# Ishaaq bin Ahmed

> Ishaaq bin Ahmad bin Muhammad, more commonly known as Sheikh Ishaaq or Sheikh Isaaq is a semi-legendary figure who plays a prominent role in the oral traditions of the Somali Isaaq clan-family. According to these traditions, which were also preserved in several Arabic hagiologies, he was an Islamic scholar of the Shafi’i school who crossed the sea from Arabia to the Horn of Africa. He is traditionally regarded as the Sayyid forefather of the Isaaq clan-family, whose territory in the Horn of Africa is wide and densely populated.

*12th century Muslim scholar and Somali clan patriarch*

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## Identity
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.6 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Ishaaq bin Ahmed](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishaaq_bin_Ahmed)
- [إسحاق بن أحمد](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%82_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF)
- [Ishaaq bin Ahmed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishaaq_bin_Ahmed)
- [Isʼhoq bin Ahmed](https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is%CA%BChoq_bin_Ahmed)
- [Ishaaq bin Ahmed](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishaaq_bin_Ahmed)
- [Sheekh Isxaaq](https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheekh_Isxaaq)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106171328)

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