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'''Hahi''' ({{lang-so|Xaaxi}}, {{lang-ar|حاحي}}), is a town in [[Oodweyne District]] located in western [[Togdheer]], [[Somaliland]]. |
'''Hahi''' ({{lang-so|Xaaxi}}, {{lang-ar|حاحي}}), is a town in [[Oodweyne District]] located in western [[Togdheer]], [[Somaliland]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Hahi started as a permanent well for pastoralists and became a settlement. In the 19th century, members of the [[Sufi]] order Dandarawiyah would establish a [[tariqa]] and jama'a (congregation) at the town. The order was founded by Sayid Mohamed al Dandarawi who was a student of Ibrahim al Rashid and their teachings spread from Arabia to Sudan before eventually reaching Somaliland via the Somali Sheikh Sayid Aadan Ahmed.<ref>{{cite book|title=THE ISLAMIC MOVEMENT IN SOMALIA|author= Abdurahman M. Abdullahi (Baadiyow)|year=2015|publisher=Adonis & Abbey|isbn=9781912234035|page=65-74}}</ref>http://www.ahmadiah-idrisiah.com/founders2-e.php</ref> It would spread to [[Sheikh, Somaliland|Sheikh]] although it remained much smaller than the established [[Qadiriyya]] or [[Salihiyya]] orders. A young [[Nur Ahmed Aman|Nur Ahmed]] would study in the tariqa of Hahi before a succession crisis would prompt him to leave and eventually see him take the title of [[Garhajis#Habr_YunisC|Habr Yunis]] Sultan.<ref>British Somaliland by Drake Brockman, pages 79–82, 1912.</ref> |
Hahi started as a permanent well for pastoralists and became a settlement. In the 19th century, members of the [[Sufi]] order Dandarawiyah would establish a [[tariqa]] and jama'a (congregation) at the town. The order was founded by Sayid Mohamed al Dandarawi who was a student of Ibrahim al Rashid and their teachings spread from Arabia to Sudan before eventually reaching Somaliland via the Somali Sheikh Sayid Aadan Ahmed.<ref>{{cite book|title=THE ISLAMIC MOVEMENT IN SOMALIA|author= Abdurahman M. Abdullahi (Baadiyow)|year=2015|publisher=Adonis & Abbey|isbn=9781912234035|page=65-74}}</ref><ref>http://www.ahmadiah-idrisiah.com/founders2-e.php</ref> It would spread to [[Sheikh, Somaliland|Sheikh]] although it remained much smaller than the established [[Qadiriyya]] or [[Salihiyya]] orders. A young [[Nur Ahmed Aman|Nur Ahmed]] would study in the tariqa of Hahi before a succession crisis would prompt him to leave and eventually see him take the title of [[Garhajis#Habr_YunisC|Habr Yunis]] Sultan.<ref>British Somaliland by Drake Brockman, pages 79–82, 1912.</ref> |
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==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
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Hahi is inhabited by subclans of the [[Garhajis|Habar Yonis]] a subdivision of [[Garhajis]] and the wider [[Isaaq]].<ref>General Survey of the Somaliland Protectorate 1944-1950, 164</ref> |
Hahi is inhabited by subclans of the [[Garhajis|Habar Yonis]] a subdivision of [[Garhajis]] and the wider [[Isaaq]].<ref>General Survey of the Somaliland Protectorate 1944-1950, 164</ref> |
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Hahi
Xaaxi حاحي | |
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Town | |
  Hahi Location in Somaliland  Hahi Hahi (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 09°21′7″N 44°57′51″E / 9.35194°N 44.96417°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Togdheer |
| District | Oodweyne District |
| Elevation | 1,008 m (3,307 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | BWh |
Hahi (Somali: Xaaxi, Arabic: حاحي), is a town in Oodweyne District located in western Togdheer, Somaliland.
History
Hahi started as a permanent well for pastoralists and became a settlement. In the 19th century, members of the Sufi order Dandarawiyah would establish a tariqa and jama'a (congregation) at the town. The order was founded by Sayid Mohamed al Dandarawi who was a student of Ibrahim al Rashid and their teachings spread from Arabia to Sudan before eventually reaching Somaliland via the Somali Sheikh Sayid Aadan Ahmed.[1][2] It would spread to Sheikh although it remained much smaller than the established Qadiriyya or Salihiyya orders. A young Nur Ahmed would study in the tariqa of Hahi before a succession crisis would prompt him to leave and eventually see him take the title of Habr Yunis Sultan.[3]
Demographics
Hahi is inhabited by subclans of the Habar Yonis a subdivision of Garhajis and the wider Isaaq.[4]
References
- ^ Abdurahman M. Abdullahi (Baadiyow) (2015). THE ISLAMIC MOVEMENT IN SOMALIA. Adonis & Abbey. p. 65-74. ISBN 9781912234035.
- ^ http://www.ahmadiah-idrisiah.com/founders2-e.php
- ^ British Somaliland by Drake Brockman, pages 79–82, 1912.
- ^ General Survey of the Somaliland Protectorate 1944-1950, 164
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