Muhammad Al-Sumaalee

Muslim scholar Muhammad Al-Sumaalee
Title	Shaykh
Born	1910
Died	1999
Ethnicity	Somali
Region	Horn of Africa
Main interests	Islamic philosophy, Islamic Jurisprudence

Shaykh Muhammad Al-Sumaalee (Somali: Sheekh Maxamed Soomaali, Arabic: الشيخ محمد الصومالي‎), (b. 1910-1999) was a Somali scholar and teacher in the Masjid Al-Haram in Mecca. He influenced many of the prominent Islamic scholars of today.^[1]

Early life

Shaykh Al-Sumaalee was born in the Ogaden in the town of Amaadin. The Shaykh remembered seeing as a child the Dervish leader Sayyid Abdullah Hassan, the latter of whom led one the fiercest colonial resistance wars on the continent during the Scramble for Africa. From the time he was seven, Al-Sumaalee sought knowledge and began memorizing the Quran and read it to his teacher. When the Shaykh was old enough to travel and had memorized all that his teachers could teach, he travelled to other lands in search of more knowledge.

At the age of 20, Shaykh Al-Sumaalee began his travel through Ethiopia and studied the book Nadhm Al-'Umarbatee with Shaykh Muhammad Mu'allim Husayn and several other scholars. He stayed in Ethiopia for two years and then decided to go back home. During this journey, he became very sick due to the difference in food between Ethiopia and Somalia. His paternal aunt helped him recover from the illness, and gave him an ox so that he could sell it on the market and travel to his next destination, which was Djibouti.

In Djibouti, Shaykh Al-Sumaalee studied the book Safeenah An-Najaa. However, he did not complete it as he was only in Djibouti for two months, after which time he headed for Yemen. It is said that during this particular boat trip, Shaykh Muhammad became so ill that he swore he would never again travel by sea. He later arrived in the Yemeni city of Zabeed and stayed there for three months. From there, he went on to Sana'a.

His students

A number of students studied under the Shaikh, at the Daar-ul-Hadeeth center, in Al-Masjid Al-Haraam, and at the Islamic University.

• Shaikh Muhammad Ibn 'Abdillaah As-Subayyal, the head of the affairs of the Haramayn and the Imaam and khateeb of Al-Masjid Al-Haraam

• Shaikh Yahyaa Ibn 'Uthmaan al-Mudarris Al-Makkee Al-Hindee, from the scholars of Hijaaz

• Shaikh Muqbil Ibn Haadee Al-Waadi'ee, the Muhaddith of the lands of Yemen, who described his Shaikh in his book "Al-Muqtarah fee 'Ilm-il-Mustalah" as "the most knowledgeable person about the Science of Hadeeth in the area of Hijaaz."

• Shaikh 'Umar Ibn Muhammad Ibn 'Abdillaah As-Subayyal, Imaam and Khateeb of Al-Masjid Al-Haraam

• Shaikh Ahmad Wulu Al-Habashee

• Shaikh Muhammad Hasan Al-Jaysh^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} SCHOLARS BIOGRAPHIES \ 15th Century \ Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abdullaah as-Sumaalee

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Name	Al-Sumaalee, Muhammad
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Date of birth	1910
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Date of death	2005
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