National Muslim Council of Tanzania

The National Muslim Council of Tanzania is an Islamic organisation based in Tanzania.[1] It is well known by its Swahili acronym BAKWATA.

National Muslim Council of Tanzania
Swahili: Baraza Kuu la Waislamu Tanzania

Abbreviation	BAKWATA
Motto	BAKWATA MPYA
Predecessor	EAMWS
Formation	1968
Type	Islamic Organization
Headquarters	Kinondoni, Dar es salaam
Location	Dar es salaam
Region served	Tanzania
Membership	all Tanzania Muslim
Official language	Swahili. Arabic and English
Chief Mufti	Sheikh Aboubakary Zubeiry

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.[2]

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.[3]

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