We went out for Friday prayers a earlier today in Kampala. The central mosque is named "New National Mosque" but usually called "Old Kampala Mosque" which is on top of Mengo hill in old Kampala. The mosque opened in June 2007, although it has been completed a year earlier. This delay was due to a dispute between the mufti and the Muslim community who accused him of selling mosque land for commercial use. The construction of the mosque was funded by Libyan President Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and he will also pay the annual utility bills of about US$200,000.
Unfortunately, we were did not get there on time and missed the prayers. Since the gates were jammed with people coming out we decided to find another mosque to say Dhuhr prayers. The one we found is called Wandegeya Mosque and had Indian dome type architecture and was more kinda old and a little run down.
Irfan Khalil, Sajjad Butt, Nasar Shakil, Faisal Nasim
Since I wont be around in Kampala for the next Friday prayers, I will have to go sometime during the week to offer prayers and see the mosque.
Unfortunately, we were did not get there on time and missed the prayers. Since the gates were jammed with people coming out we decided to find another mosque to say Dhuhr prayers. The one we found is called Wandegeya Mosque and had Indian dome type architecture and was more kinda old and a little run down.
Irfan Khalil, Sajjad Butt, Nasar Shakil, Faisal NasimSince I wont be around in Kampala for the next Friday prayers, I will have to go sometime during the week to offer prayers and see the mosque.
Really nice to hear that you had a chance to offer your prayers in a new environment.
As you must have heard the Friday prayers in Islamabad were news to the world. These days we seem to forget the sanctity of a place or a person.
The airport was something that came as a surprise but I always love open spaces & greenery!
The mosques are beautiful in their own way. I'd like to see more of the internal architecture but not on this GPRS connection. So its a downhill ride to the mosque just like the roads of Karachi?
Great to see old colleagues & keep posting!!