National Muslim Council of Tanzania


The National Muslim Council of Tanzania is an Islamic organisation based in Tanzania. It is well known by its Swahili acronym BAKWATA.
BAKWATA is a well-established faith-based Islamic organisation registered since 1968. The Council has branch offices all over Tanzania with a network from the national to grassroots level with 22 regional and 169 district offices served by over 3000 sheikhs.
Around 10,800 mosques run under its co-ordination. It owns around 40 acres of land in
each of its 22 regions and it has 32 secondary schools, two teachers’ colleges, 30
theological colleges, and a radio station and support numerous madras schools.
From the
late 1990s, BAKWATA has organised and facilitated training for its Muslim scholars on
environmental issues.
Ongoing work on environmental issues includes: environmental education for madras
pupils in 10 coastal districts, environmental education and management clubs in 10
secondary schools owned by BAKWATA and spreading the use of environmental
theological materials in religious ceremonies and sermons on Friday prayers for more
than 80 imams and sheikhs throughout Tanzania.
from 2016 BAKWATA is Offering free education under Mufti Office. this special knowledge is offered to Islamic Imams and Qur an Teacher In Several Centers in different region
the course is aimed to empower them in computer and information Technology and conflict arbitration
the headquarter of BAKWATA is in Kinondoni shamba area, Kinondoni district, Dar es salaam Region