Mohammed Rashad Abdulle

Mohammed Rashad Abdulle
Born	1929 Laga Arba, Ethiopia
Nationality	Ethiopian
Ethnicity	Oromo
Occupation	scholar
Title	Sheikh

Sheikh Mohammed Rashad Abdulle (born 1929) is an Oromo scholar. His works include a translation of the Qur'an into the Oromo language.

Biography

Sheikh Mohammed Rashad was born at Laga Arba village near the town of Gelemso, the son of Kabir Abdulle Kabir Mummaya and Amina Bakar. He learned Qur'an from his father and traveled extensively within the province of Hararghe to acquire further knowledge. His teachers include Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Bilal, Sheikh Hassan Anano and Sheikh Bakri Sapalo.^[1]

References

1. ^ Mohammed Hassen thanks Mohammed Rashad for providing him with copies of a number of Sheikh Bakri Sapalo's manuscripts, "which are otherwise inaccessible". (The Oromo of Ethiopia: A History 1570-1860 [Trenton: Red Sea, 1994], p. xv)

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Name	Abdulle, Mohammed Rashad
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Short description	Ethiopian Oromo scholar
Date of birth	1929
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