Sheikh Mustopha Ashile Ilero (1930-1999)

The Biography of Maolana Sheikh Mustopha Ashile Ilero (RTA) often times refers to as ‘Baba Ilero’; Ashile Tokewu; Eda Omo-Eniyan; Omo Akewu Gbowo among others he is being called. He is one of the most intriguing, interesting, fascinating and above all full of mystical happenings in the propagation of Islam from the South-West of Nigeria, to the Northern part, through to the West African coast, to the Northern part of Africa and overseas particularly India.

In the Tijaniyat-Hamowiyan Mystical family, Sheikh Ashile Ilero’s history is dated about 95 years and over i.e from the 10th of January 1930 when he was born to 10th of October 1999 when he left this sinful world to the great beyond and to this time 2022 when history of his birth, life and times are being documented and redocumented.

Discoveries of his pre-natal birth (MUJIAS) coupled with the happening at his birth, his early childhood, his early adulthood, his adulthood and his involvement in the eradication of idol worshipping along the south-west coast of Nigeria was second to none in the history of an individual.

His Physical and Spiritual “war” in this crusade cannot go undocumented. Also, his Mass Conversion of Idol worshippers and other non-Muslims alike surpassed that of any of his contemporaries at that time and even till date.

His Drowess in his Jihad particularly his type of Tasraf (Sufism) Tijanniyat and Hamowiyyat movement, was so fascinating that many embraced and practiced this with easy and core understanding.

His gift from Almighty Allah in the course of his public lectures was unimaginable.

He was a Walih of Almighty Allah with uncommon sagacity. 

“In Summary Sheikh Mustopha Ashile-Ilero was a Distinguished Islamic Scholar, a Crusader of no common border and a Sufi per Excellence.”

He was endowered with mystical facts and figures with accuracy.

He introduces himself from his beginning to his end as “(Ashile Tolohun ti Anobi to nsise ni office Olohun.)”

Ashile of Allah and Allah’s Rosul working in the temple of Almighty Allah.