Sharif Aydurus

Sharif Aydarus Sharif Ali al-Nudari or short Sharif Aydarus (–1960) was a scholar of Islamic and Somali history and a pan-Islamic leader.

History He was born in the city of Mogadishu in the Hijri year 1311 AH

Sharif Aydarus founded the pan-Islamic Somali party called al-Raabitah al-Islamiyyah. He was active in the proselytization of Islam, collaborating with various leaders of tariqas (religious Sufi orders) towards this end. He also served as head of the Mogadishu branch of the pan-Islamic party called al-Mu’tamar al-Islami ('Organization of Islamic Conference') until he died in 1960.