Oh, Prof. Ashir is dead! By Kamil Sodiq Dan-Fulani

Date: 2020-07-30

May Allaah forgive late Prof. Ashir Abdul Salaam and grant him Al Jannah. He was the first lecturer I came in contact with when I gained admission into the Better by Far University, University of Ilorin, to study History and International Studies.

The late Professor was then the Sub-Dean, Faculty of Arts. He guided me on which course to 'borrow' and how easy I can assemble my A&Bs in my eventual choice. To return the kind gesture, I made it mandatory upon myself to always say teslim to and appreciate him for his guidance and counselling every time we met.

Professor Ashir is humble! There was a day I dodged him because I was in hurry to get to something done at one of the banks on campus. Unknown to me, the late lecturer already saw me from distance and he said : "?yin alfa wa, kí las? fún yín. ?ni kí wá ni?"

Oh, I was shocked! Really shocked! So, Bàbá yí rí mí? We met halfway and exchanged pleasantries. He asked about my affairs and we departed with smiles. That's the late Professor for you. He's a friend to all. May his imperfections be forgiven.

I heard about his sickness -the one that Allaah predestined as a cause of his death- weeks after he was admitted to the hospital. I visited him in company with Mallam Mubarak Oladosu. As poor as his state of health was, he was able to recognise me years after my graduation. Waooo!

On that day, I prayed for him and fed him with words of hopes that he Allaah would bring him back to normal and we departed with smiles as usual. The news about his death came weeks after we met at the hospital and the shock it generated was felt in the entire university community and beyond. Oh, Professor Ashir is dead!

May Allaah accept his return and overlook his excesses. We beg Allaah, our Creator and Owner, to perfect our end and count us among the dwellers of Al-Jannah when the our time comes.

Kamil Sodiq Dan-Fulani

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Olaitan Adefila     Kisra     Adesoye College     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     IF-K     Ajike People Support Centre     Taofeek Sanusi     Kanu Agabi     Laduba     Ashiru     International Aviation College     Olam Food Ingredients     KW-GIS     Suleman Abubakar     Raji AbdulRasaq     PharmAccess Foundation     Gbugbu International Market     Tosho Yaqub     NSCIA     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Adegoke Bamidele     IPSAS     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Taofeek Ibraheem     Ilorin Metro Park     Ijagbo Health Centre     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Doyin Group     Kannike     Ilorin Like-Minds     Oko-Olowo     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Mutawalle     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Sa\'adu Salau     Yusuf Ali     Rapheal Ashaolu     Busari Alabi Alausa     Pius Abioje     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Gobirawa     Gbugbu     Raymond Olaitan     Moses Adekanye     Magaji Erubu     Olusegun Adeniyi     Olayinka Olaogun     Moshood Bakare     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Olusola Saraki     Aminu Ado Bayero     Abdulhakeem Amao     Femi Oladiji     Salihu Ajia     Local Government     Ghali Muhammed     Kayode Zubair     Iyeru Grammar School     Monthly Sanitation     Trade Lenda SME Fair     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Ilota     Kwabes     General Hospital, Offa     Tunji Folami     KWASIEC     Surajudeen Akanbi     Aisha Gobir     Ibrahim Gambari     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Ishaq Oloyede     Federal Allocation     Maryam Nurudeen     Akanji     Alapado    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

General Hospital     Kwara United     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Baaziki Sulaiman     Flights To Ilorin     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Patience Jonathan     Kassim Babamale     Monkey Pox     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Sambo Murtala     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Moshood Bakare     Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     Shuaib Olarongbe     Olatomiwa Williams     Siraj Oyewale     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Riskat Opakunle     Olohungbebe     April 11     Ben Duntoye     Alao Ayotunde     Presidential Election     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Rasaq Jimoh     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Bareke     Umar Adelodun     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Oyawoye     Oke-Ero     Park     Alapansapa     Ishaq Oloyede     SSA Youth Engagement     Bamidele Aluko     Tunji Moronfoye     Ahmed \'Lateef     Oko     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Yusuf Abdulraheem     Usman Rifun     KWSUED     IPSAS     Yekini Adio     Tope Daramola     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Alimi     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     AbdulHamid Adi     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Women Radio     Kayode Ogunlowo     Bello John Olanrewaju     College Of Health     Charles Ibitoye     Suleiman Ajadi     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Kayode Laro     Aminat Omodara     Aisha Gobir     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     John Mayokun Dada     Amule     Isiaka Oniwa     Otoge