Sheikh Adam Abdullah Al-Ilory (1917- 1992) was honored by Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, in 1989. His scholarly work is widespread throughout Nigeria, North Africa,Middle East, and South East Asia. His students and many other scholars have further spread his work in the West. Among many other things, he was an erudite jurist, linguist and historian.
Sheikh was perhaps the only Nigerian who took most people to Hajj during his life time. His son, Sheikh Jamal Adam Abdullah AlIlory on Hajj follows in his footsteps.
