Sheikh Muideen Ajani Bello, an Ibadan-born preacher and famous Muslim scholar, has died.
Sources disclosed that the Islamic scholar died early on Friday, December 6, 2024.
Sheikh Taofik Azeez, also known as Akeugbagold, confirmed the death of the renowned Islamic scholar on his Facebook page.
Here are thirteen (13) you probably don’t know about Sheikh Muideen Ajani Bello
Sheikh Muideen Bello was born in 1940.
His parents are Alhaji Bello Ajani and Alhaja Ubaidat Bello from Arolu Compound in Ita Olukoyi, Ibadan.
He died at the age of 84.
He began his elementary western education at I.D.C Primary School in Elekuro, Ibadan.
He also attended I.D.C Secondary School in Elekuro, Ibadan.
He studied Arabic and Islamic languages at the Mahdul Arabiy in Elekuro for four years, from 1963 to 1967.
Unconfirmed sources disclosed that Sheikh Muideen Ajani Bello went to Bayero University in Kano where he studied Arabic and Islamic Studies.
At the age of ten, he took an interest in Islamic propagation and began preaching across Ibadan’s neighborhoods.
He relocated to Kano, a city in northern Nigeria, where he spent many years spreading Islam, the religion of Allah.
He was a teacher who taught at secondary schools in Oyo, Ogun, and Kano states.
He was appointed Missioner of the Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria.
He had been invited to disseminate the message of Islam on numerous times around the world, including the United Kingdom, the United States, and neighboring African countries.
He was an energetic Islamic preacher who delivered thought-provoking sermons and pushed for greater governance and representation for the Nigerian people.
