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Trace the origin of the Tabliq in Uganda (UNEB 2016)

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1. The term Tabliq means to evangelize and those who engage in evangelism are called the tabliqs
2. In Uganda the community of the Tabliq was a breakaway of mainly youth from spidqah movement of Muhammad Ziwa
3. Sheikh Ziwa and others started the spidqah group in 1979
4. This group was formed as a result of discontent of many Muslims especially about the leadership of the UMSC
5. They first operated at Bilal Islamic Institute and later shifted to Kamwokya
6. Finally settled at Nakasero mosque
7. UMSC looked at the group as a threat and sued its leaders and on several occasions Ziwa ended up in prison
8. Later Ziwa was accused of misbehaving ie preaching under the influence of alcohol
9. He was banned from any further preaching at Nakasero mosque
10. He shifted to Wilson road mosque and finally to kisenyi where he built a mosque with Njuuki
11. The group that remained at nakasero later came to be called the tabliq sect
The community attracted more of the sheikhs graduating from Islamic universities outside Uganda and Thanawi institutions\these were given platform to preach at Nakasero mosque
12. The movement attracted mostly youth who had relaxed in performing Islamic rituals after being over taken by worldly affairs
13. The tabliq at one time were regarded as a violence group
14. In 1991, some of their leaders like kamoga and jamil Mukulu mobilized youth to forcefully oust the UMSC leadership
15. They attacked the council headquarters located at Namirembe road murdering 4 police men and a dog and were nicknamed “ABATA POLISI”
16. The government used force to crush them as some fled and others were imprisoned
17. This action turnished the image of the tabliqs and were viewed as barbaric and extremists
18. Currently the longest serving leader of the tabliq movement sheikh Kakeeto Sulaiman has lost confidence of his subjects who have expelled him from Nakasero mosque

francis1897 answered the question on March 3, 2023 at 05:23

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