Śomali Aristocracy

[image] Acheological findings of Vase sculpture probably coming from Arabian Peninsula in Hafun, Northern part of Somali peninsula, probably dated to early 2nd to 3rd century.

[image] Illustrution pic of Sayyid Abdullahi Hassan (Mad Mullah) during the height of the war between the Dervishes and the colonialists (British)

[image] The same archeological British team during the 1980s found some medieval stone Mosque around the Cape Guardafai area, specifically in Ras Filuk (Cape of the Elephant) in the Bari Region The Mosque is probably dated back to early beginnings of Islam entering in the Horn of Africa

[image] Year 1700 A story where English crew men was sailing around the coast of Muqdishu, the Somali pirates from Muqdishu came and killed all of the British sailors and only left 1 alive, because he spoke Arabic (happened to be a Mullato Mullato guy). Assuming maybe he was a muslim

[image] A Muslim traveler from Delhi Sultanate known as 'al-Saghani' whom died in 650AH/1252AD said that people in Muqdishu called the black eared cat Caracal the name ''Gaduud'' and it's today called Gaduudane in the Somali language.

[image] 📜 Islamic Medieval geographer Al-Idrisi (d.1165) mentions trade caravans from the inland towns of of northern Somali Peninsula in the regions of Nugaal and Bari & the coastal towns of Zeyla and Berbera shipping gold ivory, camel to Aden and from there to Mecca. He says...

[video] Taraweeh prayers in Jigjiga Jamia mosque

[image] When Emir Nur Ibn Mujahid destroyed Gelawdewos's army at Fatagar despite being outnumbered and sacked his royal residence at Wej, the Emir returned to his capital of Harar not upon a a large stallion or another great horse which fit his stature but rather a humble donkey with a..

[image] Archeological Islamic Vases coming from either Umayyad Caliphate or Abbasid Caliphate dating from 7th century to 10th century, as it was found in northern Somali Peninsula in 1980s.

[image] Medieval Egyptian Mamluk historian & geographer Al-Umāri (d.1349) mentions Bilad-al Zayla being one of the 7 kingdoms in the Horn of Africa. He adds that among the people in Levant and Egypt, the Zayla'is land was known as Bilad Al-Zayla. And they were very intelligent people.

[image] 📜 ☪️Somali Sheikh Hussein from from 1300s, whom helped spread Islam through Southern Ethiopia There's a biography book of him Kitab rabi al-qulūb fi dhikr manāgib wa-fadā'il sayyidinā al-shaykh Nūr Husayn, a biography detailing the life of Sheikh Husayn

[image] The Gujurati shields 🛡 used by Imam Ahmed and the Barr Saʿad dīn army Sihab ad-Din reports Imam Ahmed and his army using indian shields, they got access to it trough trade as canons were also bought later on from Zeyla along with 2 skilled indian handlers. And also..

[image] Tomb of the Sultan of Muqdishu from 1300s, as it says in Arabic: The Poor servant of Allah SWT died on 29 Safar of the year 766 (1364) on the first pic. The second pic says: In the name of the gracious and merciful God, the humble servant, hoping for the forgiveness of his...

[image] Adel Sultanate stretching all the way from borderlands of Nubia to Northern part of Somali peninsula, all the way to the east tip of the horn Cape Guardafai, (Bari region of Somalia)

[image] The coin of sultan of Muqdishu Abd Bakr ibn Muhammad, dated 722 AH/1322 AD. Hard to desribe what it says but it is most likely the testimony of faith in Islam. (Islam declaration of faith) ☪️

[image] The Persian Mathematican Al-Khwarizmi (d.850) made an early map of the Nile and Arabian Peninsula and some additional north of Somali Peninsula, and Indian Ocean. He adds the name for Cape Guardafai as "Madīnat at-tīb" also known as city of Myrr. 🔵 Cape Guardafai 🔴 Arabia