Filipino Scholar Who Reverted Almost 30,000 People Died in Saudi Arabia


The death of a prominent Filipino scholar and preacher Sheikh Muhammad Delabina who died in Riyadh on Tuesday evening after a prolonged illness. He has been mourned all around the world.

Sheikh Delabinia died in Riyadh, after a long battle with liver cancer. Photo: Saudi Gazette

The Muslim Voice Nigeria learnt that he will be buried in Mansouriya cemetery after funeral prayers at the Ateeqa Mosque in Riyadh following the Asr prayer on Wednesday.

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Sheikh Delabina was widely known as the “Superstar preacher of the Philippines” on social media. During Sheikh Delabina lifetime around 30,000 people reverted to Islam through to the dedicated Dawa work, after his conversion to Islam 30 years ago.

He was the senior preacher at the Call and Guidance Society for Foreigners (Jaliyat) in Batha neighborhood of Riyadh.

The organization share the news of his death via it’s Twitter handle, offering condolences and seeking for his forgiveness.

Jaliyat noted that Sheikh Delabina became a muslim at its Al-Batha office 30 years ago, and worked as an official preacher at the office.

“By the Grace of God, he has contributed to the conversion of more than 30,000 men and women within a span of 30 years. Around 50-70 people reverted to Islam on a monthly basis through the office and he monitors and teaches them their new religion within the activities and programs of the office,” the statement said.

“Delabina was an example of dedication in his service of propagation to the path of God in an exemplary manner featuring high morality,” the society said while noting “despite the pain of illness that burdened him, he had not neglected the call and contributed to the conversion of a man to Islam two days before his death.”

Sheikh Delabina’s Dawa work primarily centred on the Filipino society, educating converts the basics of the religion and its obligatory rituals.

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