LATE SHEIKH ABUBAKAR GUMI(1)
LATE SHEIKH ABUBAKAR GUMI(1)
By:
Nurudeen Dauda
11th September, 2022
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According to late Amb. Yusuf Maitama Sule:
Yusuf Gardi a Pakistani who owned the largest shares in a Kaduna Textile LTD decided to go back to his country after Sardaunas death. He went to see Sheikh Gumi and told him he wanted to transfer the entire shares to him free of charge. Sheikh Gumi said:"What am I going to do with the textile industry?" I am not a businessman, I am not good in business,". The man said:" Then give it to your children," and Gumi replied: " Well , my children should work hard and earn something for themselves; they should not get something for nothing." Then Yusuf said: "What about your wives?" Gumi said:" My wives are part of me ." Gumi said: let me advice you, why don't you give JNI? It will enable them to continue to propagate Islam". He then gave it to JNI- (The Selfless Reformer: Sheikh Abubakar Mahmud Gumi, pp113).
May the Almighty Allah have mercy on our highly revered Sheikh.