Abd al-Rahman al-Zayla'i
Al-Zaylaʽi (ʽAbd al-Raḥman bin Aḥmad al-Zaylaʽi عبد الرحمن بن أحمد الزيلعي) (1820–1882) was a Somali scholar who played a crucial role in the spread of the Qadiriyyah Sufi order in Somalia and East Africa. Born in the rural village of Kodle in the Bakool region northwest of Mogadishu, he studied elementary Ilm under the supervision of the local Ulema.