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This article is about the ethnic group. For the geographical area, see Darod.
Main article: Somali clan
Darod

بني داوود
Total population

5,000,000(est. )
Regions with significant populations
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Languages
Somali and Arabic
Religions
Islam (Sunni)
Related ethnic groups

Hawiye, Isaaq, other Somali clans groups. Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Somali ( Af Soomaali, الصوماليه is a member of the East Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by ethnic Somalis Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. See also Somali clan The Hawiye ( Hawiiye, هاويي is a Somali clan whose members live in central and southern Somalia, in the See also Somali clan The Isaaq (also Isaq, Ishaak) ( Reer Sheikh Isaxaaq, اسحاق is one of the main Somali clans The

The Darod (Somali language: Darood, or Daarood) is a Somali clan. Somali ( Af Soomaali, الصوماليه is a member of the East Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by ethnic Somalis The Arabic name of the Darod clan is Banu Dawud (بني داوود). Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language See also Somali clan Banu Dawud is an Arabic -named Somali clan, part of the Darod clan In the Somali language, the word Daarood means "an enclosed compound," a conflation of the two words daar (compound) and ood (place enclosed by wall, trees, woods, fence, etc). The Darod population in Somalia lives principally in the north, with a presence in the Mogadishu area as well as southwestern Somalia. Mogadishu ( Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar, Hamar; مقديشو Maqadīshū Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Outside of Somalia, there are various Darod sub-clans in the Somali Region of Ethiopia (particularly the Ogaden area), Yemen, and the North Eastern Province of Kenya. Somali ( Gobolka Soomaalida) is the eastern-most of the nine ethnic divisions ( kililoch) of Ethiopia. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Ogaden (pronounced and often spelled Ogadēn ]] is the international name of the Somali Regional State in Ethiopia. Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya The North Eastern Province is one of the seven administrative provinces in Kenya outside of Nairobi.

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History

Some Darod clan members claim to be descendants of Muhammad ibn Aqil, son of Aqeel ibn Abi Talib. Muhammad ibn Aqil is claimed to be the Ancestor of the Somali Darod clan through his descendant Sheikh Abdirahman bin Is'mail al-Jaberti Aqeel ibn Abi Talib ( عقيل بن أبي طالب) was born in the year 590. Aqeel ibn Abu Talib was second of four sons of Abu Talib ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, who was the uncle and protector of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad who was head of the Banu Hashim. Abū Ṭālib ibn ‘Abd al-Muṭṭalib ( (549 – 619 was the head of the clan of Banu Hashim. Muslims regard as Prophets of Islam ( Arabic: نبي) those non-divine humans chosen by Allah as Prophets IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ##### For all questions relating to the addition of (pbuh peace be upon him or other honorifics Banū Hāshim (Arabic بنو هاشم) was a clan in the Quraish tribe They have a strong tribal relationship with the other Hashemites. Hashemite is the Latinate version of the Arabic: هاشمي ( Transliteration: Hāšimī and traditionally refers to those belonging to the Banu Hashim According to tradition, Muhammad ibn Aqil's descendant Abdirahman Isma'il Jabarti, a sheikh of the Qadiriyyah Order, arrived in northeastern Somalia in either the 10th or 11th centuries AD, where he took the daughter of a local Somali chief as his wife. Sheikh, also rendered as Sheik, Cheikh, Shaikh, and other variants ( Arabic:, shaykh Qadiriyyah ( Arabic: القادريه, Turkish: Kadirilik) (also Transliterated Kadri, Elkadry, Kadray Somalis ( Soomaaliyeed, الصوماليون are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. [1]

The Darod were supporters of Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi during his 16th century conquest of Ethiopia, especially the Harti and Marehan sub-clans, who fought at the Battle of Shimbra Kure. An imam (إمام plural ائمة A'immah, امام is an Islamic leader often the leader of a Mosque and/or community Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi (c 1506 - February 21, 1543) ("the Conqueror" was an Imam and General of Adal Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa, with one of the longest recorded histories in the world See also Somali clan Harti (also Haarti, meaning "strong man" ( Xaarti, هارتي is a name used to denote on the one hand a conglomeration The Marehan ( Somali: Mareexaan Arabic:مريحان Marehan bin Ahmed bin Abdirahman bin Is'mail bin Ibrahim al Jaberti) are a Somali The Battle of Shimbra Kure (" Chickpea swamp" was fought in March of 1529 between the forces of Adal led by Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi [2]

Demographics

Some sources, including the Canadian Report of the Somalia Commission of Inquiry, indicate that the Darod is the largest Somali clan. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page [3][4] The CIA and Human Rights Watch, however, indicate that Hawiye is the largest Somali clan. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Human Rights Watch is a United States -based international Non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on Human rights. See also Somali clan The Hawiye ( Hawiiye, هاويي is a Somali clan whose members live in central and southern Somalia, in the [5][6] The CIA indicates that the Darod make up 40% of the Somalis in Ethiopia and Kenya.

Partial sub-clan summary

Notable Darod people

Notes

  1. ^ I. Ahmed Farah Ali ('Idaja' (Born in Mudug Region Somalia-1948 ( Axmed Faarax Cali '') is one of the first Somali language writers and 'father' of the Somali written Dr Warsame Abdulahi Ali "Indhoole" is an Italian -educated scholar who was the Director of the Somali Developmental Cash Program and oversaw the successful Hirsi Magan Isse ( Xirsi Magan Ciise; born 1935 died August 19th 2008 in London is a scholar and one of the leading figures of the Somali revolution. The Osmanya script (Somali cismaanya; Osmanya ҋҘ҈ґқҒҕҀ also known as far soomaali or Somali writing is a writing script created to write the Yaasiin (Xaaji/Hagi Cismaan/Cusmaan Keenadiid (Yasin Osman Keenadiid is a member of the Keenadiid family The Somali Youth League (SYL was the first political party of Somalia. The flag of Somalia was adopted on October 12, 1954. It was designed by Mohammed Awale Liban, intended to be used for pan-Somali Dr Mire Hagi Farah Yusuf ( Mire Xaaji Faarax Yuusuf) (1962 - 12 October 2006) was a Somali politician General Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan ( Maxamed Siciid Xirsi Moorgan) was the Son-in-law of Siad Barre and minister of defense of Somalia. Said Sheikh Samatar is professor of African history at Rutgers University, Newark New Jersey. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke ( Cabdirashiid Cali Sharmaarke, عبد الرشيد علي شارماركي ( October 16 1919 - October 15 Mohamoud Ali Shire (1897-1960 was the 27th Sultan of the Sultanate of Warsengeli from 1902 to 1957 Major General Hussein Shuqul or ( Af Soomaali: Xuseen Shuqul was the head of the Jaalle Siyaad National Military College in Somalia. General Ahmed Warsame was the Head of the former Somali Military Academy and Somali National Front. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali, fourth edition (Oxford: James Currey, 2002), p. 22
  2. ^ Sihab ad-Din Ahmad bin 'Abd al-Qader, Futuh al-Habasa: The conquest of Ethiopia, translated by Paul Lester Stenhouse with annotations by Richard Pankhurst (Hollywood: Tsehai, 2003), pp. 50, 76
  3. ^ The Situation in Somalia. Report of the Somali Commission of Inquiry, Vol. 1. Retrieved on November 21, 2005. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
  4. ^ Somalia Assesment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure, Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain
  5. ^ Central Intelligence Agency (2002). Ethnic Groups. Somalia Summary Map. Retrieved on February 15, 2006. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  6. ^ Human Rights Watch (1990). Somalia: Human Rights Developments. Human Rights Watch World Report 1990. Retrieved on November 21, 2005. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
  7. ^ Somalia Online

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