Shaykh Ahmad al-Badawī al-Wālī (1910-1990)
He was born in Barāwa around the year 1915 CE. Early in life, he was a trader and had a shop that imports goods from Italy. Around the age of 24 or 25 he closed all his businesses and exclusively…
Banadir Coast
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Sheikh Muhideen Bin Sheikh Abd Sheikh Bin Abdullah Al Qahtani (1790-1869)
Sheikh Muhideen bin Sheikh Abd Sheikh al Qahtani was a great grand mufti of Shaf’i in East Africa, he was born in Barawa, in 1790 where he grew up and started his studies there. He carried on studying religious science…
Hatimi Clan
Haatim also known as Raa Hatimu (People of Haatim) are a Benaadiri/Bravenese clan from southern coastal cities of Barawa, Marka, Kismayo and Mogadishu, they can also be found in the hinterland towns in the inter-riverine of Somalia and further down the Swahili coast. The Haatim clan are synonymous with the town they…
Biida Clan
Bida are a clan confederacy based in Barawa, there are seven main groups or clans in Barawa which are called “todobo Tol” (roughly translates to 7 clans), the collation of the seven groups consists of 7 Tunni clans, Biida and…
Sheikh Nurein Al Sabir al Hatimi (1829-1909)
Main Field: Jurist, Islamic Scholar Sheikh Nurein was born in Barawa where he received all his islamic knowledge. He was born from the Hatimi clan (major clan in Barawa), and a follower of the Ahmadiyah Tariqah (Sufi Tariqa). He studied…
List of Banadiri Clans
Banadiri Clans can be found from Warsheikh all the way down to Kismayo of the Southern Coast of Somalia. A vast majority of them reside in Mogadishu, Marka and Barawa, this is subsequently due to the historical origins of these…
Sheikha Dada Masiti (1804- circa 1921)
Main Field: Poetry, Islamic Scholar, Dada Masiti was one of the many female scholars and poets that hails from Barawa, she stood out due to her story growing up and poetry that is still recited today. Her full name, Mana…
Sheikh Mu’alim Nuuri Haji Abdulqadir (1881-1959)
Field: Poetry, Islamic Scholar, Teacher Ahmed Nur ibn Haji Abdulqadir ibn Abd’ Hassan (1881-1959), (also known as Mu’alim Nuuri) was a prominent scholar that was born in the city of Barawa, he studied under Sheikh Qassim Al Barawi and Sheikh Nurein Sabiri…
Sheikh AbduAziz Al Amawi (1832-1896)
Sheikh AbduAziz Al Amawi Main fields: Poetry, Theology, Islamic Jurisprudence Al-Amawi was born in the city of Barawa, where he grew up learning religion and other studies, he had the privilege to sit and study under various famous scholars at…
Reer Okera Clan – Asian Community that lived in Mogadishu
Reer Okera trace their origin to South Asia, South Asians have been residing in Mogadishu for the last century or more, they arrived to the coast as traders and settled, becoming residents of Mogadishu. Although they lived with the Banadir…
Barawa during the Civil War
Bravanese People are known for their passiveness and apolitical approach in current affairs, their commitment in teaching and serving the religion influenced their social interaction as a people, in hindsight because of this, there are no known cases of clan…
Why the name Mogadishu?
Have you ever wondered what the name of the capital city of Somalia, Mogadishu (Banadir), meant? Somalia has been in the news in recent decades, particularly after the humiliation the American army received with Operation Restore Hope in 1993 at the hand of the local…
