Shari’ah council appoints Sheikh Umar as new President

The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has announced the confirmation of Sheikh Bashir Umar as its new President following the death of Sheikh AbdulRasheed Hadiyatullah.In a statement signed by its Secretary General, Malam Nafi’u Ahmed, the council described the passing of Hadiyatullah as a significant loss to the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria and beyond, praying Allah (SWT) to forgive his shortcomings and grant him Al-Jannatul Firdaus.The council stated that Umar’s conf