The Companion, an association of Muslim men in business and professions, described the demise of Sheikh Hafiz Abu, as a great loss to the Nigerian Muslim Ummah.
Gatekeepers News reports that the group in a press statement by its National Amir, Engr. Kamil Olalekan and National Public Affairs Secretary, Alhaji Muideen Adeleke said Sheikh Abu who died on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, would be missed for his Islamic erudition, piety, and philanthropism.
”Sheikh Hafiz Abu’s transition is a great loss to the Ummah and humanity as a whole for what he represented’, The Companion stressed.
The Companion prayed Allah for the repose of his soul and to grant the Muslim Ummah and the immediate family the fortitude to bear the loss.
The Muslim organisation said the deceased was humble, and humane but firm and was a disciplined individual, who equally played the role of a bridge-builder, among adherents of Islam, especially in the South West geopolitical zone.
The Islamic organization said, ”The departed Sheikh led an exemplary life full of lessons to both the old and young ones in accordance with the injunctions of Allah and Prophet Muhammad(SAW).
Born in the Ita Akanni area of Lagos on 10th August 1922, Sheikh Abu attended the Lagos Government School, Ansaruddeen School and Al-Azhar University, Cairo where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Arabic. He spent 14 years in Cairo (1944-1958) acquiring diverse experiences of Islamic culture.
