Abubakari bin Ally acting Chief Sheikh named
Ulamaa Council of Tanzania has unanimously elected Abubakari Zuberi bin Ally to act as Chief Sheikh for the next three months, in the wake of Mufti Issa Shaaban bin Simba’s death in Dar es Salaam last week. Abubakari Zuberi bin Ally was deputy Chief Sheikh.
Revealing the name of the acting Mufti to journalists and Muslims
at the National Muslim Council of Tanzania (Bakwata) Secretary General,
Suleiman Lolila said acting Mufti Ally will take over the position for
three months as they prepared with procedures to get the Chief Sheikh.
According to him, Ally was elected by Ulamaa Council which has eight members.
“We conducted Ulamaa meeting for seven days to get a person who
will act as a Mufti for ninety days where by yesterday we had a meeting
at Bagamoyo and we voted for Ally to take over the position as acting
Mufti,” he noted.
He explained that, Ally had all the qualities to take over the
position according to Ulamaa Council and also according to BAKWATA’s
constitution.
Speaking after the announcement as acting Mufti, Ally applauded the Sheikhs who elected him to the position.
“We are still mourning the death of our beloved Mufti Simba, I want
to assure you that I will continue doing all good things which he had
left us with”, he said.
He said “I will maintain the unity and peace among Muslims and
cooperate with other leaders hence improve our council and make it
strong”.
Ally said by doing that we will maintain and keep the peace and unity among Muslims and nation at large.
Moreover, the acting Mufti said during his three months he will
amend the constitution in collaboration with Ulamaa Council and other
constitutional experts.
He called upon all Muslims to cooperate and protect the national peace which we are proud of in the country.
“All Muslims should make sure that we protect and maintain the
existing peace that we are blessed with in our country, we have been
witnessed some neighbouring countries going into war where their people
have been fleeing to us, so if we will lose our peace in any means we
will not have anywhere to go to,” he insisted.
For his part Sheikh Hassan Chizenga said Ally has all qualifications to act as Chief Sheikh.
“For a person to be the acting Mufti must be a member of Ulamaa as
well the Sheikh of high level of which Ally has qualified according to
BAKWATA constitution,” he said.
The late Tanzania’s Chief Sheikh (Mufti), Issa Shaaban Bin Simba,
died on 15 June this year at the TMJ Hospital in Dar es Salaam where he
was admitted and treated for diabetes and blood pressure related
problems that he had suffered for a prolonged period.
The late Simba was laid to rest on 16 June at the Nguzonane cemetery in Shinyanga Region.
During the burial ceremony, Kinondoni Municipal Sheikh Mohamed
Muhenga had said Bakwata Constitution says that the acting Mufti is
supposed to be appointed soon after the burial ceremony and the Ulamaa
National Committee within Bakwata is responsible for appointing a
successor.
He had said that committee is the one responsible for appointing the acting Mufti.
However, the committee could only do so after the return from the
burial and would be acting Mufti for 90 days as they prepare the process
for electing the new Mufti.
He noted that those who qualify were allowed to take forms to
enable them to contest for the position soon after the acting Mufti is
nominated.
However, the Mufti is nominated by the Islamic Religion Committee after the 90 days.
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