LOLJames Dahl wrote:I have gotten two full abtirsi from an Afran Qalloo fellow on my website, both his grandmother's lineage and his own. Qalloo, the ancestor of the Afran Qalloo, was born at least 2000 years ago. It goes back 68-70 generations to Qalloo.
The oldest Somali abtirsi to Samaale goes back at most about 40 generations on the outside. Interestingly enough, the Qalloo believe that Somalis are a descendant of the Baabiile branch of Afran Qalloo. The first Arabic names for Afran Qalloo all start appearing around 45 generations back, which means at least the Noolee and Jarsoo branches of the Afran Qalloo became Muslim in the first decades of Islam.
In fact looking at this, I wonder if perhaps it was Harar where the first Muslims stayed in their refuge from the Meccans, and not Eritrea or Tigray as is historically assumed.
I read and checked your site, and the Noole dudes linage was exactly the same as mine 5 generations back.
Only difference tho is he added a lotta fake names into his linage. I'm from the same sub...clan as he is and Usmaan doesn't go back that far.