Sheikh Madar
Madar Ahmed Shirwac مدر احمد شروع | |
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Sheikh Madar pictured in Hargeisa | |
| Title | Sheikh |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1825 Hadayta |
| Died | 1918 |
| Resting place | Hargeisa, Somaliland |
| Children | Yusuf Madar, Ali Madar, Omar Madar, Haji Abdillahi |
| Era | Modern Islamic period |
| Region | British Somaliland, Emirate of Harar / Harar |
| Main interest(s) | Sufism, Social Reformer, Cultivation |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Tariqa | Qadiriyya order |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Muslim leader | |
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Madar Ahmed Shirwac, better known as Sheikh Madar (Somali: Sheekh Madar; 1825–1918) was a 19th-century Somali political/religious leader, a social reformer, merchant and a jurist who is known as the founder of Hargeisa. He hailed from the Yunis Nuh division of the wider Sacad Muuse Habr Awal Isaaq clan. His tomb is now a venerated Sufi shrine in the city.