Vol. 14, No. 1, June 2022

Ilorin is considered as a melting pot for Muslim scholars in West Africa. Although, people came from different nooks and cranny of the country but they lived and settled together regardless of their race, tribe, language and color. They were united under the same banner of Islam. Their major focus was to disseminate Islamic message, educate people and get rid of idol and idolaters. The aim of this paper is to access the roles of some Ilorin emirate Muslim scholars in the propagation of Islam during the arrival of sheikh Alimi in more than two centuries ago. The use of historical cum analytical and library based method shall be used to carry out the study. The research findings reveal that the giant achievements plus unprecedented efforts of those scholars have been neglected and sunk into oblivion. The paper suggests that works of the founding Muslim scholars of the Emirate should always be accessed, studied and emulated. This will immortalize their histories and serve as great lessons worthy of imitation for posterity.