Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn

Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn
Title Sheikh
Born 13th century
Ethnicity Somali
Era 13th century
Religion Islam
Jurisprudence Shafi'i
Main interest(s) Islamic literature, Islamic philosophy

Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn (Arabic: يوسف بن أحمد الكونين) (b. 13th century), popularly known as Aw Barkhadle ("Blessed Father"),[1] was a 13th-century Somali Muslim scholar.

Biography

Sheikh Yusuf Al-Kawneyn is noted for having devised a Somali nomenclature for the Arabic vowels.[2] This would eventually evolve into Wadaad's writing. A Sharif,[1] he has

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Abdullahi, p.13
  2. Laitin, p.85

References

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