Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father and coach Abdulmanap passed away earlier this month in a Moscow hospital after complications from the corona virus at the age of 57. The Mirror first reported.

After he was diagnosed with the virus, he suffered a heart attack, after which he was immediately taken for surgery to have a bypass, after which he was placed in an artificially induced coma twice.

His condition was described as “serious but stable” by doctors, but it was announced today that the elderly Nurmagomedov lost his fight with the virus.

The elder Nurmagomedov first fell ill at the end April in the Russian republic of Dagestan, and then he received treatment at the hospital due to symptoms similar to pneumonia, but he refused to be tested for the virus.

When his condition worsened, he was sent on a special flight to Moscow, where he was taken care of in a military hospital. He was tested and tested positive for the corona virus, and shortly afterwards he suffered a heart attack.

Khabib didn’t make any statement about his father until today on his Instagram account. The deeply religious Khabib quoted the Quran, and wrote the text in English, Arabic and Russian:

“Quran 17:23-24.
And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], “uff,” and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.
And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, “My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small.”

“You will be missed father, you were father, friend, brother and coach in one person. You taught me almost everything I know, I hope that you were happy with me. The contentment of parents is the contentment of Allah,” the final statement read (via Google Translate).

Here is a Tribute to the life of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. The father & coach to Khabib, one of the greatest fighters in MMA history has been an inspiration to so many individuals in his native Dagestan and across the world. Abdulmanap Magomedovich Nurmagomedov… 1962-2020