Prominent somali religious leader sheikh Osman sheikh omar,better known as sheikh Osman hiddig passed away in Mogadishu on Saturday at the age of 82.
Sheikh Osman hiddig was a leading ahlu suna wal jama’a scholar and educator.
Over the last decades he ran religious learning centres in Mogadishu and his hometown,elder in the galgadud region.
Somali president hassan sheikh mohamud ,along with government officials,politicians and religios scholars expressed their condolences for the death of sheikh Osman hidigg,who wilb be buried in the kaaraan district of Mogadishu.
President mohamud described the deceased as a great scholar,preacher and teacher who was central to teaching an spreading islam.He invested a lot of time and effort in producing scholars with expensive knowledge of the Islamic religion,benifiting future generations in the country.
“Inna lillahi wa ina ilayhi rajiun.May god have mercy on sheikh Osman sheikh sheikh omar and sheikh Daoud.He was a hardworking scholar who spent a lot of time teaching and spreading the Islamic religion.
Heproduced many somali scholars who play a significant role in spreading the faith today,”said president hassan sheikh mohamud.
Sheikh Osman hiddig’s funerak is currently underway in Mogadishu.He will be buried in a cemetery near the dhifa mosque in the kaaraan district.
Source:hiiraanonline