Renowned Nigerian Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, has died after a prolonged illness.
Bashir Ahmad, a former aide to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, confirmed the scholar’s death in a Facebook post on Thursday.
He wrote, “It is with a heavy heart and complete submission to the will of Allah (SAW) that we receive the news of the passing of our revered leader, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, one of the leaders of the Tijjaniyya order in Nigeria. May Allah forgive his shortcomings, accept his noble deeds and grant him Jannatul Firdaus. Ameen.”
Also, his Son, Sayyadi Ali Dahiru Usman Bauchi confirmed his death to Daily Trust.
Sayyadi Ali said, “It is confirmed Sheikh has returned to his creator. We are all from Allah and to Him we shall all return.
“It is time for Sheikh to rest. We thank Almighty Allah. Allah has done everything to us for sparing the life of Sheikh till this time. Sheikh’s life was well spent. Alhamdulillah.
Born in June 1927, Dahiru Bauchi studied the Holy Qur’an under the guidance of his father, Alhaji Usman.
Eventually, he learned to recite the entire Qur’an from memory, as his father could. He studied under scholars such as Shaykh Tijani Usman Zangon-Bare-bari, Shaykh Abubakar Atiku, and Shaykh Abdulqadir Zaria.
