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Habib Salih, Teacher of Lamu

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ScholarTeacher of Lamu

Habib Salihحبيب صالح جمل الليل

Approximate dateLamu

A scholar from the Comoros whose Riyadha mosque in Lamu opened learning to the poor and freed slaves.

Of Hadrami descent and born in the Comoros, he settled in Lamu and founded the Riyadha mosque and college around 1900. He welcomed those the old elite had shut out, and his yearly Mawlid celebration drew pilgrims from across the coast.

What grew out of it?

The Riyadha mosque and Lamu's Maulidi festival continue his work.

Who lived at the same time?

Abdul Hamid IIMuhammad AhmadMurad VMehmed VQueen VictoriaAbdulazizMehmed VIAbdulmejid II

Source: history

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