@adetheprince
Why do I get the feeling that your are one of those "we civilised you lamagoodles" type of person?
You asked me if I thought the Somalis converted to Islam without dacwah and what they believed in before Islam.
First, of course there was dacwah, but I'm more interested in the reason behind why Somalis converted.
I don't think you could force Somalis to convert to Islam, especially considering that it was in Islam's earliest stages that Somalis came in contact with the religion.
I believe it must have been because Somalis already had a belief system which elements of were similar to Islam, thus making a transition smooth.
I also wonder, how come they weren't Christians when there was a rather prominent Christian kingdom in their backyard?
But they accepted Islam swiftly and peacefully even though it came from the Arabian Peninsula and was new.
I find that very intriguing.
As for you, how come you brought this thread back to life as one the first things?
What is your point?
That we Somalis should what?