By Jazeerah Mirembe
OLD KAMPALA.The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has declared Wednesday, July 22, 2026, a national day of prayer in honour of the late former First Deputy Prime Minister and veteran politician, Gen. Moses Ali.
In a circular issued by UMSC Secretary General Haji Abbas Ssekyanzi Muluubya, all UMSC structures across the country have been directed to hold special prayers for Gen. Ali on the day of his burial in Adjumani District.
The directive, issued on behalf of the Mufti of Uganda, His Eminence Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubajje, requires all UMSC mosques to conduct Swalatul Janazah (Salatul Ghaa’ib – funeral prayers in absentia) for the fallen statesman after the regular congregational prayers.
”All UMSC mosques throughout the country shall offer Swalatul Janazah (Salatul Ghaa’ib) for the late Right Honourable General Moses Ali after the appropriate congregational prayer, in accordance with Islamic practice,” the circular reads.
UMSC offices, institutions and establishments have also been directed to suspend normal activities to allow leaders, staff and Muslim faithful to participate in prayers for Gen. Ali.
The council said those unable to travel to Adjumani, where Gen. Ali will be laid to rest, should join fellow Muslims in supplication, seeking Allah’s mercy and forgiveness for the deceased.
”All Muslims are encouraged to remember the late General Moses Ali in their du’as and to pray that Allah grants him forgiveness, expands and illuminates his grave, and admits him into Jannatul Firdaus,” Hadji Ssekyanzi penned..
The directive follows tributes from Muslim leaders who have praised Gen. Ali for his contribution to Islam, including his role in the establishment of the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), support for Muslim institutions and his service as one of the founding figures of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council.
Gen. Moses Ali, a former military officer and long-serving government official, died at Nakasero Hospital after a period of illness. He will be buried at his ancestral home in Adjumani District on Wednesday.