Afrigather The Companion, an affiliation of Muslim males in enterprise and professions, described the demise of Sheikh Hafiz Abu, as a fantastic loss to the Nigerian Muslim Ummah.
Gatekeepers News experiences that the group in a press assertion by its Nationwide Amir, Engr. Kamil Olalekan and Nationwide Public Affairs Secretary, Alhaji Muideen Adeleke mentioned Sheikh Abu who died on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, can be missed for his Islamic erudition, piety, and philanthropism.
”Sheikh Hafiz Abu’s transition is a superb loss to the Ummah and humanity as an entire for what he represented’, The Companion burdened.
Acknowledging that the late clerical supplied it, freed from cost, the venue it makes use of the weekly Islamic lecture at Surulere, Lagos, The Companion prayed Allah for the repose of his soul and to grant the Muslim Ummah and the rapid household the fortitude to bear the loss.
The Muslim organisation mentioned the deceased was humble, and humane however agency and was a disciplined particular person, who equally performed the function of a bridge-builder, amongst adherents of Islam, particularly within the South West geopolitical zone.
The Islamic group mentioned, ”The departed Sheikh led an exemplary life filled with classes to each the young and old ones in accordance with the injunctions of Allah and Prophet Muhammad(SAW).
Born within the Ita Akanni space of Lagos on tenth August 1922, Sheikh Abu attended the Lagos Authorities Faculty, Ansaruddeen Faculty and Al-Azhar College, Cairo the place he obtained a Bachelor of Arts diploma in Arabic. He spent 14 years in Cairo (1944-1958) buying various experiences of Islamic tradition.
