Ibran

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cimran sheekhi saxaaq
Cibraan, Cimraan
عمران
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Regions with significant populations
Languages
Somali, Arabic
Religion
Islam (Sunni)
Related ethnic groups
Habr Je'lo, Habr Awal, Arap, Garhajis, and other Isaaq groups

The cimraan (Somali: Cibraan or Cimraan, Arabic: عمران‎, Full Name: Muhammad ('Imrān) ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad) is a major clan of the wider Isaaq clan family.[1][2] Its members form part of the larger Habr Habusheed confederation along with the Habr Je'lo, Sanbuur and clans.[3][4][5] Politically however, the Ibran fall under the Habr Je'lo clan.[6][7][8]

The clan primarily inhabits the Togdheer region of Somaliland, as well as the Somali Region in Ethiopia.[9][10][11]

History[]

Lineage[]

Sheikh Ishaaq ibn Ahmed was one of the Arabian scholars that crossed the sea from Arabia to the Horn of Africa to spread Islam around 12th to 13th century. He is said to have been descended from Prophet Mohammed's daughter Fatimah. Hence the Sheikh belonged to the Ashraf or Sada, titles given to the descendants of the prophet. He married two local women in Somaliland that left him eight sons, one of them being Muhammad (Imran). The descendants of those eight sons constitute the Isaaq clan-family.[12]

Distribution[]

The Ibran primarily reside in Togdheer region in Somaliland, as well as the Somali Region in Ethiopia.[9][10] They also have a large settlement in Kenya where they are known as a constituent segment of the Isahakia community.[13][14]

Notable figures[]

References[]

  1. ^ Department, India Foreign and Political (1892). A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India.
  2. ^ Somaliland, British (1906). Ordinances and Regulations. Wyman.
  3. ^ Haggenmacher, Gustav Adolf (1876). G. A. Haggenmacher's Reise Im Somali-lande, 1874: Mit Einer Originalkarte (in German). J. Perthes.
  4. ^ Abbink, J. (1999). The Total Somali Clan Genealogy: A Preliminary Sketch. African Studies Centre.
  5. ^ مجلة الصومال. The Society. 1954.
  6. ^ Ethnographic Survey of Africa. International African Institute. 1969.
  7. ^ Encyklopaedie der Naturwissenschaften (in German). E. Trewendt. 1900.
  8. ^ Renders, Marleen (2012-01-27). Consider Somaliland: State-Building with Traditional Leaders and Institutions. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-22254-0.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Hunt, John Anthony (1951). A General Survey of the Somaliland Protectorate 1944-1950: Final Report on "An Economic Survey and Reconnaissance of the British Somaliland Protectorate 1944-1950," Colonial Development and Welfare Scheme D. 484. To be purchased from the Chief Secretary.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Montclos, Marc-Antoine Pérouse de (2003). Diaspora et terrorisme (in French). Presses de Sciences Po. ISBN 978-2-7246-0897-7.
  11. ^ Hoehne, Markus Virgil. "No Easy Way Out: Traditional Authorities in Somaliland and the Limits of Hybrid Political Orders" (PDF). DIIS working paper.
  12. ^ I.M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali, fourth edition (Oxford: James Currey, 2002), pp. 31 & 42
  13. ^ Waal, Alexander De (1993). "Violent deeds live on: landmines in Somalia and Somaliland, p. 63". |
  14. ^ Lewis, I. M. (3 February 2017). I.M Lewis : peoples of the Horn of Afrcia. ISBN 9781315308173. |
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