Voltage wrote: Sun Jul 09, 2017 4:08 pm
He is a little sensitive about the discussion he is talking about, but I don't know why he brings it up in any topic I start. I don't even know why he is even sensitive towards me because it was our Gudabirsi friends who explained everything to us.
In all of the different language translations, the participation of Marehan in the saga of Ahmed Gurey cannot be denied.
However, none of the translations corroborate Isaaq's participation. In fact the word "Isaaq" is not found anywhere. There is only the issue of Habar Magaadle, some misnomar for an Isaaq sub-bran that Isaaq do not even use today and probably was a falsification.
Even so, it seems only in an Egyptian translation did Habar Makadoor (a Gudabirsi sub-clan corresponding to the same abtiris mentioned as it has today) become Habar Magaadle. Notice also the Egyptian penchant for the hard "G". Gaameel for camel and Gamal fo Jamal.
This issue was noticed by many historians and the point now is that when the original copy of Shihab ad-Din's original work is found in Gujarat, India and copied online (which would be sooner than late) then we would have a complete proof that Isaaq were never involved in the saga of Ahmed Gurey and only came into history and out of history with during British colonization.
Who cares about what happened in war with concern towards Hirabe. Different things happen in a single day, but the point is Marehan's glorious participation and place in history is not in question---whereas his Isaaq only have relevance in a simple mistranslated written hundreds of years later by an Egyptian having possible stolen the mention of a Gudabirsi sub-clan.
I would be embittered and insecure if I were him too. As for Hiraabe, He was indeed a Chief looking out for the wellbeing of his tol.
French translation of the original Futuh, written in the 1800's. Notice also Pankhurst has translated to "Habar Makdi" (Habar Makadoor-Gudabirsi) the Habar Magaadle in question mistranslated by the Egyptian source the Isaaq's sole claim to importance is based on.
and he writes of the Marehan Chief
Les Somalis fatigues de voir leurs troupeux enleves et leur pays devaste se rendirent aupres de l'Imam ayant a leur tete leur chef Harabuwah (Hirabu). Ainsi, tous les Somalis avec leur chef firent la paix avec l'Imam, une paix parfaite et sincere. A la suite de cela, L'Imam, fit des preparatifs pour une guerre sainte (Jihad); il avait en vue l'Abyssinie. Les Somalis avec leur chef Harabuwah etaient maintenant soumis a son autorite(I).
Translated as:
The Somalis, weary of the destruction inflicted on them went to the Imaam (Imaam Axmed), led by their (chosen) leader Hirabu. The Somalis with their leader concluded a complete peace with the Imaam.
After this, the Imaam made preparations for Jihad against Abyssinia, assembling his troops and the Somalis with their leader, Hirabu.
It has always struck me as abnormal how this particular character, and others of his ilk were obsessed with promoting fabricated achievements of the minor, quasi-somali clan known as Marehan. I never paid much attention, as far as I was concerned they were Hawiye property (my Idoor brain likening them to Dhulos and Isaaq).
All until this particular propagandist started boasting about Futuh Al Habash wars, and his minor people's role suddenly appeared to rival that of the Imam himself. I got curious...
So I looked into it, turns out this chancer has a habit of concocting shit out thin air. Take his post above for example he claims:
Les Somalis fatigues de voir leurs troupeux enleves et leur pays devaste se rendirent aupres de l'Imam ayant a leur tete leur chef Harabuwah (Hirabu). Ainsi, tous les Somalis avec leur chef firent la paix avec l'Imam, une paix parfaite et sincere. A la suite de cela, L'Imam, fit des preparatifs pour une guerre sainte (Jihad); il avait en vue l'Abyssinie. Les Somalis avec leur chef Harabuwah etaient maintenant soumis a son autorite(I).
Translated as:
The Somalis, weary of the destruction inflicted on them went to the Imaam (Imaam Axmed), led by their (chosen) leader Hirabu. The Somalis with their leader concluded a complete peace with the Imaam.
After this, the Imaam made preparations for Jihad against Abyssinia, assembling his troops and the Somalis with their leader, Hirabu.
The propagandist is selectively quoting from the source, not completely unexpected but very disingenuous, in reality the source is not doing his leader Xiraabu Guita Tidoros (what-kind-of-name-is-this-anyway?) any favours:
The complete passage, in its original Arabic:
The author here is discussing how Imam Ahmed Al Ghazi attacked a marauding clan of bandits by the name of Habr Maqdi, when the Imam reached them he oblitirated them and turned their country to dust. And as he returned home, the Somali bandits (whom he just got done destroying), weary of the destruction inflicted on them went to the Imaam
led by their leader Xirabo (i.e. leader of the bandits the Imam had punished) and other Somalis, and there they concluded peace with him.
So they joined the Imam
after he punished them and turned their country to dust.
Dishonest does not do our resident propagandist any justice. He would go to any length to mis-quote and misrepresent sources if they do not paint his puny clan in good light. Read the original Arabic for yourselves.
Whats more, this propagandists actually attempted to argue that the name of the leader of his clan, i.e. Xiraabu Gutia Tidorus is actually an authentic Somali name
A matter that has been resolved. Futuh Habasha used Abyssinian understanding of some names, case in point the tribal Chieftan of Somalis who was Marehan labeled Hirabu Goita Tedros
He is actually Hiraabe Mataan Ciis Mohamed Da'uud Abadir Muuse of beesha Rida-Amiir (Our leader who is a gift of God) of beesha Adam-Bari (Adam of East) Marehan
In Ge'ez derived Ethiopian Semetic languages
Goita = Gift of God
Tedros = Master/ Lord
Hiiraabe (and myself) are reer Rida-Amir
In Arabic
Rida = Gift of God
Amir= Master/Lord
Obviously that did not fly, the book was very careful to record the names of those involved as they were in their native language, examples from the text include:
The Habar Magaadle leader whose name was written as Axmed Gurey, completely intact despite the name having both Somali and Arabic words. Carefully written as Ahmed Gurey bin Xusein Al Somali. They did not even use the variant Graññ. There was also Gerri leader, named Cismaan bin Khalid al Somali, his name (and many other Somali names) were written normally including:
Mataan bin Cismaan Al Somali
Ali Garaad
Farshaxan Baale
This is a very salient point regarding the origins of this clan, especially when coupled with their use of 'Waaq' the name of Sky God of the Oromo, and having members of the clan (and leaders at that) with three generations of non-Somali names i.e. Xiraabu Gutia Tidorus! Think about it, Xiraabu was the son of a Marehan man called Gutia who in turn was the son of a Marehan man called Tidoros! This explains the desperate (and laughable) attempt at explaining the pagan name Xiraabu.
The more I looked into this the more interesting tidbits of their history I found.
Turns out:
The Marehan leader, Xiraabu, actually betrayed the Imaam!!
'The army camped around the city (Harar; my own barracks), with each tribe being kept apart from the others. The tribe of the Marraihan was, however, wavering. Their chieftain was a man fond of intrigue and procrastination. Extremely wily, he loved double-dealing and swindles. The imam organised some of his soldiers and went to the Marraihan and confronted Hirabu and his tribe and said to him: 'Why are you lagging behind in coming on the jihad? Hirabu complained about his plight, and excused himself on the grounds of his poverty-stricken state.
The imam accepted his excuse, and then said to him: 'But no good will come to you. Hirabu appointed his nephew to command the Marraihan and they rallied around the imam -ninety cavalry and more than seven-hundred footsoldiers- with Hirabu bringing up the rear. The imam went back to his city of Harar, taking the tribe of Marraihan with him.''
The Marehan actually were making excuses, and lagged behind in the Jihad. Xiraabu, the leaders of Marehan was doing calaacal to the Imaam on the subject of his
poverty-sticken state
They were always beggars. And their leader, their most respected personality was described as a double-dealing swindler, fond of intrigue and procrastination! (Remember how our propagandist was trying to portray him as a valiant warrior, lol?)
They were causing the Jihad to be delayed, so much so that the Imam had to confront Xiraabu and his clan.
In the original Arabic the Imam actually cursed Xiraabu, he said "Maa Cindak Khayr Yarja" which translates to the Somali "Khayr maba lihid" (wuu habaarey).
The original Arabic also clearly states that Xiraabu did not join the Imam.
I will leave you all with this. The leader this propagandist is trying to peddle on Snet murdered a squire boy and then fled the wrath of the Imam (coughs, Siad Barre 1991,coughs):
"Then Hirabu the chieftain of the Somali tribe of Marraihan, killed one of the equerries of the sultan ‘Umar Din when he was in Nageb. The imam heard about what Hirabu had done, and he said to the Sultan ‘Umar Din, ‘This Somali has acted treacherously towards you and killed your equerry.’ So the imam, and the sultan with him, prepared himself for an expedition and set out and arrived at the country of the Somalis, as far as Kidad. Hirabu. meantime, had fled and was hiding in his own country.The imam asked the sultan, ‘What shall we do now? I am going to send for him to hand over the horses, and to pay the blood-money. If he does so, then all is well: if he does not, then I shall go against him, while you go back to your country.’ So the imam sent to Hirabu to hand over the horses, and to pay the blood-money to some sharifs of the family of Ba’ Alawi, the Husainites, may God bless us through their means."
He actually fled his land and went into hiding in Hawiye country after murdering a mere boy! And only when he was chased by the Imam and found hiding in Hawiye country did he meekly pay the blood-money.
Remember his name, Xiraabu Gutia Tidoros Al Marehan
