Muslim women tipped on dress code during Ramadhan

Mpigi

Muslim women have been called upon to observe appropriate dress code during this holy month of Ramadhan and to avoid worldly things that can taint their fasting.

"Women should cover their bodies by wearing long clothes, covering from head to the knee and this should not stop in the mosque but also out in the public," said Hajat Faridah Nambi Bbaale, the founder for Union of Muslim Women and Organisations in Uganda (UMWOU).

UMWOU is a non-government organisation that brings together Muslim women in Mpigi and Butambala districts.

The organisation held Madarasa lessons for Muslim women in Mpigi and Butambala districts to sensitize them about their roles in the proper upbringing of the children and also ensure stable families.

During the Madarasa at Masgid Noor in Mpigi town council on Friday, Bbaale urged Muslims to educate their children especially the girls because an uneducated Muslim girl has no space in this developing world.

Shielk Muzamir Abbas Kawooya, appealed to Muslim women to always pray Swalah taraween known as night prayer before eating the night meal ‘Dakuh' because it is another way of getting blessings from Allah as it is taught by Prophet Muhamad.

Meanwhile, in the Madarasa held at Kabasanda Mosque on Tuesday, Muslim women thanked the government and President Yoweri Museveni for accepting Islamic banking to operate in Uganda, saying many of them have not been using these commercial banks because they are against the Muslim teachings.

Women were also given assorted goods like sugar and rice to help them during this holy month of Ramadhan.