Founder and Chairman, Board of Trustees of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Alhaji (Chief) (Dr) AbdulRaheem Oladimeji, OFR, FNAEAP, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Solihu OON.
In a condolence message, Alhaji Oladimeji, who is the Jagunmolu of Igbominaland, Arogundade of Lagos, Bashorun of Iloro-Ekiti, Asiwaju of Ireseland, and Baba Oba of Offa, said the late Chief Imam was a distinguished religious leader whose life was defined by scholarship, humility, and unwavering service to Islam and humanity.
He described the loss as a profound blow to the Ilorin Emirate and the entire Muslim Ummah.
According to him, the late cleric stood as a moral compass for the Ilorin Emirate, offering guidance rooted in knowledge, wisdom, and peace, while fostering unity among the people irrespective of differences.
Alhaji Oladimeji extended his heartfelt condolences to His Royal Highness, the Emir of Ilorin, the Ilorin Emirate Council, the immediate family of the deceased, The Kwara State Governor,Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Council of Ulama, and the good people of Ilorin, praying that Almighty Allah grants them fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
The valuable contributions of late Imam Bashir was celebrated by Al-Hikmah University Ilorin in 2024 with an award of Excellence of 40 years on Minbar of Ilorin Jumaat by our Faculty of Humanities which is a further attestation of academic recognition of the late scholar.
He further prayed that Allah, in His infinite mercy, forgives the shortcomings of the departed scholar, accepts his lifelong service to Islam as an act of worship, and admits him into Al-Jannah Firdaus.
