Jeberti people

The Jeberti (also spelled Jabarti, Jaberti, Jebarti or Djeberti) are a Muslim[1] clan inhabiting the Horn of Africa and Middle East, mainly Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea and Yemen. This ethnic group was started after the time of prophet Mohammad from 560AD to 623AD. Jeberti was named by Prophet Mohammed and there is evidence in the Hadis.

Jeberti
(After coming of Islam)
Regions with significant populations
Horn of Africa
Languages
Arabic, Somali, and Tigrinya
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Somali • Tigrayans •

History

Islam was introduced to the Horn of Africa early on from the Arabian peninsula, shortly after the hijra. Zeila's Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Two-mihrab Mosque) dates to the 7th century, and is the oldest mosque in the city.[2] In the late 9th century, Al-Yaqubi wrote that Muslims were living along the northern Somali seaboard.[3] Among these early migrants was Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, the forefather of the Darod clan family.[4] Al-Maqrizi noted that a number of the Muslims settled in the Zeila-controlled Jabarta region which is presently northeastern Somalia, and from there gradually expanded into the hinterland in the horn of Africa.[5] The Jebertis are the second biggest in the population of Somalia and a large minority in Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Most Jeberti concentrated cities include Asmara, Addis Ababa, Kismayo, Badhan, Garowe, Garbaharey, Jigjiga, Bosaso, Bardera, Buraan and Garissa.

Language

The Jebertis in Somalia are called "Darood"; they have lost their ancestral language and now speak Somali. In Eritrea they mainly speak Tigrinya, while the Jeberti in Ethiopia speak Tigrinya. Their original language belongs to the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family.

See also

References
  1. Trimingham, J (1965). Islam in Ethiopia. Frank Cass. pp. 150–151. ISBN 0-7146-1731-8.
  2. Briggs, Phillip (2012). Somaliland. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 7. ISBN 1841623717.
  3. Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 25. Americana Corporation. 1965. p. 255.
  4. Somaliland Society (1954). The Somaliland Journal, Volume 1, Issues 1-3. The Society. p. 85.
  5. Tamrat, Taddesse (1972). Church and state in Ethiopia, 1270-1527. Clarendon Press. p. 124.

[1]

  1. Facts On File, Incorporated (2009). Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East. Infobase Publishing. p. 336. ISBN 143812676X.
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