Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed profound sorrow over the sudden passing of revered Islamic scholar Sheikh Muhammad Jamaalu Deen Yahyah Murtadoh Agodi, who died in the early hours of Saturday, 29th March 2025.

Sheikh Jamaalu Deen, a distinguished orator, historian, and scion of the late Sheikh Yahyah Agodi, was a leading figure at the Markaz Taaleemil-arobiyyah wal Islamiyyah in Agodi, Ilorin.

Governor AbdulRazaq extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, the Markaz community, and the Muslim faithful across the Ilorin Emirate, describing the scholar’s demise as a significant loss to the Islamic intellectual tradition.

“The death of the exemplary scholar, barely 72 hours after leading a prayer at a night of majesty (laylatul qadr) event during which he prayed that the congregants witness many Ramadan fasts, reminds us of the fleeting nature of life and a need to constantly dedicate oneself to the service of God,” according to the Governor.

“We ask Allaah to forgive Sheikh Muhammad Jamaalu Deen Agodi, illuminate and widen his grave, and admit him to al-jannah Firdaus.”