Breaking: Head of Imams and Alfas in Ondo is Dead, Details Emerge
- Alhaji Ahmad Oladoke Aladesawe, the Chief Imam of Owo and chairman of the Ondo state League of Imams and Alfas, has died at 91
- Aladesawe also served as secretary general of the League of Imams and Alfas in the South-West, Edo and Delta states
- NACOMYO and other sympathisers mourned his death, describing him as a strong pillar of support and a respected Islamic scholar
Osun state - The Chief Imam of Owo, who is also the chairman of the Ondo state League of Imams and Alfas, Alhaji Ahmad Oladoke Aladesawe, has passed away.
The spiritual leader died at the age of 91 on Monday, September 15, at the Federal Medical Centre in Owo, Ondo state.
Source: UGC
As reported by The Nation, the Muslim leader's death was confirmed to journalists on Tuesday, September 16, by Alhaji Kamorudeen Ishola, a Muslim leader in Owo.
Speaking, Ishola described the late cleric as “a respected Islamic scholar. He added that Aladesawe, who is also a community leader, devoted his life to the growth of Islam in the country.”
Ahmad Oladoke Aladesawe: Burial set in Owo
As reported by Vanguard, the late Imam and leader will be laid to rest on Tuesday afternoon, September 16, in his hometown of Owo..
The burial rites will be done in accordance with Islamic rites and are scheduled to take place by 2 pm.
Before his passing, Sheikh Aladesawe also served as the secretary general of the League of Imams and Alfas in the South-West, as well as Edo and Delta states.
Ahmad Oladoke Aladesawe: Muslim youth organisation mourns
Source: Twitter
The National Council of Muslim Youth Organisations (NACOMYO) in Ondo state expressed its condolences to Aladesawe’s family, the Owo Muslim community and the wider nation, Vanguard reported.
Alhaji Abdulwaasii Yusuf, state missioner of NACOMYO, said in a statement that Baba was a strong pillar of support for the organisation and one of the greatest Islamic scholars ever to live in Ondo state and beyond.
He prayed that Allah would accept his good deeds, forgive his shortcomings, and grant him Jannatul Firdaus.
Aladesawe was widely admired for his contributions to the spread of Islam and his role in promoting peace across Ondo state and beyond. Those he impacted have continued to pay tributes to him.
Sympathisers have described his death as a monumental loss to the Muslim community and the state. Prayers have been offered for Allah (SWT) to grant him eternal rest in Aljana Firdaus.
Islamic Cleric Sheikh Ariyibi dies in Kwara
Previously, Legit.ng reported that popular Ilorin-based cleric, Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Abdulraheem Ariyibi, passed away.
The late Ariyibi is the proprietor of Imam Hamzat College of Education, Oko-Olowo, Ilorin, Kwara state. He died on Friday, September 12. In a statement on Saturday, September 13, shared on its official Facebook page, the Kwara state government mourned Sheikh Ariyibi's death.
Similarly, the Ilorin Emirate Youth Development Association (IEYDA), under the auspices of the Emir of Ilorin, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, expressed grief over the passing of Sheikh Ariyibi.
Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
