President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed profound grief over the passing of a Zaria-based Islamic preacher, Sheikh Mainasara Liman Habibi.

Sheikh Habibi, who was 67, died at the weekend. He was the National Chairman of the Preachers Committee of the Fityanul Islam under the Tijjaniyya Muslim Brotherhood.

President Tinubu said Muslims would remember Sheikh Habibi as a committed and dedicated cleric who promoted Islamic scholarship and service to humanity.

The President stated that Habibi, in his preachings, also stressed religious tolerance, peaceful coexistence, and people’s unity above doctrinal differences.

President Tinubu condoled the Government and people of Kaduna State, the Zazzau Emirate Council and the leadership of the Tijjaniyya Brotherhood in Nigeria over the loss.

President Tinubu offered prayers for Sheikh Habibi’s soul, asking for Allah’s mercy and forgiveness for the departed cleric.