All Praises is for Allah, and peace and blessings of Allah be upon His beloved Messenger Muhammad (SAW). We are grateful to Allah (SWA) for giving us the opportunity to sit in His remembrance. For truly it is a great favour indeed that despite all worldly distractions He has brought us to His House (mosque). Then sat us in His dhikr. And by sitting in His dhikr Allah (SWA) helps us to get closer to Him and for every Muslim the true goal in life is to attain the pleasure of Allah (SWA). Apart from that we all have a common interest, that we would all like to love Allah (SWA) and we ourselves would like to be loved by our Lord Most High. Now is it not strange that a person has a certain desire or goal in life but doesnt make any effort to achieve it? Surely it is a basic rule in this world that when a person has a particular interest or hobby, he does not waste any time. He spends most of his time in an activity that will help him achieve his goal. For example if a person wants to be good at a particular sport, he would play that sport very regularly and often spend a lot of money and time on trying to achieve his objective. So truly if our objective in life is to be loved by Allah, and we also know that this can happen through doing His dhikr in abundance, then why is it that we not make ourselves busy in His remembrance? The formula for achieving this is straightforward, Allah (SWA) has stated in the Quran Fadhkurooni adhkurkum (Remember Me and I will remember you). It is stated in a Hadeeth that Allah remembers His servant as soon as he remembers Allah (SWA), can you imagine the Lord Most High, The creator of the Heavens and the Earth remembering you? Indeed that is great thing. And this method for achieving our objective is so easy that it almost defies belief. In a Hadeeth transmitted by Bukhari it is stated that Abu Hurayrah (RTA) narrated that Allahs Messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said Allah Almighty says, I am towards My servant as he is towards Me. I am with him when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me alone, I remember him alone. If he remembers Me in a gathering, I remember him in a gathering better than. Sheikh-L- Islam Alhaji Mukadam Muhammed Awwal Ayinla Otolorin (RTA) was born on the 13th April 1926 and pas-on, on 1st the of Safar 1430 (28th January 2009). He was born to the family of Ojomu in the ancient city of Omupo Kwara State Nigeria. His father was Abdullahi Ologunde Ayinla and the mother was Princess Ayisatu (Ansetu) Ebe Ajike Olomu Makaaiye. During the pregnancy of Sheikh-L- Islam the mother complain of always hearing a call to prayer. But few weeks after, a Spiritual Man and his wife came to Omupo from no where on a market day. He saw Sheikh mother at the market and request to her to lead him to her husband. After seeing the husband the Spiritual Man told Sheikh-L- Islam father that the wife his carrying two months pregnancy and it shall be a baby boy. But prepare now . and do everything possible for her safe delivery of the boy The Spiritual Man also mention that the boy shall be pious and highly religious one. And that his name would be heard in the length and breadth of the whole world and shall be pulling countless number of people to the town ”Omupo”, he mention further that he does not understand what this high numbers of people he saw will be coming to do at Omupo. And he mention that the boy will be going in the sea and flying in the sky with many people in his bag. Sheikh-L- Islam was the fifth child of the mother and only son of his parent. And when he was born he was named Mohammad Awwal which mean the first Mohammad. Sheikh-L- Islam started his early stage of life in Omupo his home town were he grew among so many with outstanding quality of good leader. He later move to Lagos in 1939 and started his first Quranic education and Employment. He work with a British in a cafeteria in old Lagos Island of Lagos Nigeria. He started his Quranic tutor in 1933 with Alfa Salahudeen Aniyalana of Nana compound, Omupo Kwara State. And memorized the whole Quran within a short period. And with his passion for knowledge he went further to acquired Arabic, Islamic theology and Literature. Among his prominent teachers are Sheikh Alfa Aminu Babaita (RTA) and Sheikh Umar Agbaji (RTA) of Ilorin Kwara State Nigeria respectively. He met Sheikh Adam Al-Ilory (RTA) also has a student of Sheikh Umar Agbaji (RTA). He took the order of Tijaniyat from Sheikh Bala Rabih (RTA). He also broadened his knowledge in 1949 with Islamic Jurisprudence and Sufism with a great cleric Sheikh-Umar Al-Falike from Kano. He got married to his first wife in 1951 and by 1952 as one destined to be one of the great pillar of Islamic propagation and sustenance of its value, he met with Sheikh -Al-Islam, Alhaji Ibrahim Niass (RTA.) (THE REFORMER OF TASSAWUF) who conferred on him the post of Mukadam. Sheikh Mukadam Muhammad Awwal performed his first hajj obligation to Mecca in 1958. In 1945, with a few other colleagues who shared same zeal and sentiment for Islam, he laid the foundation and established an Islamic Organization known as Khoudamul Islam Society of Nigeria, which today by the special grace of Allah, has had its Arabic and Islamic Institute affiliated to Lagos State University (LASU), to offer Diploma courses in Arabic and Islamic Studies. Has at 1939 after the Second World War he has completed his Islamic knowledge and proceeded into trading business. He started exchanging cloths in bail for West Africa products with some British men. He also does importation of Islamic materials such as Muslim praying mats, Caps, Rosaries, Journals, Quran etc. Has at 1960 he has been licensed by the Nigeria Government for Saudi Arabia Pilgrimage agent. The services covered all three Niger region and some West Africa State. He was into the business for 25 years. He is the founder and life President of Ithad Ansaru-l-Faeduor Tijaniyat of Nigeria. Sheikh-L- Islam was much admonished by Sheikh Al-Islam Ibrahim Niyas kaolaq of Senegal (RTA). He met Sheikh Ibrahim in 1952 and with most outstanding quality he has shown much love in the Sheikh with it outstanding quality among his disciples. He was name Mukadam the first day he met Sheikh Ibrahim Niyas (RTA) after mention Muhammed Awwal without anybody telling him his name. He ask Sheikh-L- Islam that “how many People have you converted to Islam as at today? and he reply about 50,000 people and he mention you are the Mukadam.” Which mean the Instructor and the Director of Heaven and the Earth. In 1956 Shiek Islam went for an inspirational journey to kaolaq which was an order from Sheikh Ibrahim Niyas (RTA). Sheikh-L- Islam got the order in a morning when he was doing is normal daily prayer “ASKAR” he saw Sheikh Ibrahim Niass asking him to come closer and he stood up and informed the family and the companion that he has to go for a journey to Kaolaq and some of them requested to go with him and as at then they have to go with ship which is the only option of transportation to Senegal. The route were Lagos (Nigeria) - Seria - León (free Town) then to Bantus Gambia and Kaolaq (Senegal) among those who went for the journey together with Sheikh are Sheikh Umar Falakee, Alhaji Salami Oye, Sheikh Alhaji Akonsile etc. He met Sheikh Amodu Tarahore RTA from northern serial-loan. They were well received before they proceeded for the journey to Kaolaq. The Journey took them 15days on the high sea which cover day and night. They are all well received by Sheikh Ibrahim Niyas and during this period a lot of miseries in the life of a great man happen. He was one of the most outstanding Disciples of Sheikh Ibrahim Niyas (RTA).
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