A Thread on Somali historians who wrote in Arabic and their works

[Idilinaa]

-The great historian Ahmed Abdallah Rirash: Author of the book ''Uncovering the History of Somalia and Their Seven Kingdoms''

- Dr Ahmed Abdo Mohammed : Author of two books ''Sheikh Rashid Rida: His life and literature'' and ''Al-Tha'alibi and his book ''The Orphan of the Age''

- Sheikh Ibrahim Abdullah Mah he fought in several wars against Ethiopia: Author of several books : The Third Defeat , ''The Masterpiece of the Faithful on the March of Liberation and Islamization in the Horn of Africa, Interpretation of History, The War of Maps in the Horn of Africa and the Ethiopian Panic of Civilizational Change

- Professor Ahmed Barakhat Mah: Author of the book ''Documents on Somalia, Eritrea and Abyssinia''- which is 623 pages

- Ahmed Jamali : Author of the book: ''Islamic Kingdom of Awfat in the Horn of Africa and it's Social and Cultural Effects (1200-1500 AD)'' and ''The History of Imam Ahmed and His Jihad against the Abyssinians''

- Aw Ahmed Sheikh Musa Al-Azhari he came from a family knowledge and religion: Author of several books : The Danger of Partisanship on Somalia, The System of Al-Hayr, The Lost Wealth in Somalia, Cotton in Somalia and Hezbollah or the Party of Satan

- Sheikh Bashir Ahmed Salat: Author of the book ''The Political History of the Islamic sultanate of of Awdal in the Horn of Africa (1413-1543 AD)

- Sheikh Hassan Khaira Durar : Author of the book ''Awdal Governorate'', The Shining Stars ( Biographies of Zayla'i scholars and the most famous scholars in the region) and ''The Shining in the History of Zayla'a''

- Sheikh Hassan Hasan : Author of Historical book and poem entitled ''The Biography of the Prophet''( a large volume)

- Sheikh Rifai Muhammad Al-Barawi: Author of the : ''The Role of Barawa Scholars in Spreading Islam and Islamic Culture in Somalia''

- Sharif Ayadurus Ali Ayadarus : The great scholars has a famous book: ''The Pursuit of Hopes in the History of Somalia''

- Abdul Rahman Osman Omar nicknamed ''Al-Tawil''. Author of the book: ''Somalia: History and Civilization''

 

[Idilinaa]

Spoke about it a bit and shared a few examples in a different some months ago

There are many books published in Arabic and Somali language discussing Somali history written by Somali authors who particularly share important details , struggles, developments, travels of people in the region and even reference local private sources and diaries and other external arabic sources . Because they published mainly in Arabic and Somali languages their contributions are not widely seen or available as opposed those written in English which is a shame really because they contain a wealth of information

One i am reading right now is.
The History of Somali Scholars by Mohamed Hussein Ma'alim

The earlier Arabic version of it:

two In it he refrences important Arabic works by Somali scholars:
Tarikh al-Sumal fi al-Usur Wusta Wa-al Haditha (The Modern and Medieval History of Somalia) by Aw Jama Umar Issa
And
Kashf al-Sudul An Tarikh al-Sumal Wa-Mamalikihim al-Sab'ah (The History of Somalia and the Seven Muslim Kingdoms) by Shaykh Ahmad Abdallah in reference to the medieval polities in the horn interior.

Among the slew of other sources and refrences by the ulema.