Oh, Prof. Ashir is dead! By Kamil Sodiq Dan-Fulani

Date: 2020-07-30

May Allaah forgive late Prof. Ashir Abdul Salaam and grant him Al Jannah. He was the first lecturer I came in contact with when I gained admission into the Better by Far University, University of Ilorin, to study History and International Studies.

The late Professor was then the Sub-Dean, Faculty of Arts. He guided me on which course to 'borrow' and how easy I can assemble my A&Bs in my eventual choice. To return the kind gesture, I made it mandatory upon myself to always say teslim to and appreciate him for his guidance and counselling every time we met.

Professor Ashir is humble! There was a day I dodged him because I was in hurry to get to something done at one of the banks on campus. Unknown to me, the late lecturer already saw me from distance and he said : "?yin alfa wa, kí las? fún yín. ?ni kí wá ni?"

Oh, I was shocked! Really shocked! So, Bàbá yí rí mí? We met halfway and exchanged pleasantries. He asked about my affairs and we departed with smiles. That's the late Professor for you. He's a friend to all. May his imperfections be forgiven.

I heard about his sickness -the one that Allaah predestined as a cause of his death- weeks after he was admitted to the hospital. I visited him in company with Mallam Mubarak Oladosu. As poor as his state of health was, he was able to recognise me years after my graduation. Waooo!

On that day, I prayed for him and fed him with words of hopes that he Allaah would bring him back to normal and we departed with smiles as usual. The news about his death came weeks after we met at the hospital and the shock it generated was felt in the entire university community and beyond. Oh, Professor Ashir is dead!

May Allaah accept his return and overlook his excesses. We beg Allaah, our Creator and Owner, to perfect our end and count us among the dwellers of Al-Jannah when the our time comes.

Kamil Sodiq Dan-Fulani

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Clara Nwachukwu     Mohammed Abduraheem     PPS     ENetSuD     MalHub     Islamic Development Bank     Sola Saraki University     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Gamji Members Association     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Saka Aleshinloye     Ashiru     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Yahaya Dumoye     Oba Of Jebba     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     Kolawole Akande     Issa Oloruntogun     Simeon Ajibola     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Offa Grammer School     Ibrahim Jawondo     Gaa Olobi     Frootify     Young Progressives Party     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Femtech     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Yashikira     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Bibire Ajape     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Kayode Bankole     Wahab Abayawo     Ahmad Lawan     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Ayegbeni     Emir Of Yashikira     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Ben Duntoye     Abdulrazaq Adebayo     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Yemi Osinbajo     General Hospital     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Khairat Gwadabe     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Alaiye     VADA     Hassan Saliu     Ilorin East     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Toyin Sanusi     Baba-Isale     Quareeb     COVID     Shururat Olatinwo     Muslim Cementary     Memunat Monsuma     Akorede     Mahfouz Adedimeji     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Adama Isa     Fulani     Ilorin     Sai Kayi     Yeketi     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Dele Belgore     Kwara     Ahmad Fatima Bisola    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ita-Ore     Alapado     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Kuliyan Geri     Doyin Agbamu     Florence Saraki     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Risikat Lawal     Okasanmi Ajayi     Yunus Lawal     Ajeigbe     Malete     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Ajibike Katibi     Abubakar Suleiman     Kumbi Titilope     Radio SBS     Olabimpe Olani     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Lola Ashiru     Logun     Post Utme     Awili Pedro     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     AbdulHamid Adi     HICA     NIRSAL     Femtech     Mahfouz Adedimeji     FERMA     Age AbdulKareem     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Bond     Farouk Salim     Ado Ibrahim     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Marufat Oladosu     Jebba     Ahmad Fatima Bisola     Leke Ogungbe     Ladi Hassan     Laduba     Universal Basic Education Commission     Adesoye College     Ijakadi     Bashir Badawi     Samuel Adedoyin     Ayobami Seriki     A.E. Afolabi     Olushola Saraki     Bolakale Saka     Oke-Oyi     Gambari     Kwasu     Ramat Oganija     Gobir     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Iyeru Grammar School     Pakata Patriots     Aro Yahaya     Ayinde Oki     Igbomina     Naira Redesign     Ilofa     Wasiu Onidugbe     Elections     Paul Odama     Moro     Young Progressives Party     Daud Adeshola     Isiaka Alikinla     Wahab Femi Agbaje     QuickWin