SUFI POETRY IN SOMALI

were in vain, for God sent against him and his men an

army of gnats who ate his flesh and drank his blood.

NAKIR: see MUNKAR.
Qaasim Muxyadiin: see Sheekh Qaasim Muxyadiin.
QURAISH: the Arabian tribe to which the Prophet belonged.
RAQIB: see CATYD.
Salaan Carrabey: a famous Somali poet and traveller who

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gain~d a reputation as an innovator in his use of language

and imagery. He died in the early forties.

Sayid Maxamed Cabdulle Xasan: (1856-1921), the so-called

'Mad Mullah of Somaliland'. He was a religious and

nationalist leader who formed the Daraawiish movement

that resisted the British occupation of northern Somalia

in late 19th century and early 20th century. He was also

a highly esteemed poe~.

SHAIKH AL-CARABI AD-DARQAWT: a famous Moroccan Sufi who

founded the SHl\:DHILI Order of DARQAWA and who died in

1823.

SHAIKH SHARIF ABU BAKR AL-CAYDARUS: a famous Sufi saint of

southern Arabia whose tomb is in cADAN (Aden).

SHARIF ABU BAKR AL-cAYDARUS: see SHAIKH S~~RrF ABU BAKR

AL-cAYDARUS.

Shariif Caydaruus Shariif Cali (= CAYDARUS B. 'SHARIF cALI

AL-cAYDARUS AL-NADIR AL-cALAWI): a traditional Somali

religious leader of Ayab descent and author of BUGHYAT

AL-AMAL FI TARIICH AS-SUMAL.

She8k11 Caaqib Cabdilaahi: a well-known Somali Sufi poet who

is originally fyom the town of Jigjiga but now lives ln

Muqdisho and is employed by the Academy of Culture. He