The Audacity of Death: A tribute to my scholar, spiritual leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Damaturu..

Late Sheikh Ibrahim Damaturu

By Hussaini Mohammed Isa

Once again, the intrepidly cold hands of death has struck again, this time around, its hands snatched away our humble but brilliant, amiable and hard-working islamic scholar, Sheikh Ibrahim Muhammad Damaturu from us in a rude and shocking manner.

What a nasty "World Teachers Day" gift?

With both sadness and respect, I hope to capture Sheikh Ibrahim Damaturu's stunning contributions to the Islamic World. He was one of the best known Islamic scholars in our country. This is opinion backed by facts.

In Sheikh Ibrahim Damaturu, true scholarship and humility meet, he left no one indifferent to both the depth and of his analysis of the Holy Qur'an or the integrity of his person.

Islam is one such rope of Almighty Allah, if we hold on to this rope, follow the shariah and are mindful of Allah in every situation and in everything we do, we are safe, ALHAMDULILLAH, Sheikh Ibrahim Damaturu was grasping this rope until the last minute of his life.

Even when it became apparent to him that his time was off, he kept invoking Allah on his deathbed with his breath because he couldn't speak anymore.

He was very generous with his profound insight and knowledge, he delivered Tafseer 4 times a week all-year-round excluding the month of Ramadan. His tafseer sessions covered Al-Hidaya Mosque (Nasarawa bye-pass), Abba Ibrahim Housing Estate Mosque, First Bank Mosque and Gwange Mosque. This is in addition to several other sessions he held every week.

He was a strong pillar in the propagation of SUNNAH not only in Yobe but in Nigeria as a whole, he played a crucial role in the fight against BIDI'AH, certainly, he would remembered for this.

The last time I set my eyes on him was in May this year when I visited the office of the Executive Secretary of SEMA, Dr. Mohammed Goje though we spoke on phone about 4weeks ago. He had been my scholar and spiritual leader throughout my 5-year stay in Damaturu.

His sudden passing will remain one of my greatest personal losses of an unassuming and brilliant scholar. But surely, I will keep him in memory as role model.

My sincere condolences to his family, students, Jama'atul Izalatul Bid'ah Wa-Ikamatus-sunnah, Yobe State University and indeed Yobe State Government. It is our prayer that Almighty Allah will console the bereaved family and grant him Al-Jannatul Firdausi.

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