Aqil, the paternal cousin of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), belongsto the J1 haplogroup, based on DNA evidence from verified descendants of the prophets family.
Somalis predominantly belong to the E1b1b haplogroup, with a minority falling into T-M184. When Somalis converted from paganism to Islam, some changes their lineage records to be closer to the faith. As a result, deeper ancestral names often show only Somali names.
Historically, Somalis migrated from the northern Horn of Africa into the peninsula thousands of years ago, establishing city-states and kingdoms long before their conversion to Islam. This aspect of our history that has largely been forgotten and memory holled.
Somalis predominantly belong to the E1b1b haplogroup, with a minority falling into T-M184. When Somalis converted from paganism to Islam, some changes their lineage records to be closer to the faith. As a result, deeper ancestral names often show only Somali names.
Historically, Somalis migrated from the northern Horn of Africa into the peninsula thousands of years ago, establishing city-states and kingdoms long before their conversion to Islam. This aspect of our history that has largely been forgotten and memory holled.
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