Habib Salih or Salih bin Alawi Jamal al-Layl (1853-1936) was an Islamic scholar and saint who resided in Lamu

Lamu

-Threats to Lamu:In a 2010 report titled Saving Our Vanishing Heritage, Global Heritage Fund identified Lamu as one of 12 worldwide sites most "On the Verge" of irreparable loss and damage, citing insufficient management and development pressure as primary causes.- See also :* Juma and the Magic...

, Kenya

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. He was born to a Sharifian

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 family of Arab Hadhrami descent in the Comoros

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, but went to Lamu

Lamu

-Threats to Lamu:In a 2010 report titled Saving Our Vanishing Heritage, Global Heritage Fund identified Lamu as one of 12 worldwide sites most "On the Verge" of irreparable loss and damage, citing insufficient management and development pressure as primary causes.- See also :* Juma and the Magic...

 to study at some point between 1876 and 1885. After completing his studies he taught in Lamu and eventually founded the Riyadha mosque and madrassa. He was also a physician.

He was a member of the Ba 'Alawi sada and a part of the Ba 'Alawi tariqa sufi order.

External links

• Lamu's Sacred Meadows, The Fountain Magazine
  The Fountain Magazine
  The Fountain is a bi-monthly magazine of scientific and spiritual thought published by The Light Inc. It has been published since 1993 as a quarterly magazine till 2008...
  
  , April - June 1995, Issue 10