Khalil (scholar)

Khalil
خليل
TitleKabir, Sheikh
Personal life
Died
Resting placeHarar
EraModern Islamic period
RegionEmirate of Harar
Main interest(s)Sufism, Fiqh
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i
TariqaQadiriyya order
CreedAsh'ari
Muslim leader

Kabir Khalil or scholar Khalil was a 19th-century scholar and one of the three head Ulama in the Emirate of Harar. He was a member of the Qadiriyya order which was prominent in the Horn of Africa at the time.