News of the demise of his ally PAS spiritual leader Nik Aziz Nik Mat will only reach PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim in Sungai Buloh prison tomorrow .

"This sad news will only be delivered to Anwar when Kak Wan visits him after Friday prayers tomorrow," Anwar's official Facebook page administrator wrote in a posting, referring to Anwar's wife Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

Anwar was also in jail when PAS president Fadzil Muhammad Noor, the first PAS president to join hands with DAP, Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) and Adil to form an opposition front, died in 2002.

Accolades have started pouring in for Nik Aziz from friends and foe.

Amat sedih terima berita pemergian TG Nik Aziz. Takziah. Jasa baik TG kpd ayah saya Karpal Singh sentiasa dikenangi. pic.twitter.com/kGJuJLsCEq

— GobindSinghDeo (@GobindSinghDeo) February 12, 2015

Pemergian Tuan Guru Nik Abd Aziz adalah kehilangan besar utk negara. Semoga Allah mencucuri rahmat ke atas roh Allayarham. Alfatihah!

— Shabery Cheek (@shaberyc) February 12, 2015

Salam takziah kepada keluarga bekas MB Kelantan Dato' Hj Nik Aziz Nik Mat yang kembali ke Rahmatullah. Al-Fatihah pic.twitter.com/VhT95mWVPB

— Barisan Nasional (@barisanasional) February 12, 2015

Saya dgn penuh rasa dukacita m'ucapkan takziah kpd keluarga Allahyarham Datuk Nik Aziz.Moga roh beliau ditempatkan bsama hamba2Nya yg soleh.

— Muhyiddin Yassin (@MuhyiddinYassin) February 12, 2015

Innalillahiwainnailaihirajiun. Saya sedih mendengar Tok Guru Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat telah pulang ke rahmatullah. Al-Fatihah.

— Mohd Najib Tun Razak (@NajibRazak) February 12, 2015

DAP PK hormat Allayarham Tok Guru Nik Aziz sebagai insan yg mulia & pemimpin berintegriti. Jasamu dikenang. pic.twitter.com/6e8PUZjHL0

— Nga Kor Ming 倪可敏 (@ngakorming) February 12, 2015

 

Tuan Guru Nik Aziz Nik Mat's passing a great loss to nation. Deepest condolence to bereaved family. RIP. Al-FATIHAH

— Lim Kit Siang (@limkitsiang) February 12, 2015

Doakan Ikhlas,Sedekahkan #AlFatihah (Baca Penuh) Buat Allahyarham #NikAziz , Keluarga, Kenalan Semoga ALLAH Merahmati pic.twitter.com/CMyNYCLKAK

Innalillahiwainnailaihirajiun. Alfatihah. Sedih baca knyataan PAS (Mahfuz) NikAziz kmbali kerahmatullah jam 9.45 mlmni. Smoga Allah rahmati.

— Syed Husin Ali (@syedhusinali) February 12, 2015

 

Alfatihah. Salam Takziah kpd keluarga Tn Guru Nik Aziz di atas pemergiannya ke Rahmatullah.Semoga rohnya ditempatkan bersama orang2 beriman.

— Khaled Nordin (@khalednordin) February 12, 2015

Kita kehilangan seorang pemimpin yang dihormati dan banyak menabur bakti kepada Islam, bangsa dan negara khususnya Kelantan. Takziah.

— Mustapa Mohamed (@Mustapa_Mohamed) February 12, 2015

Baru terima berita kembalinya Dato' Nik Aziz Nik Mat ke Rahmatullah. Moga keluarga arwah tabah hadapi ujian ini. Salam Takziah. Al Fatihah

— Hishammuddin Hussein (@HishammuddinH2O) February 12, 2015

Saya mengucapkan takziah kpd keluarga YB Tn Guru Dato Nik Aziz di atas pemergian beliau. Negara kehilangan seorang pemimpin yg amat disegani

— Liow Tiong Lai (@liowtionglai) February 12, 2015