letter of the great sayid to the british.

[hanqadh]

"I wish to rule my own country and protect my own religion. If you will, send me a letter saying whether there is to be peace or war. I intend to go from Burao to Berbera I warn you of this - I wish to fight with you. I like war, but you do not. God willing, I will take many rifles from you, but you will get no rifles or ammunition from me. I have no forts, no houses, no country. I have no cultivated fields, no silver, no gold for you to take. I have nothing. If the country were cultivated or contained houses or property, it would be worth your while to fight. The country is all jungle, and that is of no use to you. If you want wood and stone, you can get them in plenty. There are also many ant-heaps. The sun is very hot. All you can get from me is war - nothing else. I have met your men in battle, and have killed them. We are greatly pleased at this. Our men who have fallen in battle have won paradise. God fights for us. We kill, and you kill. We fight by God's order. That is the truth. We ask for God's blessing. God is with me when I write this. If you wish for war, I am happy; and, if you wish for peace, I am content also. But if you wish for peace, go Solvay from my country back to your own. If you wish for war, stay where you are. Hearken to my words. I wish to exchange a machine gun for ammunition. If you do not want it, I will sell it to some one else. bend me a letter saying whether you desire war or peace."

[admin]

lol@ "i like war" This man lost the war because the British came out of the 1st world victorious. It would've been a different story had they been defeated.

Is it true he killed more somalis than the british, french and Italians combined?

[hanqadh]

for a start the british were using somali's and africans as their own troops for ex. king african rifles(KAR),somaliland corps, their were very few british but they had more ammunition and fire power....there are also a lot of fabricard stories about him by disgruntled somali's.

[Gedo_Boy]

He probably shouldn't have told them in a letter he is coming to attack them. He would have probably captured more guns & ammunitions by surprise attacks.

[BaasAbuur]

Is it true he killed more somalis than the british, french and Italians combined?

More Somalis than foreigners died as a result of his struggle with colonialists is a more appropriate description of what happened.

[Gedo_Boy]

Video about the Daraawiish

[Gedo_Boy]

[new-york24]

[Babygirl-]

Adaa Koofilow jiitayaan, dunida joogeynee
Adigaa jidkii la gugu wadi, jimicla'aaneede
Jahannamo la geeyow haddaad, aakhirow jihato

Nimankii jannow kacay war, bay jirin inshaalleeye
Jameecooyinkii iyo haddaad, jawhartii aragto
Sida Eebahey kuu jirabay, mari jawaabteeda

Daraawiish jikaar naga ma deyn, tan iyo jeerkii dheh
Ingiriis jabyoo waxaa ku dhacay, jac iyo baaruud dheh
Waxay noo janjuunteenba waa, jibashadiinnii dheh

Jigta weerar bay goor barqaa, nagu jiteeyeen dheh
Anigana Jikrey ila heleen, shalay jihaadkii dheh
Jeeniga hortiisey rasaas, igaga joojeen dheh

Jiiraayaday ila dhaceen, jilic afkoodii dheh
Siday kuugu jeexeen magliga, jararacdii sheego
Billaawuhu siduu kuu jarjaray, jiirarka u muuji

Nafjeclaysigii baan ku idhi, jaallow iga daa dheh
Jaljalleecadii baa wadnaha, jeeb ka soo ruqay dheh
Jeedaaladii baa indhuhu kor, ii jillaadmeen dheh

Jimic kagama helin tuugmadaan, jeriyey ruuxii dheh
Kolkaan juuq idhaahdaba afkey, iga jifeeyeen dheh
Dhaaxaan jalleecaye dheg baan, jalaq la ii siinin dheh

Goortaan jarreeraba gafoo, nolol ka jaan qaaday
Sida janannadii hore tashigu, igu jaguugnaa dheh
Taladii jinnigu ii hormaray, jaasadeed helay dheh

Jiidaha xanuunka leh markii, la igu jeeraarshay
Jibaadka iga soo baxay dadkii, jiifka qaban waa dheh
makay rubaddu jow tidhi or bay, iga ag jiibsheen dheh

Jidhkaygii bahal baa cunoo, jiitay hilibkii dheh
Jurmidiyo baruurtii dhurwaa, jugux ka siiyaa dheh
Jiljilladiyo seedaha tukay, igaga jaadeen dheh

Haddaan lays jikraareyn tolkay, laga jil roonaa dheh
Weligood waxaa lagu jaraa jilibdhig duullaan dheh
Daraawiishi waa jibindhowga iyo jowga soo bixi dheh