Kabir (sometimes spelled kabeer) is an honorific title in the Harari language. It commonly designates a Muslim scholar or a teacher. Enrico Cerulli states the term is of Ethiopian Semitic origin.
History
According to sixteenth century Adal writer Arab Faqīh, the companions of the leaders of Adal Sultanate; Abun Adashe and Ahmed ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi were stated to be Kabirs. A son of a Kabir named Abbas briefly ruled the Imamate of Aussa in 1585. According to the Afar locals in Afambo a Harari Muslim scholar by the name Kabir Hamza arrived into the region, and introduced Hanafi legal school into Aussa his descendants today are known as "Kabirtu" and identify as Harla. Kabirtu in Afar trace their lineage to the Walasma dynasty. Kabir Hamza Mahmud al-Awsiyyi a Harla clan affiliate was known as the scholar of Aussa.
Notables
People with the title include:
- Kabir Khalil, scholar in the Emirate of Harar
- Kabir Muhammad, Muezzin of Ahmed ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
- Kabir Ibrahim, Muezzin of Abun Adashe
- Kabir Hamid, ancestor of the Wolane people
- Kabir Abdulmuhaymin Abdulnasser, contemporary Harari scholar
- Kabir Hassan, Qallu missionary
References
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- Wagner, Ewald (1974). "Three Arabic Documents on the History of Harar". Journal of Ethiopian Studies. 12 (1). Institute of Ethiopian Studies: 216. JSTOR 44324707.
- Cerulli, Enrico. Islam Yesterday And Today translated by Emran Waber. p. 389.
- Kabir Encyclopaedia Aethiopica.
- Wazir. Encyclopedia Aethiopica.
- Hanafism. Encyclopedia Aethiopica.
- History of Harar and the Hararis (PDF). Harar tourism bureau. p. 29.
- Alwan, Daoud (2000). Historical dictionary of Djibouti. Scarecrow press. p. 19. ISBN 9780810838734.
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- Chekroun, Amélie (2018). "Conquête(s) et conversions religieuses dans l'Éthiopie du xvie siècle". Archives de sciences sociales des religions. 63 (182). EHESS: 156. JSTOR 26612860.
- Kabir Encyclopaedia Aethiopica.
- Braukamper, Ulrich (2002). Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia. Lit. p. 119. ISBN 978-3-8258-5671-7.
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