The Marehan Emir of Harar His Royal Highness (Nur Ibnu Mujah

[Camel_herder]

WOW! I never knew Harar was rulled by a Marehan Emir,

very cool masha'allah!

This is what we need to document and pass onto our future children, it's something to be proud of, that somalis were in the past Emirs who constructed such great cities as "Harar".


HERE IS THE FULL STORY:
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This piece of biography was written by the renowned anthropologist Harvel Sebastian in the acclaimed Dictionary of African historical biography (Vol. 1)


Nur ibn Mujahid ibnu ‘Ali ibn ‘Abdullah al Dhuhi Suha (literally ‘the morning star’), of the Ahl Suhawyan clan of the Somali tribe of Marehan, Darod group, was a notable Emir of Harar in the 16th century. Marrying the Widow of Ahmad Ibn Ibrahim (q.v.), or Gran, he also succeeded him as leader of the Muslim forces of fighting Christian Ethiopia. Considered the patron saint of Harar, he was called the Sahib al-Fath at-Thani, or Master of the Second Conquest. When Ahmed ibn Ibrahim, the leader of the Muslim expansion into Ethiopia which began in 1527, was killed in 1543, the Muslim forces fell back in confusion upon Harar. Nur, the dead leader’s sister’s son, married Gran’s firebrand widow, Bati del Wanbara (q.v.), and undertook to renew the fortunes of the Muslim city, which had been sacked in 1550. Named Emir in about 1550-51, he spent the next two years reorganizing his forces, and construction the wall which still surrounds the city.

In 1554-55, Nur departed on a Jihad, or Holy War, in the eastern Ethiopian lowlands of Charchar, Arusi, and Hadeya. In 1559, he invaded Fatajar, where he fought against the Ethiopian emperor Galawdewos (q.v.) [reigned 1540-59], and killed him. Nur kept fighting for 12 years untill, according to legend, at Gibe he said “Kaffa!”, or “Enough!”, and returned to Harar. The province is called Kaffa to this day.

During Nur’s absence, Harar witnessed internal power struggles, and the unlucky city was disturbed by encroaching Galla tribes (i.e. Oromo tribes). By 1567, repeated Galla raids had brought famine to the city. Nur left the city in 1568 for a punitive raid against the Galla. On his return he found a plague raging in Harar, and he himself died of typhus.

Contemporaries described Nur as a man of noble conduct, who was just, strong, and highly principled. He was noted for the buildings he erected in Harar, and for protecting its inhabitants from invaders. His tomb stands on a hill surrounded by houses and courtyards, and is popular place of pilgrimage in Harar.

Bibliography:

1. R.Basset (editor, Histoire de la conquete de l’Abyssinie (“History of the Conquest of Abyssinia”), Paris, 1897-1901;

2. Dr. E. Cerulli, “Documenti arabi per la storia dell’Ethiopia,” Memoria della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Vol. 4, No. 2, Rome, 1931

3. Dr. E. Cerulli, La lingua e la storia di Harar (“The Language and History of Harar”), Rome, 1936

4. Dr. E. Cerulli, “Gli Emiri di Harar dal secolo XVI alla conquista agiziana” (“The Mirs of Harar From the 16th Century to the Egyptian Conquest”),

5. Dr. E. Cerulli, Rassegna di Studi Ethiopici, Vol. 2, Rome, 1942

6. Hadj Yusuf AbdulRahman (editor), Kitab Rabi’a al-Qulub fi Dhikr Manaqib wa Fada’il Sayyidina as Sheikh Nur Hussein (“The Springtime of Hearts in Memory of the Virtues and Merits of Our Lord the Sheikh Nur Hussein”), Cairo, 1927

7. J. Spencer Trimingham, Islam in Ethiopia, London, 1952

8. K. Wndt, “Amharische Geschichte eines Emirs von Harar in XVI Jahrhundert,” (“An Ahmhari History of One of the Emirs of 16th Century of Harar”), Orientalia, Vol. 6, No. ¾, Rome, 1937



9. Cambridge History of Africa

http://www.tanadland.com/index.php?suba ... m=&ucat=1&

[xoogSADE14]

Camel

Ina adeer wax yar sug, kuwo badan oo "kacaankii baa beentaan qoray" ku haya baa soo galaaya hada.

[Somalistan]

^

Dont' believe everything you read. This is purely Merehan delusion.

Merehans exist only in the cyberworld, in real life they are passive no doers.

[xoogSADE14]

oo Camel_Herderna goormuu Mareexaan noqday?

[Voltage]

[quote="Camel_herder"]

http://www.tanadland.com/index.php?suba ... m=&ucat=1&[/quote]


I love Gaas Dhagool for their love!

[Luq_Ganane]

^^

Says the progeny of a Brittish orphan. Somalistan which Brittish orphanage did your Grrandparents come out of? Also I forgot to say "Guulwade" to our NSS graduate and 'I aqoonsada-land' President.

[Luq_Ganane]

Xoogsade,

Camel Herder is of the noble Lelkasse-Tanade Darood.

[Voltage]

Go to the bottom left-side and see

http://www.harraris.com/portal/

[Gedo_Boy]

Interesting!

Insha'Allah Harar 70s ayaan ku duweyn.....mar labaad an ku noqoneynaa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFMl_pM2EEI

[Somalistan]

Merehan have serious inferiority complex. When they hear the name Merehan anywhere, they all gather around and become excited.

Merehan don't forget your status of today...

[sadeboi]

Who said Marexaan

[djibsomali]

SOON WILL BE PROVEN THAT THE MAREHAN HAD A LEADER CALLED:Hirabu
AND NUUR WAS FROM AWDAL AND FROM THE TRIVE OF AWDAL.

CREATING HISTORY IN wikipedia will not create new marehan leader apart those known by somalis ie: siad bareh and bareeh hiralle and hirabu


LOOK AT THE PROOF IN MY NEW THREAD

[Dudaaye]

that's why Siyaad allah u naxaristo claimed the territory up to Harrar

[Luq_Ganane]

Mashallah. I wonder how many of my Marexaan ancestors used to take Amharic/Tigray women as War BOOTY no pun intended.

[Ican]

Camel_herder

Question: If marehans lived in Harar, what was the reason for the mass exodus? Harar is one of the more important cities in the muslim world and a commercial centre of east Africa, what reason did marehan have to leave the city when they were the ruling class and journey all the way down south. Granted Somali's are pastoral nomads, but you would think their be some evidence of marehan presence in the city. Maybe, you should read the sources listed by the article instead of taking things at face value.