sentences:  Somali scholars have for centuries produced many notable examples of Islamic literature ranging from poetry to Hadith.With the adoption in 1972 of the modified Latin script developed by the Somali linguist Shire Jama Ahmed as the nation's standard orthography, numerous contemporary Somali authors have also released novels, some of which have gone on to receive worldwide acclaim.Of these modern writers, Nuruddin Farah is probably the most celebrated.