The Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje the late Dr. Sheikh Annas Abdnoor Kaliisa described the late Dr. Kaliisa as a well-read Muslim scholar, researcher, and analyst, whose grasp of Islamic Theology and the contemporary world was unparalleled. .
Speaking at the funeral prayers for the deceased at the National Mosque at Old Kampala on Thursday afternoon, Sheikh Mubaje said the death of Dr. Kaliisa and other Muslim scholars in the past few days leaves a big dent in the Muslim community in the country.
Dr. Kaliisa, breathed his last while taking an evening nap at his residence in Kawempe on Wednesday evening.
He joined Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC in 1975 shortly after returning from his studies in Islamic law at Madina University in Saudi Arabia.
He served in various capacities including as Acting Kadhi Masaka Muslim district, Principal Private/ Personal Assistant to the late Chief of Uganda, Sheikh Yusuf Sulaiman Matovu and Religious Affairs Secretary, a post he held until 1986.
Dr. Kaliisa was a Co-Signatory to the historical Makkah Agreement, which culminated into the amended UMSC Constitution.
At the time of his death, Dr. Kaliisa has been chairperson of Salaam Charity Foundation that has been undertaking various community projects.
He has also been Uganda’s representative to the Saudi-based International Islamic Fiqh Academic, which is in charge of giving Islamic edicts alias fatwas.
