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Is there Arabic influence in Somali poetry?

To give a meaningful answer to the question raised in the title of this paper, it is necessary first of all to touch upon some aspects of Somali Islam. Apart from a minute number of Christians, all Somalis are Sunni Muslims, of the Shāfi‘ı̄ school of law, and in public and private life men of religion play a pivotal role. Among them, a high standard of Islamic scholarship and knowledge of Arabic is maintained and constantly reinforced by contact with the centres of learning in Arab countries. There is a strong tradition among the Somalis that to become a really good scholar one has to travel widely, and the scholarly career of Sayyid Maxamed Cabdille Xasan is an example of this, par excellence. It is described as follows by his biographer ‘Abd al_ Sabūr Marzūq (1964, 15).