The top leadership of Jamaat Tabligh.has reaffirmed its loyalty to the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC), underscoring the council’s role as the guiding authority for all Sunni Muslims in the country.
A delegation of senior clerics from Makki Masjid in Bweya, Kajjansi—including Sheikh Muzamir Mataya, the Amir, Sheikh Abdul Nasir Makumbi, and Sheikh Shaban Mbogo—visited His Eminence Dr. Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, the Mufti of Uganda, on Tuesday, Nov 25th, 2025.
During the UMSC weekly management committee meeting, the clerics emphasized that Makki Masjid remains under the council’s guidance.
“Your Eminence, the late Sheikh Omar Abdallah Mazinga, our former Amir—prior to his death—brought us together and made a verbal will, advising us never to forsake the UMSC as the umbrella body of all Ugandan Muslims,” Sheikh Mbogo stated, referencing the council’s authority following the Mufti’s recent decision to restrict Sheikh Swaleh Mubiru from conducting religious teachings that caused confusion in the community.
The clerics also invited the Mufti to officiate as Chief Guest at their three-day ijitma—a gathering designed to deepen Islamic spirituality—scheduled at Masjid Atiq in Mukono Town Council from Dec 4th to 7th, 2025.
In response, the Mufti emphasized UMSC’s inclusive role: “UMSC belongs to all Muslims that subscribe to the Sunni branch of Islam. So you also have a share here like the rest of other Muslims.” He further clarified that the restriction on Sheikh Swaleh Mubiru was intended to curb divisive teachings, not to malign him personally, and to preserve the foundations of Islam as ordained in the Quran, Hadiths, and the teachings of early Islamic scholars.
The meeting was attended by His Eminence Sheikh Muhammad Ali Waiswa, Deputy Mufti; Dr. Sheikh Hafiz Muhammad Harunah Bukenya, 2nd Deputy; and Hon. Hadji Abbas Muluubya Ssekyanzi, Secretary General, alongside his deputies.