

When he spoke we paid attention."Ībdullah also referred to the "dismantling of democracy": Often the echoes and rumblings reflecting the cry of the people can be heard coming from his camp. "We as a nation should never forget the importance of the role he played as one of the last standing pillars of strength in the Muslim community. He was truly an inspiration to all of the lives he touched remembering his gentle yet mighty soul will forever remain in our hearts."

We are honored and blessed to have come to know him. "A good heart with a tower of strength has stopped beating, a good soul has ascended. "Waajihatul Islaamiyyah (The Islamic Front) offers sincere condolences to the family and relatives of Imam Yaseen Abu Bakr on his passing. In a statement of condolence following Bakr's death last night, Abdullah said he "changed forever the political landscape" of Trinidad and Tobago. Leader of the Islamic Front, Umar Abdullah, said leader of the 1990 attempted coup, former Jamaat al Muslimeen leader Yasin Abu Bakr was an "inspiration" to the lives he touched.
