1st Shia Source in Luganda Language Published
According to IQNA’s branch in Africa, the book “Fi Rihab Al-Tashayyu’” by Mohammad Ali Shomali, lecturer of Qom Seminary, is a summary of Islamic beliefs, particularly the principles of Shia school of thought.
The origin of Shiism, its sources and references according to the Holy Quran, Sunnah, Aql (reason) and Ijma’ (consensus) have been discussed in the book.
It also provides information about Muslim population in the world and analyzes religious tribes and some Shia governments during the history.
Muslims unity has been stressed in the book which highlights messages of the Holy Quran inviting all Muslims to unity and brotherhood.
An English copy of the book was first published by Jami’at Al-Zahra (SA) Publications in the holy city of Qom in 2002 and was later translated into Arabic, Spanish, German, Italian and Russian languages.
Hojat-ol-Islam Muhammad Davoud Mukasa, graduate student of Qom Seminary School, translated the book into Luganda language which was published by the Iranian center in 2000 copies.
The Ganda language, or Luganda, is the major language of Uganda, spoken by over sixteen million Ganda and other people mainly in Southern Uganda, including the capital Kampala. It belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger–Congo language family.
According to the National Census 2002 Islam is practiced by 12.1 percent of the population. Islam had arrived in Uganda from the north and through inland networks of the East African coastal trade by the mid-nineteenth century. Iganga District in the east of the country has the highest percentage of Muslims.
