Sheikh Ahmed bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman الشيخ احمد بن عبد الرحمان بن عثمان | |
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| Title | Sheikh |
| Personal | |
| Died | 12th century |
| Religion | Sunni, Islam |
| Region | Somalia, Yemen, Ethiopia |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic sciences, Islamic philosophy, Islamic literature |
Sheikh Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman, more commonly known as Sheikh Hawiye or just Hawiye (Arabic: الشيخ احمد بن عبد الرحمان بن عثمان, romanized: Ash-Shaykh Ahmad bin 'abd al rahman bin 'uthman, Somali: Sheekh Hawiye) was an Islamic scholar and the patriarch of the Somali Hawiye clan.[1] According to local tradition, Sheikh Ahmed descended from Aqil ibn Abi Talib, a member of the Banu Hashim and a cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[2]