Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn, born in the tenth century and popularly known as Aw Barkhadle, meaning Blessed Father, or Yusuf Al Kownayn, was an Islamic scholar and traveler based in Zeila, in present-day Somalia. According to the scholar Enrico Cerulli, he is referenced in the Harar manuscripts. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn, Structured Record (Wikidata Q8061995)
2. Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn (Wikipedia)
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Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn (Arabic: يوسف بن أحمد الكونين) (b. 10th century), popularly known as Aw Barkhadle ("Blessed Father") or Yusuf Al Kownayn, was an Islamic scholar and traveler based in Zeila, Somalia.
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was an Islamic scholar and traveler based in Zeila, in present-day Somalia
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