Yemen's father Yahya passes away

Multitude of Yemeni men and women, along with senior government officials, aged women, and children blocked the main road of old Sana'a and al-Zubairy street on Sunday morning , mourning the well-respected religious clerk Yahya al-Durra to his final resting place in Khuzaimah cemetery.

Al-Durra had always been famous for his TV and radio religious programs. His radio program, Oli al-Elm (People of Knowledge), was the most famous radio program ever heard all over Yemen in which al-Durra would host a weekly live  Fatwa program on Friday covering religious provisions and general concepts of Islam, receiving questions from listeners, majority of whom were women asking about their daily life religious issues Al-Durra used to host a religious cleric in each program to answer the listeners questions. 
In many occasions al-Durra used to interfere to correct any misunderstanding between the gusts and the participating callers.

Al-Durra was so loved by both men and women, and well-known for his moderate religious opinions and beliefs. He was called by the majority of Yemeni people as "Abi Yahia"- my father yahya, a name Yemenis only use calling their well-respected figures.
Al-Durra has passed away on the 13th of March, at the age of 77 years old. On Sunday, Al-Durra's death prayer was held at the Grand Mosque by the people who loved him and been helped by him. Mourners at the funeral ceremony were racing to carry the casket into the cemetery of Khozaima, located on Zubairy Street.
After the burial, al-Durra people lined up in to offer their Condolences to his sons, Abdul-wahab, Abdul-Malik, Mohammed and relative members.
Considered one of the pioneers at working in Sana'a radio and Television, al-Durra spent his life helping people who seeks guidance in the Islamic shariaa, and hosted, through his radio show Oli al-Elm (People of Knowledge), many of the Islamic scholars who would give fatwas.
Al-Durra was born in 1352- according to Hijri Calendar- in Sana'a. One of the pioneers in the media, radio, and television, al-Dora was one of those who gave their lives in the service of the tolerant Islamic faith and teaching the values of Islam's moderation. Other TV or radio programs al-Durra was famous for were al-Deen Wa al-Hayiat- Religion and Life, and Fatawas.
 Al-Durra got his primary education in Sana'a, joined the scientific school and then continued his education at the Grand Mosque in Sana'a, where he was taught by senior scientists the Holy Quran and modern interpretation, jurisprudence, grammar, and the science of religion.

Al-Durra began working in Sana'a Radio Broadcast in 1956 in the Department of Public News. Then he took over a number of positions where he worked as the Director General of the programs in 1973 and then director-general of the Financial and Administrative Affairs, Ministry of Information. Lately, he was the General Director of the printing press, and general-supervisor of the religious programs at the radio station.

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