Sheikh Abdurahman Sh. Nur

Sheikh Nour الرحمن شيخ نور
Born
[saylac, Somaliland
Occupation(s)teacher, judge, qadi, sheikh, author, historian, inventor and poet
TitleSheikh
ChildrenAbdirahman sheekhnuur Axmed Sheekhnuur xalima sheekhnuur Mooge sheekhnuur

Sheikh Nuur (Somali: Sheekh Nuur, Arabic: شيخ عبد الرحمن شيخ نور) was a Somali Sheikh (religious leader), qādi (judge) of the government at that time and the inventor of the Gadabuursi Script for the Somali language.[1][2]

  1. ^ Lewis, I. M. (1958-01-01). "The Gadabuursi Somali Script". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 21 (1/3): 134–156. doi:10.1017/s0041977x00063278. JSTOR 610496.
  2. ^ Somali alphabets, pronunciation and language