User:Sheikh Lanase

THE HISTORICAL BACKGRAND

OF

''' FADILAT SHEIKH UTHMAN

AKANBI LANASE '''

popularly known as ''' sheikh

Lanase ''', was born

in the historic city of Ibadan

land in 1891ce, his father's

name was Baba Lanase who

was one of the great

warrior in Ibadanland, Baba

Lanase who was

stayed in various places

before he finally settled

down in ancient Ibadan in the

early 18th centur,

and sheikh Uthman Lanase's

mother was

seyyidah Ahisha(Business

woman) who was one

of the daughter of the Islamic

scholar in Zaria, in

northern part of Nigeria,

seyyida Ahisha who

migrated from the ancient

Zaria and stayed in

several places and finally

settled in ancient Ilorin

in early

18tcentury.

Fadilat sheikh

Uthman Lanase was great

orator, mentor who

preaches with humility, fact

and intellectual

composer, a good listener

and he was a

distinguished prolific writer,

public commentator

and above all a spiritual

leader.

Shaikh Uthman Lanase was a

religious

teacher and Islamic promoter

and he was a

leader whose followed the

sunni Malik school of

jurisprudence and he also

was of Yoruba descent,

he was well educated in

classical Islamic science,

phylosophy, theology and

other rudimentary

aspect of Islamic education

under the tutelage of

his teacher, the great sheikh

in zaria, fadilat

shaikh mallam thaani of

kofandoka Zaria in

northern part of

Nigeria.

We can easily recollect the

effort

sheikh mallam thaani of Zaria,

it was on record

that sheikh mallan thaani did

not teach sheikh

Uthman Lanase anything

twice throughout his

quranic education because he

had a magnectic

and photocopic

brain.

In 1896 sheikh U. lanase

started his quranic education

in Zaria the

northern part of Nigeria,

during his sojourn he

learnt quranic interpretation,

Islamic law, Islamic

culture and the ways or sunah

of the holy prophet

Muhammed (S.A.W) from

sheikh mallam sanni

( alfa agba in Zaria).

Before 1900, the popularity

of sheikh Lanase

(R.A)had reached greater

heights because of the

miracles that surrounded his

learning prowess

and behavious among

pals.

During the regime of late

chief imam of ibadanland

Sheikh haruna matanmi (oke

gege) In 1930 sheikh Lanase

return to Ibadan

(his own town)to established

the institute of

Arabic and Islamic training

centre and his pre-

occupation at all times was to

assist every

Muslims and his hope and

aspiration was to see

the flag of al-Islam hoisted

throughout the world,

after archiving this he also

leave to other places

around the

world.

In 1936 he finally settled

down in

Ibadan during the regime of

late chief imam of

Ibadan sheikh imam ali

muhammad Afasegbejo

Haruna 2 in agbeni,And sheikh

Lanase's institute of Arabic

and Islamic centre in

Aremo Ibadan in which this

historic fountain of

knowledge "Orisun Imo"had

produced thousands

of Islamic scholars, among

the scholars are

sheikh Muritadoh Abdul

Salam ( The founder of

Arabic Institute of Nigeria

Ibadan a.k.a Almahdul

Arabiy An-nigeriyy), sheikh

Abdul Majeed hamad Eleta (the

founder of Shamsu Suhud

Madrasat), sheihk

Salahudeen Bello (baba

Olodo), sheikh Nur

Hakeem in Ilorin, sheihk Abdul

Ganiy Solahudeen Ologba

(baba logba),sheikh

muhammadul awwal tariqah

(baba Tariqah ),sheikh zakariyah

eleduwe and sheikh Abdul

Salam Adebolu

(the first khalifah khulafah of

Tariqah Tijaniyya in Yoruba land),

sheikh shuarah

Sheikh Suharahu oke offa,sheikh kharasimi

dalegan,sheikh alimi

agbangun,sheikh abdul

mumini Tijani (Baba n zawia) ,imam

abubakir ifan,sheikh

muhibudin ilobu,sheikh tijani

and sheikh uwaiz

alafara,sheikh sanusi

alaaka,sheikh abdul rahim

itaragbeomo,sheikh yushau

ile oni sakara,sheikh abdul

azeez oyo,sheikh muh jamih

zaria,sheikh shit

ogbomoso,sheikh hamad

tijani saki,sheikh muh solih

iwo and sheikh abdul hamid

yahusa,Sheikh Murtadoh fashasi and sheikh Hamzat Oyo

among many others. they are

more than eight

hundred student that

graduated from this

institute in his

lifetime.

Sheikh Uthman Lanase (R.A)

whose influence on his

student was like that of

sheikh-l- Islam ibn Taymiya

and his student, imam

ibnul Qayim Aljawziyyah,

rahimahumaa Allah,

sheikh Lanase had an

indelible impart on all his

student to the extent that all

their wives were

known to be observant of the

Islamic veil or

niqaab without any exception.

Sheikh Uthman Lanase

started his own tefzir

on 15th of October 1939C.E

which equivalent to

1st of ramadan 1358A.H at

Oke offa Atipe in

Ibadan and as sheikh

Lanase'S lecture advanced

and his piety, extreme,

simplicity, exceptional,

interlectual, ability and

charismatic personality

began to attract disciples

from his society.

Fadilatul Sheikh Mawlana Alh.

Uthman Akanbi

Lanase, was a loving family

man who loves his

wives and children, he never

allow his wives to do

anything hard work and he

was not harsh and

was loved by every member

of his family, he

married four wives and also

had ten children but

he was survived by four wives

and eight children

among others are, Fadilat

sheikh-l-Islam

alh.imam Qasim Uthman

Lanase ( the first

khalifah of sheikh Lanase),

sheikh imam

Murtadoh Uthman Lanase

( current chief imam of

Lanase central mosque

Aremo Ibadan), sheikh

Adul Rahman Uthman Lanase

(current chief tefzir

of Lanase central mosque

Aremo Ibadan),fadilat sheikh

Ibrahim Lanase,fadilat sheikh

Abdul Wahab Lanase,fadilat

sheikh Muh.Dahud Lanase,

Seyidah Alhaja

Salamot Kharasi Dalegan

lanase, Seyidah Alhaja

Fatimoh Tijani Lanase( Iya

Adajo) Long live to the

entire Lanase dynasty.

Many evidences abound to

prove that Fadilat

Sheikh Uthman Lanase (R.A)

was an Awliyah'llah

(saintly person) The karamas

(miracles) which he

performed during his lifetime

were seen in those

who were dependent on him

and who followed

his true

path.

We are from almighty allah

and to him is our return

fadilat sheikh uthman Lanase

deperted this world on Wednesday 14th of April

1954 equvelent to

Wednesday 10th of shaban

1373 A.H.may almighty allah

grant him absolute and

Eternal peace and illuminate

his grave with light (AMEEN)

composed and posted by: -

SHEIKH LANASE ABDUL

MUHMEN...