Sabaean scripts found in Xafuun 2023
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That far ? I’m pretty shocked it reached there
That’s not far from Yemen.
It’s highly possible that Ancient Somalis followed a Pre-Islamic Arabian faith, due to the great cultural influence of the Sabaeans. These findings are lending more credence.
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Hafun is the site of an ancient Somali city state. It relied on trade and commerce with Indian ocean and red sea which obviously had a large Sabeans speaking population. The Sabeans took over the Highlands and their language and script became the Habash whilst they died out in yemen becoming the Arabs.
Would be fairly epic if Archaeologists discover an Ancient Sabaean Temple somewhere in Northern Somalia/Djibouti.
No we did not...
The habasha follow pagan south Semetic beliefs due to being completely assimilated by the Yemeni Sabeans.
But the Somali peninsula were still Cushitic and followed the ancient Cushitic religion of Waaq which was monotheist and followed one god.
Waaq was the sky god so didn't have a physical interpretation/idols.
Cushitic nomads used to pray to waaq for rainfall.
If there was an interpretation of waaq it would be the crow or some other black bird. It's thought that the name "waaq" (Wa-A-Ck) came from the sounds the crow made.
There may be some Waaqist Temples around the peninsular and oromia.
The coastline is a different story due to its metropolitan nature so may have had a few foriegn religions here and there.
What possible evidences do you have the ancient proto Somalis following an Arabian religion.
Drop the wack nonsense. The Sabeaen findings in Northern Somalia is fair evidence the Somalis of that time were being acculturated to an extent by the Sabaeans.
The prevalence of a certain Language is a great signifier/indicator of cultural flow, it appears the flow was from Arabia to the HOA.
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Stop tryna make waaqism sounds like some noble monotheistic faith. That shit was tree hugging hogwash
attash
Amaan Duule
Are you mad that your Arab ancestors were baby killing idol worshippers while our ancestors were noble hanifs?
waaqism was 10 times more noble than trash arab culture before the light of islam
This was probably used for trade, Somali sailors went as far as Greece etc.. they probably didn't want to use written language the Europeans understood, so they could continue to get huge profits from the spice trade.
It's proven that Ethiopians before Christianity had similar or identical Gods to Yemen. Maybe Some somalis also worshiped the dame deities
Allah said that he sent prophets to every nation in order to call to the one God. Who knows maybe Waaq religion before Islam was revealed by Allah subhana wa ta'ala to a Somali prophet before prophet Muhammad (saws) was given the final message. I believe it's likely. Waaq religion only survives among Oromos but it's almost monotheistic, they have some spirit like things they worship but it may be a corruption after many centuries
Somali and Oromo practised Waaqism, which probably was practised by proto cushitic groups.
"Waaq (also Waq or Waaqa) is the name for the sky God in the Cushitic languages of both the Oromo people and Somali people in the Horn of Africa.[1][2][3] The word still means God in present Oromo language. Some traditions indicate Waaq is associated with the Harar region,[4]
In Oromo and Somali culture, Waaq, Waaqa or Waaqo was the name of God in their pre-Christian and pre-Muslim monotheistic faith believed to have been adhered to by Cushitic groups. It was likely brought to the Horn by the speakers of the Proto-Cushitic language who arrived from North Sudan in the Neolithic.[2] In modern times, the religion has mostly declined ever since the arrival of Islam and Christianity.
This name for God was used mainly by Somali people and Oromo people before and after Christianity and Islam came to the Horn of Africa
There are also ancient names of villages which involve the word (WAAQ) in the Somali language and also Oromo language."
Not unexpected when you consider that Xafuun was an ancient trading city and the fact that Yemen is right next door.
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