page_title: Culture of Somalia
section_title: Important Islamic figures
hierarchical_section_title: Culture of Somalia / Religion / Important Islamic figures
caption_attribution_description: English: Sheikh Ali Ayanle Samatar. Somali: Sheekh Cali Ayaanle Samatar. A widely known Gadabuursi Sheikh among Somali's from Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia.
context_page_description: The culture of Somalia is an amalgamation of traditions in that were developed independently since the proto-Somali era through interaction with neighboring and far away civilizations, including other parts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Indian subcontinent. The hypernym of the term Somali from a geopolitical sense is Horner and from an ethnic sense, it is Cushite.
context_section_description: Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti – 10th century Islamic leader in northern Somalia.
  Sheikh Isaaq Bin Ahmed Al Hashimi – 12th century Islamic leader in the northwestern Somalia area.
  Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn – 13th century scholar, philosopher and saint. Associated with the development of Wadaad writing.
  Abadir Umar ar-Rida – 13th century Sheikh and patron saint of Harar.
  Uthman bin Ali Zayla'i – 14th century Somali theologian and jurist who wrote the single most authoritative text on the Hanafi school of Islam, consisting of four volumes known as the Tabayin al-Haqa’iq li Sharh Kanz al-Daqa’iq.
  Sa'id of Mogadishu – 14th century Somali scholar and traveler. His reputation as a scholar earned him audiences with the Emirs of Mecca and Medina. He travelled across the Muslim world and visited Bengal and China.
  Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (c. 1507 – 21 February 1543) – 16th century Imam and military leader that led the Conquest of Abyssinia.
  Nur ibn Mujahid – 16th century Somali Emir and patron saint of Harar.
  Ali al-Jabarti (d. 1492) – 16th century Somali scholar and politician in the Mamluk Empire.
  Hassan al-Jabarti (d. 1774) – Somali mathematician, theologian, astronomer and philosopher; considered one of the great scholars of the 18th century.
  Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti (1753–1825) – Somali scholar living in Cairo that recorded the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt.
  Abd al Aziz al-Amawi (1832–1896) – 19th century influential Somali diplomat, historian, poet, jurist and scholar living in the Sultanate of Zanzibar.
  Shaykh Abd Al-Rahman bin Ahmad al-Zayla'i (1820–1882) – Somali scholar who played a crucial role in the spread of the Qadiriyyah movement in Somalia and East Africa.
  Shaykh Sufi (1829–1904) – 19th century Somali scholar, poet, reformist and astrologer.
  Sheikh Uways Al-Barawi (1847–1909) – Somali scholar credited reviving Islam in 19th century East Africa and with followers in Yemen and Indonesia.
  Mohammed Abdullah Hassan (1856-1920) – Somali religious leader credited with the start of Somali Saalihiya Sufi order, the Dervish movement and being the father of Somali nationalism
  Abdallah al-Qutbi (1879–1952) – Somali polemicist theologian and philosopher; best known for his five-part Al-Majmu'at al-mubaraka ("The Blessed Collection"), published in Cairo.
  Sheikh Muhammad al-Sumali (1910-2005) – Somali scholar and teacher in the Masjid Al-Haram in Mecca. He influenced many of the prominent Islamic scholars of today.
caption: Sheikh Ali Ayanle Samatar, a prominent Somali Islamic scholar.
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