It was also used by merchants for business and letter writing .
Alongside standard Arabic , wadaad writing was used by Somali religious men ( wadaado ) to record xeer ( customary law ) petitions and to write qasidas .
Arabic was also used by merchants for business and letter writing .
Alongside standard Arabic , wadaad writing was used by Somali religious men ( wadaado ) to record xeer ( customary law ) petitions and to write qasidas .