Ex-Senate, Bukola Saraki; Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq; Ex-Kwara governor, AbdulFatai Ahmed, and others on Saturday mourned the death of the Khalifatul-Adabiyah, Shaykh Ahmad Olayiwola Kamalud-deen.
Saraki, in a statement by his media aide on local matters, Abdulqadir Abdulganiyu, expresed deep sadness by the demise of the erudite Islamic scholar and condoled with his family and the entire Muslim Ummah.
Saraki prayed to Allah to forgive the deceased and admit him into Aljannatul Firdaus. He also prayed that Allah strengthen the Kamaldeen Al Adabiy family and the Muslim Ummah at this difficult time.
Also, Kwara Govenor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in a statement by his spokesperson, Rafiu Ajakaye expresed shock and sadness over the death of the erudite scholar and technocrat.
The statement said, “The Governor received the news of the death of the revered Sheikh and former Permanent Secretary with shock and sadness. This death again depletes the ranks of religious scholarship and evangelism in our community and it therefore calls for sober reflection from all.
“The Governor commiserates with the family of the eminent scholar, the entire Muslim community, and the Adabiyyah family worldwide on this unfortunate development. We pray Allah, the oft-forgiving and merciful, to forgive the Sheikh, grant him al-jannah Firdaus, and keep the great households of Sheikh Kamaldeen and our other departed leaders forever on the right path of faith, goodness, and piety.”
Also, the former governor of Kwara State urged the Kamaldeen family and the Adabiyya Islamic movement to take solace in the fact that the departed scion was an exemplary man who upheld his late father, Sheikh Mohammed Kamaldeen’s legacies in Islamic and Quranic education.
The statement by his spokesperson, Femi Akorede read, “I offer my deepest sympathies to the Kamaldeen family, and the Adabiyya movement on the sad loss of Khalifa Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen, a great man. I share your pain and ask Allah to comfort you in the difficult days ahead. May Allah elevate the Khalifa to the rank of the favoured in Aljanah and forgive his earthly infractions.”
The IEDPU described the death of the Spiritual Head of the Ansarul Islam Society of Nigeria, as a rude shock and a death too many.
The Union said that the contributions of the late Shaykh Kamalud-deen in different spheres over the years towards the progress and development of Ilorin Emirate, Kwara State and Nigeria as well as the entire humanity were too varied and many to be glossed-over.
