Renowned Islamic scholar Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi has passed away after a prolonged illness. Bashir Ahmad, a former aide to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, confirmed the scholar’s death in a Facebook post on Thursday.
He wrote, “It is with a heavy heart and complete submission to the will of Allah (SAW) that we receive the news of the passing of our revered leader, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, one of the leaders of the Tijjaniyya order in Nigeria. May Allah forgive his shortcomings, accept his noble deeds and grant him Jannatul Firdaus. Ameen.”
His son, Sayyadi Ali Dahiru Usman Bauchi, also confirmed the death to Daily Trust.
Sayyadi Ali said, “It is confirmed Sheikh has returned to his creator. We are all from Allah and to Him we shall all return. It is time for Sheikh to rest. We thank Almighty Allah. Allah has done everything for us by sparing the life of Sheikh till this time. Sheikh’s life was well spent. Alhamdulillah.”
Dahiru Bauchi studied the Holy Qur’an under the guidance of his father, Alhaji Usman. He eventually memorized the entire Qur’an, just as his father had. He studied under scholars such as Shaykh Tijani Usman Zangon-Bare-bari, Shaykh Abubakar Atiku and Shaykh Abdulqadir Zaria.
He received the Tijjaniyyah Tariqah. His father, a Tijani muqaddam (Imam), had been granted authorization (ijazah) for the tariqa.
Until his passing, Dahiru Bauchi served as the deputy chair of the Fatwa Committee of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) in Nigeria.
