There, his chief teacher was his uncle called Kabir Ahmadee (Muhammad Rashid and the rest of his nephews call this uncle of theirs by his nickname Iddiidii). This Kabir (kabir meaning a learned scholar in the traditions of the Somali, Oromo and Harari peoples) was highly known in the area of al-Ilmu Lisan ("Linguistics) al-jabr (Algebra) and "Taarikh"(History). Muhammad Rashid was also educated under his other uncle called Kabir Khalid who was known for his knowledge of "Fiqh".