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Ibadi ScholarsSheikh Abdulla Saleh Farsy:A 20th Century example of a very longline of Islamic Scholars from Zanzibar.His most famous contribution to Islamwas the publication of his 807-pageQUR'AN TAKATIFU (Glorious Qur'an).Sheikh Abdullah was appointed theInspector General of primary schools onZanzibar and Pemba in 1949, theHeadmaster of the Arabic mediumSchool in 1957 and the Chief Kadhi ofZanzibar in 1960. He left the Isles afterthe revolution of 1964 and died in Omanon November 9, 1982.[text from ‘Zanzibar Unveiled’, Resources]

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