AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor, on Monday, mourned the passing of Sheikh Abdullahi Jubril Imam Sahban, describing him as a great Islamic and Arabic scholar and a pioneer of significant positive impacts in Ilorin and the state.
AbdulRazaq, in a statement by his spokesperson, Rafiu Ajakaye, salutes the uncommon strides of the trail-blazing scholar, his impacts on learning in Kwara State, and his positive effects on the lives of thousands of people who have passed through the institutions.
“On behalf of the people and government of Kwara State, the Governor sends his condolences to the family of the Sheikh, the College community, and all his students worldwide who continue to make tremendous contributions to the field of Arabic and Islamic knowledge and national development.”
The Governor, while condoling the family and students of the deceased, advised that they should be comforted by the outstanding achievements and positive legacies of the late scholar who rose to prominence by dint of hard work, great thirst for knowledge, commitment to community service, and God’s benevolence, while praying to Almighty Allah, the Living and Everlasting, to forgive the late scholar and grant him Al-Jannah Firdaus, and keep his inheritors and students on the path guidance.
Born in February 1940, the renowned educator died Sunday in Ilorin, the state capital. He was the founder of the popular Muhyi-Deen College of Arabic and Islamic Studies, which was the first diploma-awarding Arabic and Islamic training institution in Ilorin. He also established the Muhyideen College of Education, which was the first privately owned NCE awarding institution in Ilorin.