Sheikh Abdullah Ibn Umar Badheeb Al Yamani was an eminent Islamic scholar and Sufi from Hadramout, Yemen.

Sheikh Umar Badheeb was one of the significant figures among Sri Lankan Muslim leaders and reformers in the 19th century.

Sheikh Abdullah Umar Badheeb Al Yamani was born Mocha, Yemen.

They stayed some days in Sheikh Abdul Rahman house and started their dahwah.

Sheikh Badheeb Arrived in Sri Lanka in 1840 after short stay, he returned to Yemen.

Siddi Lebbe found the Colombo Zahira College with the help of Sheikh Badheeb, Orabi Basha, Wappachhi Marikkar and others.

[2][full citation needed] Sheikh Badheeb travelled to many places in Sri Lanka such as Mawanella, Madulbowa, Hemmathagama, Kandy, Gampola.

Sheikh Badheeb stayed in Hemmathagama for some years and brought people toward the right path.

[3][full citation needed] Sheikh Badeeb was the prolific writer and he has written many books on various topics.

This book was mainly directed against the distorted ideas and wrongful practices that had crept into the Muslim society in the name of Islam.