TEHRAN (IQNA) – Ottawa Muslims and those across the Ontario province are mourning the death of a popular Islamic scholar. Sheikh Muhammad Alshareef, who spent several years living in Canada’s capital, died in Dubai on Thursday at the age of 47. The 34-year-old Ottawa resident said Alshareef helped make Islam more accessible to Muslims of her generation in North America. In addition to his religious teachings, Alshareef started a personal development program called "DiscoverU" in 2007. "There's a whole generation of Canadian, North American Muslims who have access to their faith because of what he taught and what he did," Hamidi said.

Source: CBC News July 24, 2022 16:01 UTC