Abdullah Ssekimwanyi

Sheikh Abdullah Ssekimwanyi
Born	Uganda
Nationality	Ugandan
Occupation(s)	Religious leader, Islamic reformer
Known for	First Ugandan to perform Hajj Founder, Africa Muslim Community, Juma Sect
Notable work	Translating Friday khutuba into local languages

Sheikh Abdullah Ssekimwanyi was the first Ugandan to make a holy pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia in the 1920s. Making a pilgrimage to Mecca is the 5th pillar or obligation of the faith Islam.

On his return, he urged Muslims to stop holding the daily Dhuhuri (noon prayer on Friday). He also started translating Friday khutuba (sermons) in Luganda and other local languages. He is the founder of Africa Muslim Community, Juma Sect, of Bukoto-Nateete. ^{[1] [2]} As of July 2009, there are an estimated 3,916,717 Muslims in Uganda. ^[3]

External links

• The History of Sectarian Differences Among Uganda's Muslims ^{[ permanent dead link ]} (Luganda)

See also

• Islam in Uganda

References

1. The Bukoto-Nateete Muslim Sect follows a separate Holy Calendar Archived October 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
2. The History of Rivalries in the Uganda Muslim Community
3. Muslims are 12.% of Uganda's Population