Islam in Lango subregion

Asalaam alaikum warahumatullah

Brothers and sisters in Islam, I pray you are doing well.

 

Thank you for your effort as you strives to make the word of Allah at the peak and at the same time kicking off the Satan from the pitch.

Daawa caravan that went to Northern Uganda was so success full and Alihamudulillah a lot was achieved. We pray that Allah Accept.

We thank all your contribution towards this noble work may Allah reward you.

We take our sincere thanks to the IUIU-KC for fully facilitating this program from transportation, accommodation, feeding among others.

We appreciate also Torch news paper members of this forum for the 2-bycicles donated to people of the North to help in Daawa activities.

Also our sincere thanks may go to IUIU-KC students who donated a lot of clothes to these people who are in much need. May Allah reword them abundantly.

 

ISLAM IN LANGO SUB REGION NORTHERN UGANDA

Lango Sub region is found in northern Uganda. This is one of the regions with small number of Muslims. There figures can not make up to 6% when we compare to other religions in that area.

 

MOSQUES

Mosques are few in north and those few are in poor condition. Most of them are covered with thatch grass and muddy walls.

 

SCHOOLS

There is no an Islamic school in Lango sub region and no Muslim secondary school in the 8 district that make up the region.

They have only 5 Muslim primary schools of which no single school is headed by a Muslim head teacher. All schools have Christians and only one school with two Muslim on the teaching staff.

Among the 5 schools IRE is no where to be taught.

This is not because Muslim teachers are not in place. They are there but they are not given priority by the commissioner of public services at the district.

The private secretary to the office of the Kadhi Mr. Acup Rashid said that he has a list of 20 Muslim teachers, but when ever they put in their application, access is denied because of them being Muslims.

 

EDUCATION

Muslim education in Lango sub region is still at low levels. Muslims owning bachelors’ degree are less than 30.

Also few sheiks exist making the backsword In both their religion and other academic arenas

 

 

COVERTS

There are many people converting to Islam and are being sent to Lira convert centre. When they reach the place they are sent back or told to wait until the administration work on the first potion of the converts then they can return if the imman still exists with them.

A new covert traveled from KITGUM for circumcision and it failed. He was told to go back next morning and he was told that they will call him later.

 

LANGO YOUTH PROGRAM

Longo Muslim Youth association is one of the groups that have come up to see that Islam is propagated in this region.

They organize different activities to bring Muslim youths together as they propagate Daawa. They lobby for scholarships for the young generation to education to level that can help them to propagate Islam in the region. Islamic University in Uganda has number of them.

But the challenge remains to those who may fail to complete ‘A’ level in order to get IUIU scholarships.

 

On Sunday 16^th January 2011, youth camp was officially closed after effectively taking 5 days of Islamic lectures to young men and women of the region.

PADEL DISTRICT
separates Lango region and Acholi sub region. Ismael Bilal is one of the new convert who attended the youth camp.

I was told that he has been in Islam for Six months. The main mosque in this district has imam who always travels from Lira district a distance of 80km to Padel.

He told me that if he fails to make up with the Juma, Ismael Bilal take the responsibility to lead Juma In the mosque with other 3 to 4 Muslims in the area. He said he is the only Muslim native who prays in that mosque.

On addition to that he is S.3 drop out after failing to pay the school fees so that he can sit S.4 exams.

Recommendation

Northern region Muslim situation is in a miserable situation. Something should be done to help the region. They are lacking schools that can educate the children.

Big land was granted to the Muslim community by Late Idd Amin but no development is taking place. Now encroachers are taking the advantage to awaken the sleeping Muslims.

The need is to,

1. Muslims who can put up schools in this region are welcome
2. Those who can support the convert centre are also welcome in this region.
3. Young children need Islamic education. So if any can award scholarship starting from Primary level, secondary level and also tertiary level will be god work done.

May Allah bless you and all your effort Amiin.

 

Yours in Islamic service

Nsobya Abdulhakim Abdullah

Daawa minister IUIU-KC

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