Sheikh Apaokagi, Ilorin Grand-Mufti, passes on
He died this morning in Ilorin. He was ninety-six years old before his death.
He is to be buried in Ilorin this afternoon after burial rites slated for 4.00 p.m. at his residence, Apaokagi compound, Adeta, Ilorin.
Sheikh Salaudeen Apaokagi was among the pioneer students of Sheik Kamaldeen Al-Adabiy and the National President of Ansarul-Islam Society of Nigeria from 1967-2000. He was the founder of the Al-Adabiyat School for Arabic and Islamic Studies in Owo, Ondo State in 1955. Among his students are professors and doctors in diverse fields of study.
Sheikh Apaokagi was a pillar in the cause of propagation of Islam over the years, not only in Ilorin, but also in Ondo State and parts of old Bendel State now Edo and Delta States. He was an Islamic teacher of note, he started his career in 1945 and until 1985 he was Arabist under the employment of the defunct Western Region during which he taught in various Primary and the then Modern Schools.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Sardauna Aliyu Kora-Sabi NULGE Council Of The Wise Sa\'adu Gambari Moremi High School Seun Bolaji Tsaragi Susan Modupe Oluwole Rueben Parejo Theophilus Oyebiyi Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar Elections Abdulquowiyu Olododo CELF Manzuma Timothy Olatunde Fadipe Ekiti Garba Ayodele Wahab General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin Sanitation Exercise Sheikh Ariyibi Oko Erin Yahaya A Paniyaro Agboola Abdulraheem Elerinjare Peter Obi Dorcas Afeniforo A.E. Afolabi Joseph Alex Offorjama Dan Iya Opaleke Bukola Iyabo Igbomina Kulende-UITH Abdulfatai Salman Baakini Apaokagi Odolaye Aremu Jimoh Akani Okasanmi Ajayi Umar Yakubu Jaja Abdulrazaq Magaji Ibrahim Jawondo GANZY HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity Maryam A. Garuba Facebook Harafat E. Mukadam Isin Abdulkadir Orire Olatunde Oyeyiola Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory Inside Kwara ASMAU PLAZA Kayode Ogunlowo Adesina Simon Sodiya Tafida Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa Zara Umar Facemasks Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise National Information Technology Development Agency Abdulfatai Ahmed Ayodele Olaosebikan Tayo Awodiji Lotus Bank Ayo Opadokun KWASAA Arandun Baba Isale Gbajabiamila George Innih Ali Ahmad Alaro Muyideen Ajani Bello Aliyu U. Tilde Diagnostic Centre April 11

