It's with great sorrow that I bear this bad news. Sheikh Khalifa, the larger than life figure in Garissa religious sphere, has passed away at age 90. His strident deep sotto Quran recitations have been legendary in the city. A pious sweet man of immense influence in Garissa's social and political circles. He was a father, a grandfather, a great grandfather, an Imam and a teacher at Madrassa Najjah.
Every year he led hordes of hajj goers to Mecca and as Allah would have it, he passed away on the day of Araffa.
May Allah rest his soul in eternal jannah and give his family subra. Pray for him and all Muslims who are in distress.
Inaa lilahi wa'inaa Ilayhi Raa'jiun.
Ina-lilah Wa ina ilahi rjicun....may he rest in peace....I used to wake up to his quran recitation esp for fajr prayer when i lived near by.......
ReplyDeleteInalilahi wa ina ileyhi rajicun.He was neighbor of ours,I remember once he had such a nice dream that he was crying and many khalifa residence gathered in his house.He gave us such a nice lecture.Bula khalifa is proud of him.We will always remember our sheikh who once lost his young son in a tragic incidence.MAY ALLAH REST HIS SOUL IN JANNATUL FIRDOUSA.
ReplyDeleteIna-lilah Wa ina ilahi rjicun....may he rest in peace....I used to wake up to his quran recitation esp for fajr prayer when i lived near by.......
ReplyDeleteIna-Lillah Wa ina Illahi rajicun.All soul will taste death, W`ll all die at one a pointed time, and when that time comes we would not be given a respite for a second.we will pray for Allah to reward the sheikh for all his past deed and grant him jana-tul-firdousa.
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