 Al-Zayla`i

Al-Zayla`i ("`Abd Al-Rahman bin Ahmad al-Zayla`i" ) ( 1820–1882) was a Somali scholar who played a crucial role in the spread of the Qadiriyyah movement in Somalia and East Africa.Born in the rural village of Kedilai northwest of Mogadishu, he studied elementary ilm under the supervision of the local Ulema,
He later moved to Mogadishu, studying under Sheikh Isma'il b. Umar al-Maqdishi.