British Muslims bid farewell well-known scholar Hasan Le Gai Eaton

British Muslim laureate, writer and scholar Hasan Charles Le Gai Eaton died last week at age of 89.

Hasan Charles Le Gai Eaton had converted to Islam in 1951.
The Muslim Council of Britain and other community leaders have expressed grief over Hasan Charles death.

“A philosopher, author of genius and profound insight, Gai Eaton was widely revered by the community as the closest thing to a towering patriarch in articulating Islam for modern Britain”, observed Dr. Muhammad Abdul Bari, the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain in his statement of condolence. ...
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