers and babies die in rural areas due to lack of medical equipment and drugs in health centres.
Kabaka is dismayed to see that there are still schools in Uganda with no toilets and classroom structures for learners, which he said affects the quality of the country’s education system.
