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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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The Sheekhaal have recently engaged in conflicts with the much larger Ogaden tribe in the Somali Region of Ethiopia |
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over Land and Resources,The Sheekhaal being the aggressors initially and loosing over 1,000 men in a weeks long |
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battle they are mainly centered in a small village called rasso. |
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[[File:Abadir Omar Al-Rida.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Sheikh [[Abadir Umar Ar-Rida]] (Fiqi Omar), founder of the Sheekhaal clan.]] |
[[File:Abadir Omar Al-Rida.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Sheikh [[Abadir Umar Ar-Rida]] (Fiqi Omar), founder of the Sheekhaal clan.]] |
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The Sheekhal clan traces its ancestry to Sheikh [[Abadir Umar Ar-Rida]], also known as ''Fiqi Umar'', who in turn traced his lineage to the first [[caliph]], [[Abu Bakr]] (Sayid Abubakar Al-Sadiq). According to the explorer [[Richard F. Burton]], Fiqi Umar crossed over from the [[Arabian Peninsula]] to the [[Horn of Africa]] ten generations prior to 1854, with his six sons: Umar the Greater, Umar the Lesser, the two Abdillahs, Ahmad and Siddik.<ref>Richard Burton, ''First Footsteps in East Africa'', 1856; edited with an introduction and additional chapters by Gordon Waterfield (New York: Praeger, 1966), p. 165</ref> |
The Sheekhal clan traces its ancestry to Sheikh [[Abadir Umar Ar-Rida]], also known as ''Fiqi Umar'', who in turn traced his lineage to the first [[caliph]], [[Abu Bakr]] (Sayid Abubakar Al-Sadiq). According to the explorer [[Richard F. Burton]], Fiqi Umar crossed over from the [[Arabian Peninsula]] to the [[Horn of Africa]] ten generations prior to 1854, with his six sons: Umar the Greater, Umar the Lesser, the two Abdillahs, Ahmad and Siddik.<ref>Richard Burton, ''First Footsteps in East Africa'', 1856; edited with an introduction and additional chapters by Gordon Waterfield (New York: Praeger, 1966), p. 165</ref> |
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The Sheekhaal (var. Sheikhaal, Sheikal, Shikal) (Arabic: شيخال), also known as Fiqi Omar, is a Somali clan. Group members inhabit Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti, with considerable numbers also found in the Northern Frontier District (NFD) in Kenya.
Overview
The Sheekhal clan traces its ancestry to Sheikh Abadir Umar Ar-Rida, also known as Fiqi Umar, who in turn traced his lineage to the first caliph, Abu Bakr (Sayid Abubakar Al-Sadiq). According to the explorer Richard F. Burton, Fiqi Umar crossed over from the Arabian Peninsula to the Horn of Africa ten generations prior to 1854, with his six sons: Umar the Greater, Umar the Lesser, the two Abdillahs, Ahmad and Siddik.[2]
The Sheekhal are closely associated with the Harari people, as both groups claim immediate descent from the Sheikh Ar-Rida. Historically, Hararis and the Sheekhal have had close ties.
Some Sheekhal clans, specifically members of the Ahmed Loobage sub-lineage, consider themselves to be members of the larger Hawiye clan. However, others within the Ahmed Loobage subclan would argue that while they are politically aligned with the larger Hawiye clan, this does not mean that they are descendants of Hawiye.[3] This view is shared by the Aw-Qutub, one of the major Sheekhal subclans; they too totally reject the notion that the Sheekhal are part of the Hawiye clan in terms of descent. The Sheekhal clans were reportedly not considered as part of the Hawiye until after the civil war.[3]
Sheikhaal sub-clans
- Aw-Qutub[4]
- Aw Axmed Loobage[4]
- Aw Cismaan Gandarshe[4]
- Gaameedle Gandarshe[4]
- Jaziira (also known as Baa Xassan)[4]
- Qallu[4]
- Teedan[4]
- Abiib[4]
- Cali Cafiif[4]
- Gudle[4]
- Cabdi Shekh[4]
- Cabdi Sufi[4]
- Seka (Afar Region)[4]
- Cabdisamad[4]
- Sheikh Hayti[4]
- Seyle[4]
- Wardiiq (Ethiopia and Djibouti)[4]
Prominent figures
- Dr. Ali Bashi Omar Rooraaye, former member of Somali TFG Parliament, doctor, and current Chairman of Al-Islah, a Muslim organisation in Somalia.[5]
- Prof. Ali Sheikh Ahmed, founder and president of Mogadishu University, and former president of Al-Islaah.[6]
- Dr. Sheikh Ibrahim Dusuqi, Muslim scholar, cardioloigist and former speaker of Al-Islaah.[5]
- Major General Mohammed Hussein Ali, former Commissioner of the Kenya Police.
- Major General Mohamed Ibrahim Liqliiqato, former chief-of-staff of Somali armed forces, speaker of Somali parliament, and first Somali ambassador to Soviet Union.
- General Mohamud Sheikh Abdullahi (Geelqaad), head of Somali army forces that captured Dire Dawa, Ethopia in 1977 and head of the Ahmed Gurey Military Academy until 1990.[5]
- Sheikh Mohamed Ahmed Omar, (Garyare), Muslim scholar living in Canada, the founder of Al-Islah Islamic Movement in Somalia, and the first Somali graduate from the Madina Almunawarah Islamic University in Saudi Arabia. .[7]
See also
References
- ^ Cerulli, Enrico. Texts of the Consuetudinary Law of the Somali, pp 35-37
- ^ Richard Burton, First Footsteps in East Africa, 1856; edited with an introduction and additional chapters by Gordon Waterfield (New York: Praeger, 1966), p. 165
- ^ a b Hassan Ali Jama (2005). Who Cares About Somalia. Berlin: Verlag Hans Schiler. p. 140. ISBN 3-89930-075-0.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Aves Osman Hagi; Abdiwahid Osman Hagi (1988). Clan, sub-clan, and regional representation in the Somali government organization, 1960-1990: statistical data and findings. Washington DC: Aves O. Hagi & Abdiwahid O. Hagi. p. 156.
- ^ a b c Dr. Omar Ali. Qabaa ilka Soomaalida1988. Mogadishu, Somalia: Banaadir Press. p. 27.
- ^ http://www.mogadishuuniversity.com/President%20Message.htm
- ^ http://www.somaliatoday.net/port/2010-01-04-21-22-23/357-2009-12-10-23-00-40.html
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