Chimera Posted March 23, 2007 Shaykh Abd Al-Rahman bin Ahmad al-Zayla'i (1820-1880) was a Somali scholar who played a crucial role in the spread of the Qadiriya movement in Somalia and East Africa.He was born in the rural village of Kedilai North west of Mogadishu. Early life Under the supervision of the local Ulema he studied elementary ilm untill he absorbed all they could teach him and eventually surpassed them, he decided to move to Mogadishu where he obtained knowlegde from the great scholars of the city. He traveled to various Islamic centers in the Horn of Africa where he honed his intellectuall skills. After completing his education he returned to his home village where he started a community of pupils near Qulunquul setting out to spread the Qadiriya order throughout the region of the upper Shabelle river wich enhanced his reputation and because of this the order gained considerable success amongst the Pastoralists, villagers of the interior and the religious elite. to be continued... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabregas Posted March 23, 2007 I gather this is a different "Zeilaci", to the "Zeilaci" that apparently wrote the only "authrotative text" on the hanafi sect! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chimera Posted March 24, 2007 no that Somali scholar lived in the 14th century this one is from the 19th century predecessor of Shaykh al Barawi, i will expand it insha-allah Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
