Emerging Islamic scholars in Nigeria and the African continent have been counseled to preserve and propagate the enduring message of tolerance, dialogue, and inclusivity exemplified by the late renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi.
Nigerian Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima who made the plea noted that the late Tijjaniyya leader, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi’s commitment to dialogue and inclusivity represented the true heritage of Islam that must guide future generations.
Senator Kashim Shettima spoke Friday in Bauchi shortly after the burial rites of the late Tijjaniyya legend, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi who passed away to the great beyond in the early hours of Thursday following aged-long illness at ATBUTH Bauchi.
The Vice President through his spokesperson, Stanley Nkwoccha
described the passage of the renowned Islamic scholar as a monumental loss not only to Nigeria but to the global Muslim Ummah.
He said, “This nation has lost a colossus—an institution and one of the last great titans of Islamic scholarship. We call on our emerging scholars to embrace the path of dialogue, moderation, accommodation, and inclusivity, because this is the true heritage of Islam—not fanaticism, not extremism,”
Shettima prayed for the repose of the soul of the late cleric, saying “May Allah grant his soul eternal rest and reward him with Aljannatul Firdaus. May Allah grant his family and millions of followers the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.”
Also speaking at the burial, the Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, described the deceased as a towering figure whose legacy transformed Islamic education and uplifted countless families across the African continent and beyond.
The Governor recalled, “The late cleric has made remarkable contributions to development, and established a strong tradition of Qur’anic research and scholarship. He mentored so many people. We have lost a father, a guardian, a teacher, and a colossus,”
The Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf in the same vein, described the mourning day as deeply sorrowful, not only for the family of the cleric but for all Nigerians and the entire Muslim Ummah across the world.
Governor Yusuf explained that Sheikh Bauchi was widely known as an exceptional Islamic scholar who taught Qur’an and Hadith to hundreds of millions of people, especially his family and members of the Tijjaniyya order.
Yusuf sorrowfully said, “May God grant his soul eternal rest and give the nation the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss,”
Also in attendance at the burial, Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger State, expressed gratitude to God for the cleric’s life, describing it as well spent, stressing that the late scholar would be remembered as a distinguished scholar and leader worthy of emulation
