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Uways al-Barawi, Qadiri scholar of Somalia

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ScholarQadiri scholar of Somalia

Uways al-Barawiأويس البراوي

Approximate dateBrava

A Somali scholar who spread the Qadiri order and Arabic learning along the East African coast.

Born in Brava, he studied in Baghdad at the centre of the Qadiri order and returned to found communities of learning. His students carried the Qadiriyya to Zanzibar, Tanganyika and Congo. He was killed in 1909 in a raid by a rival movement.

What grew out of it?

His network helped root Islamic learning deep in the East African interior.

Who lived at the same time?

Murad VMuhammad AhmadQueen VictoriaAbdulazizAbdul Hamid IIAbdulmejid IBahadur Shah IIImam Shamil

Source: history · Wikipedia

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