Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the prime minister and vice-president of the United Arab Emirates, has died."Innaa lillaahi wa innaa ilayhi raaji'oon" (Surely to Allah we belong, and to Him we are to return)
It is sad to feel the grief of all the many people who knew him and greatly loved him.
Forty days of mourning have been declared, and government offices will close for seven days from Wednesday.