May The Late Ameer Maulvi Dr. Wahab Adam Rest In Peace

Ghana has lost an illustrious son, in the passing away of the Ameer of the Ahmadiya Mission in Ghana, Maulvi Dr. Wahab Adam, who died on Sunday, 22nd June, 2014, and was  buried at Kasoa earlier today.

Maulvi Dr. Adam was an extraordinary religious leader - who sought to bring together the different strands of Islam in Ghana so that they could co-exist peacefully.

He reached out to other religious faiths too - and was keen to see Christians and Muslims living peacefully together throughout Ghana.

A man of great learning, who had a gentle disposition, he championed girl-child education throughout the country - in the many educational institutions, which the Ahmadiya Mission in Ghana established nationwide, under his able leadership.

He was also a dedicated peace advocate who worked with other religious leaders to help keep Ghana peaceful and stable. It was not surprising that he was appointed to serve on the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC), set up by President Kufuor,  in January 2003.

Maulvi Dr. Adam personified goodness in his interactions with others, and, uniquely, like the Dalai Lama, had a holy aura around him.  He was a truly good human being - and one  saw it immediately when one met him.

Generous-spirited and humble, he treated people from every stratum of  society with respect, and was kind to all he came across.

 It is a tribute to him, and an illustration of the positive impact he had  on our national life that members from  all sides in Parliament, paid such glowing tributes to him, when his death was officially announced. Ghanaians of goodwill throughout the nation commiserate with his family.  May his soul rest in peace.