HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF SHAFAUDEEN IN ISLAM

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hafaudeen in Islam Fidunya Waliakhirat is an International Spiritual Islamic Organization that spreads across Nigeria and abroad with headquarters situated at Mafikuyomi Square, Wakajaye, Iwo Road, Ibadan. The organisation originated from Oja’Ba, Ibadan on January 23rd, 1983.  The Organisation stand for the promotion of social justice, love and fair play through Islamic practice to enhance:

§   Spiritual awareness for integrated social reform and national rebirth

§   Free spiritual healing and true faith Islamic evangelism

§   Religious harmony, national cohesion and fostering of global peace.

§   Sensitization and advocacy for gender equality of women

§   Youth empowerment project exercise

We live by examples, pace-set ideals and stand to break new grounds in Islamic evangelism to promote unity, and prevent crisis of opinions.

Prior to the advent of Shafaudeen, the situation around always arouse the curiosity of Alh, Engr (Prof) S.A. Olagoke, JP into knowing more about God.  Young Olagoke always wondered why the country with so many Mosques and Churches continues to squalor in the midst of abundance of natural wealth the nature is providing.  Under this state, he lost faith in religion, and then stuck to the fact that there must be a Supreme Being controlling the whole affairs of life and death.  He also believed in the law of retribution and that under closely watchful moral doctrines, one could find favour in God.  Standing on this without religious inclination made his friends referred to him as a Godist.

Alh. Olagoke believes religion rhetoric is no more relevant except at application level to promote moral, national cohesion, global peace, through admonition principles of tolerance, religion cooperation and free spiritual healing and for the promotion of socio-economic upliftment through good governance. In 1983, God manifested in him, thus Shafaudeen came into existence with five members for a start. The Organisation grows in strength from Ibadan (the International Headquarters) to Ogun State (Ilaro, Abeokuta, Owode, Ado-Odo, Igbogila), Oyo town, Lagos State (Ijanikin, Okokomaiko, Race-Course, Ajah, Aba Oru, Adeleye), Osun state (Oshogbo, Ejigbo and Iwo), Kwara State (Ilorin), Niger State (Katcha, Minna), Kaduna State, Abuja (the FCT), Sokoto, and Maiduguri.  It further spreads to Overseas countries like: USA, Great Britain (London), South Africa, Cote D’Ivoire, Republic of Benin (Seme, Cotonou), Cameroon.  The organization dedicated her ultra modern multi million-naira mosque to the glory of Almighty Allah in 2003, commissioned by Chief Imam of Ibadanland, Sheikh (Alhaji) Busari Haroon, and the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Zuluqarnaen Gambari.

As part of the organization’s philosophy, arising from our vision, it is mandatory for all the organization’s branches to embark on project of Mosque and Morkaz to enhance workshop and knowledge continuity.  The organization operates the use of the Holy Qoran, Hadiths; Shafaudeen Constitution by which we registered with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in 1992, and sets of Byelaws to regulate our routine activities. On empowerment needs of people, this organization establishes: Shafaudeen Group of Schools, Shafaudeen Medical Centre, Shafaudeen Vocational Training & Development Centre comprising - Victory Soap Industry, Block Industry, Media Resource Centre, Fashion Design etc.

To extend the organization’s service to all without religious bias, the Organisation established Centre for Religions Cooperation and Tolerance, (an NGO) to address human problem of diseases, fight oppression, women’s human right, and to practically foster an environment of peace, progress, development and political stability

The Organisation always have her Annual Islamic Spiritual Fellowship usually tagged Ishrat in the month of January.

The organization has been honoured (through its amiable leader, Engr. Prof. S.A. Olagoke, JP) by various notable bodies such as:

§     Institute of Strategic Manages, Ghana (2011)

§     Bradley University, USA (Professor of Public Administration (2010)

§     Institute of Corporate Managers and Administrators (2010),

§     International Research and Development Institute (2010),

§     Academy for Entrepreneurial Studies Nigeria (2009)  

§     NACOMYO (Minister of Allah (1997),

§     NUJ Sketch Chapel (1997),

§     Media Excellence Foundation (1998),

§  Staton University, Tampa, Florida USA (Honorary Doctorate Degree in Comparative Religion,       1998),

§     Oyo State Government (Justice of the Peace, 1998),

§     NTA Ibadan 39^th Meritorious Award (1998),

§     Oyo State Youth Council (Patron, 1999),

§     Qudiratullahi (Jihad Patron and Jagunmolu Adeen 2000),

§ Federation of Ibadan Students Union (FIBSU), University of Ibadan Chapter (Award of Excellence in Academics, 2000),

§ National Association of Nigerian Colleges of Arabic and Islam Students (NANCAIS) (Patron,2001),

§     Centre for Organisational and Professional Ethics (Fellow, 2001),

§     International Merit Award by YOUMBAS ANJAENA (2002),

§     Man O’ War of Nigeria, Monatan Unit, Ibadan (Life Patron, 2003),

§     NUJ FRCN, Ibadan Chapel (Award of Excellence, 2003),

§     Student Counselors Association of Nigeria (SCASSON) (Humanitarian Award, 2003),

§     Jagunmolu Adeen Yewaland, Ilaro (2003),

§     Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (2004),

§     Fountain Communication Merit Award (2006),

§     Arrissalah Islamic Organisation (2006), Counsellor of Peace (2007),

§     Ambassador of Peace (2006).