Ghana’s Deputy National Chief Imam, Sheikh Ahmad Kamaludeen has passed away this dawn, Saturday, July 17, 2021 at the age of 103.
According to information gathered by Tema base Plan-B FM, the late Sheikh has already been laid to rest at the Awudome Cemetery in the Greater Accra region in line with Islamic tradition.
Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, spokesman for the National Chief Imam confirming the death of the Sheikh Ahmad Kamaludeen and added that the late Sheikh was an astute Islamic cleric who was well respected across the country.
“Apart from being the Deputy National Chief Imam, he is an eminent scholar rooted in Aramic musicology and the knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence. He is someone who is known in his lifetime to have been conducting Quranic exigence to interpret the Quran,” sheikh Shaibu remarked.
According to the spokesman, the late Sheikh was laid to rest at the Awudome Cemetery here in Accra in line with Muslim tradition. The National Chief Imam, Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu officiated the funeral ceremony (Janazah) for the late sheikh.
Some members and executives of the two major political parties – New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC), were in attendance.
Sheikh Kamauleen was an Islamic Cleric and the National Chief Imam’s childhood best friend and classmate.
He has been recognized in the West African Sub-region as one of the most learned Islamic teachers and clerics.
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