25th December, 2020
PRESS RELEASE:
MURIC MOURNS SHAYKH AHMAD LEMU
Shaykh Dr. Justice
Ahmad Lemu, a foremost Islamic scholar and leader, died yesterday, Thursday, 24th
December, 2020. He was 91.
In a statement
issued on Friday, 25th December, 2020, the Muslim Rights Concern
(MURIC) described him as a great scholar and visionary leader. The statement
was signed by the director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola.
“We have every reason to mourn the demise of Shaykh Lemu. He was
a great scholar and visionary leader. He was kind, transparent and dedicated to
the cause of Islam. He was also a great teacher and a role model. Shaykh Lemu
was the founder of the popular Islamic Education Trust (IET) and the Da’wah
Coordination Council of Nigeria.
“His carreer as a
versatile Islamic scholar saw him serving as Shar’ia judge at the Court of
Appeals in Sokoto and Niger states (1976 – 1977) and later as Chief Shar’ia
Judge at the Court of Appeals in Niger State (1976 – 1991). He had also
contributed his quota to nation building. He was a member of the Nigerian
Council of Religions, the Presidential Council for Youth Development and the
Presidential Experts Committee for National Security.
“He was an energetic
dawah worker. To his credit goes several educational achievements. He founded
IET more than fifty years ago when he was the principal of Sokoto Arabic
College. He pioneered the writing and publishing of Islamic books which became
textbooks in primary and secondary schools. Today IET is the largest Islamic
center in Nigeria with an Islamic propagation
unit, a publishing company, a bookshop, a nursery, primary and
secondary school both in Minna and Abuja as well as an Islamic
training institute.
Nigerian
Muslims will certainly miss Shaykh Lemu as he has left behind a yawning vacuum
which may be difficult to fill for a very long time. May Allah grant him
unconditional forgiveness, unlimited mercy and unrestricted access to one of
the spacious palaces in al-Jannah. May Allah also give the family he left
behind the fortitude to bear the loss.
Professor Ishaq Akintola,
Director,
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)
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