Imam Ahmed wasn't even Somali. Why are Somalis always aggressively asserting themselves in the Adal and Abyssinia conflict. This is a sign of an inferiority complex. Imam Ahmed is harari and was born in hubat. He has nothing to do with Somalis. I don't even sat hararis that obessed with Imam Ahmed. You guys are very cringe and embrassing yourselves. Stop obsessing over a guy who had nothing to do with Somalis.
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This book here in the Harar library was the only state funded research ever based on the life and identity of the Imam. Itβs a 1k page long monograph exclusively dedicated to the imam funded by emperor Haile Selassie.
It was non other than Tekletsadiks who was handed the responsibility to find out everything about the imam and nationalise it.
Cerulli, Burton & Paulitschke are all referenced by Mkuria he compares all foreign chronicles as well as medieval Sarsa Dengleβs and Portuguese chronicles!
Ewald Wagner who also worked with Ahmed Sami was one of 3 foreign authors in Ethiopia, alongside Cerulli & Paulitschke, Mekuria uses the work of all three, they produced an important monograph of nearly 1K published pages about Gragn that is accepted in the capital state university
Some Hararis online hate the book because they believe Selassie had an agenda against them which couldn't be further from the truth.
The author Tekletsadik was arrested in Xamar during Italys invasion of Ethiopia so he was a victim of Somalis in that sense. Both him and Selassie would have a bigger agenda against Somalis who ran their own country than some unknown Harari who think history being hidden from their tiny population poses a threat to the former Empire!
Also the Hararis have not been able to counter Ahmed Shami who provided the manuscript of Harari history itself for European institutes!
In Mekuria's defence he debated conflicting opinions, it is a study not a propaganda mouth piece, in his conclusion he agreed with Sami, the Amhara acc wouldn't be happy he wanted to appear a medium btwn emperors defending their narrative and the Futuh defending muslim victories!
The Amhara say he's the son of a christian monk which was humorous folklore, why also would Mekuria mention his Somali identity knowing a Somali government next door was gaining military power, Mekuria was even once a political prisoner in Mogadishu after the Italo-Eth invasion!
Here Ewald touches on Mohamed Gasa the family member of Imam Ahmed who is on the family tree below. He would relocate the capital from Harar to Aussa
This tree was given to mekuria by non other than Ahmed Sami who had access to all the manuscripts in Harar libraries. Gasa is on the right side of the tree. He would start the Aussa Imamate.