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By Abdullah Ahmed
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) has expressed profound sorrow over the death of Sheikh Yakub Abdullahi Al-Ilory, younger brother of the founder of the renowned Arabic and Islamic Training Centre (Markaz), Agege, Lagos, Sheikh Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory.
The National President of IEDPU, Alhaji Abdulmumini Ayo Abdulmalik, described the deceased’s death as a colossal loss to the Muslim Ummah, particularly the Arabic and Islamic education community.
In a condolence statement issued by the Union’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Suleiman Shuaib Dagbo, Alhaji Abdulmalik acknowledged the contributions of Sheikh Yakub towards supporting his elder brother, Sheikh Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory, in the development of generations of Islamic scholars through classical Arabic and Islamic teachings at Markaz, Agege.
The IEDPU President noted that the deceased’s commitment and contributions to the growth of Islamic scholarship would remain memorable.
Alhaji Abdulmalik, a retired Assistant Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, extended the Union’s condolences to the Mudeer of Markaz, Sheikh Habeebullahi Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory, OON, the immediate family of the deceased, and the entire Niqabatul Markaziyyin, both in Nigeria and abroad.
Sheikh Yakub Abdullahi Al-Ilory was the proprietor of Markaz Ta’lim Al-Arabiy, Saki, Oyo State.
The IEDPU President prayed to Almighty Allah to forgive the shortcomings of the deceased, accept his good deeds and grant him Al-Jannatul Firdaus.
He also prayed Allah to grant the Mudeer of Markaz, the bereaved family and the entire Muslim community the strength and fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
