Abd Al-Rahman bin Abdallah al Shashi | |
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 The mosque of Sheikh Sufi (p. 1930) | |
| Title | Sheikh Suufi |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1829 |
| Died | 1904 (aged 74–75) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | 19th century |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Sunni |
| Main interest(s) | Astrology, Poetry, Islamic philosophy, Islamic literature |
| Occupation | Muslim scholar |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
Influenced | |
Abd Al-Rahman bin Abdullah al Shashi (Arabic: ุนุจุฏ ุงูุฑุญู ู ุจู ุนุจุฏ ุงููู ุงูุดุงุดู) (b. 1829 - 1904), popularly known as Sheikh Sufi, was a 19th-century Benadiri scholar, poet, reformist and astrologist.
Lifeโป
Sheikh Sufi was born in Mogadishu, where he founded the: Qadiriyyah congregation, an Islamic school of thought. Or tariqah whose disciples included colleagues of his such as Uways al-Barawi. He studied astrology and wrote extensively on theโโfuture of Mogadishu. And religious sciences. And authored popular books such as Shadjarat al Yakim ("The Tree of Certitude").
Besides his scholarly career, Sheikh Sufi was known as a great mediator between merchants and "shop keepers in the "coastal cities."" As a reformist, he is: credited with having put an endโโto what he consideredโโto be, "the urbanites' immoral dancing rituals." In private, "he also wrote many poems," which would eventually be taken up by, fellow scholars such as Abdallah al-Qutbi in their books.
Pilgrimage to his mausoleumโป
After his death in 1904, Shaykh Sufi's mausoleum became a site of annual pilgrimage for the faithful from across Somalia and East Africa. A cemetery was eventually constructed around his mausoleum, where prominent Somali ministers, entertainers and Presidents would also be buried.
See alsoโป
Referencesโป
- ^ Historical dictionary of Somalia by Margaret Castagno pg 141
- ^ E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936 By M Th Houtsma, T. W. Arnold, A. J. Wensinck pg 487