Top Yoruba Nollywood actors have taken to social media to mourn the death of renowned Islamic scholar Sheikh Muyideen Bello, who passed away at 83.
TheNewsGuru.com(TNG) reports that an Ibadan-based cleric, Sheikh Muyideen Ajani Bello, announced on Friday the demised of the popular islamic clergyman, Bello.
He wrote; “Today is one of my saddest days ! My father and mentor, has returned to his creator. SULTONUL WAHIZEEN of Yorubaland Sheikh muhyideen AJANI BELLO,may Allah be pleased with your soul. Aljannah fridaos for you . Our heart is full of grief and our eyes full of tears but we will say nothing but what will please our Creator the sole commander of life and death – ALLAH”
Reacting to the news, actors such as Adebayo Salami, Yinka Quadri and Fausat Balogun, popularly known as Madam Saje, paid tribute to the late cleric on their Instagram pages.
Adebayo Salami wrote, “Sheikh MUHYDEEN Ajani Bello lived an accomplished life in the service of Allah and humanity. May Allah accept his return.”
Yinka Quadri, reflecting on the scholar’s impact posted, “A great light has dimmed today. Sheikh Muhyideen Ajani Bello dedicated his life to the ummah, never shying away from speaking the truth. May Allah forgive his sins and grant him the highest place in Aljannah Firdaus. Ameen.”
Madam Saje wrote an hreatfelt tribute in Yoruba and Arabic, writing, “INA LI LAHI WA INA ILAEHI RAJIUN. Baba Ajani Oniwaasi Agbaye is gone. Allahu Akbar! My lovely daddy.”
Born 1940, into the family of Alhaji Bello Ajani and Alhaja Ubaidat Bello of Arolu Compound, Ita Olukoyi, Ibadan. Sheikh Muyideen grew to become a highly respected Nigerian Islamic scholar and cleric who has made significant contributions to Islamic education by helping establish and run several schools and institutions.