KAMPALA | MUSLIMS | SUDAN | PEACE

As Muslims in the whole world converged in different Mosques during Eid-Al-Fitr prayers Hundreds of thousands in Kampala have thronged different mosques to pray for peace in Sudan following a weekly deadly war in the capital Khartoum.

Eid-Al-Fitr celebrations marked the end of a 29-day Ramathan month of fasting from dawn to dusk.

A night downpour in different parts of Kampala delayed some mosques to resume business but at exactly 8 am, Muslims were ready for morning prayers. 

Supreme Mufti Sheikh Muhammad Galabuzi, Prince Kassim Nakibinge the titular head of Muslims in Uganda and the Buganda Kingdom first deputy Katikiro Prof. Twaha K

The titular head of Muslims in Uganda, Sheikh Prince Kassim Nakibinge, Muslims prayed for peace to return in Sudan while addressing the press conference after the prayers.

“Let us pray for peace in Sudan because there has been a series of fighting ever since former president, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir was deposed in a military coup,” Nakibinge said at Kibuli Mosque on Friday.

In Uganda, he prayed for rule of law, improved health care, for political prisoners to be released, and to have our roads in the whole country maintained. In the Pictorial, Isaac Nuwagaba covered Masjid Hidaaya Mosque in Kibuye and Kibuli for Eid-AL-Fitr prayers as seen below.

Muslims praying Eid-Al-Fitr at Kibuli mosque in Kampala

At Masjid Hidaaya Mosque in Kibuye, Makindye division Kampala, Imam Sheikh Siraje Muhsini Mbaziira asked Muslims to pray for the conflict in South Sudan and Sudan.

"Our brothers and sisters are dying in Sudan. Here in Uganda, people are dying of hunger in Kamwokya but we want Allah to redeem us from such challenges," he told the congregation.