By APN Reporterr
His Eminence Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, the Mufti of Uganda has welcomed the first batch of Ugandan Pilgrims upon their safe return from the Holy City of Makkah in the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Mufti, who was on the tarmac at Entebbe International Airport welcomed the pilgrims who were smartly dressed in white tunics amidst excitement led by their team leader, Sheikh Ali Juma Shiwuyo, the Secretary for Haj & UMRA Rituals at Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC in Old Kampala.
The State Minister in charge of Micro Finance, Hon. Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo, Hon. Moses Kabusu, the Kyamuswa County Member of Parliament , and Hon. Chemonges Sabira MP from kapchorwa were among the prominent Pilgrims who were greeted by the Mufti shortly after their arrival at Entebbe Airport. Sheikh Mubaje was at the Airport to kick off the renewed cooperation between the UMSC and the Uganda Civil Aviation Authorities-UCCA.
In his remarks, Sheikh Mubaje thanked the Almighty Allah for enabling Muslims the world over to resume the holy Pilgrimage to the Holy sanctuary- Kaaba in Makkah after the global shutdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, which costed many lives. He thanked the Saudi Gov’t for putting in place several measures including health precautions to ease the Haj rituals as pilgrims come in to fulfill this lifetime ritual.
Sheikh Mubaje beseeched the Almighty Allah to eliminate coronavirus from the face of the world to enable more Muslims to perform this important ritual and allow the Saudi authorities to remove age restrictions, which have now denied people about 65 years of age to perform Haji because of their vulnerability to the disease. He also prayed for peace to prevail in the world. Sheikh Mubaje was accompanied by Haj Sulaiman Musana Kawanguzi and Sheikh Imran Ssali, who coordinated with the Airport authorities in handling the travelj of the pilgrims.
