Sayyid Muhammad abdullah hassan spoke English

[Laser]

He was taught english by one of his British prisoners apparently.

 

[Khaemwaset]

He was taught english by one of his British prisoners apparently.
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Imagine the diss tracks bro would've done in English

 

[ina-cilmi]

He was taught english by one of his British prisoners apparently.
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heh, I was wondering yesterday or today if MCX knew that the britons called him "mad mullah'' and what it meant.

this makes it far more likely that he did

 

[attash]

heh, I was wondering yesterday or today if MCX knew that the britons called him "mad mullah'' and what it meant.

this makes it far more likely that he did

I read the name "mad mullah" was already given to him by his fellow Somalis before the British appropriated it. He used to be called "wadaad waalan" back when he used to preach at Berbera.

 

[ina-cilmi]

I read the name "mad mullah" was already given to him by his fellow Somalis before the British appropriated it. He used to be called "wadaad waalan" back when he used to preach at Berbera.

wow, never knew that. thats interesting. I thought it was just a british attempt at demonizing him.

I know he was a sufi, do u know (more) abt his aqeedah?

 

[attash]

wow, never knew that. thats interesting. I thought it was just a british attempt at demonizing him.

I know he was a sufi, do u know (more) abt his aqeedah?

He was part of the Salihiyyah tariiqa, who were opposed to seeking tawwasul from dead saints (a popular practice amongst Qaadiris). He would debate the local Qaadiris at Berbera frequently. Other than that, I do not know more about his aqeedah.

 

[Laser]

wow, never knew that. thats interesting. I thought it was just a british attempt at demonizing him.

I know he was a sufi, do u know (more) abt his aqeedah?

It kinda was, what somalis meant by wadaad waal had nothing to do with what the british were implying by Mad mullah.

And the term "mullah" was totally foreign, few somalis used it to describe sayyid like cali jamac.

Also sayyid was a salixi suufi.

 

[ina-cilmi]

He was part of the Salihiyyah tariiqa, who were opposed to seeking tawwasul from dead saints (a popular practice amongst Qaadiris). He would debate the local Qaadiris at Berbera frequently. Other than that, I do not know more about his aqeedah.

dont know anything about salihiyyah nor do I know much abt tawwasul itself but if he was opposed to them seeking it from dead saints then that is proper

 

[ina-cilmi]

It kinda was, what somalis meant by wadaad waal had nothing to do with what the british were implying by Mad mullah.
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And the term "mullah" was totally foreign, few somalis used it to describe sayyid like cali jamac.

Also sayyid was a salixi suufi.

interesting, thx!

 

[Burqad]

It kinda was, what somalis meant by wadaad waal had nothing to do with what the british were implying by Mad mullah.
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And the term "mullah" was totally foreign, few somalis used it to describe sayyid like cali jamac.

Also sayyid was a salixi suufi.

Is this from that book comparing Tewodoros of Ethiopia, Sayidka and the Mahdi of Sudan?

 

[Laser]

Is this from that book comparing Tewodoros of Ethiopia, Sayidka and the Mahdi of Sudan?

No, Sayid Maxamed cabdille xasan by samatar

 

[Yami]

wow, never knew that. thats interesting. I thought it was just a british attempt at demonizing him.

I know he was a sufi, do u know (more) abt his aqeedah?

Salihiyya followers were militant asharis. They trace their teachings to Ahmed Ibn Idris Al Fasi a Moroccan sheikh who opposed the following of madhabs considering them unnecessary divisions among Muslims and preached against the teachings of Muhammed Wahhab on grounds of anthropomorphism. He encouraged his students to travel across the world spreading his tariqa which lead to his nephew Sayyid Muhammed Sahih founding the Salihiyya branch in Sudan and Mecca.

 

[ina-cilmi]

Salihiyya followers were militant asharis. They trace their teachings to Ahmed Ibn Idris Al Fasi a Moroccan sheikh who opposed the following of madhabs considering them unnecessary divisions among Muslims and preached against the teachings of Muhammed Wahhab on grounds of anthropomorphism. He encouraged his students to travel across the world spreading his tariqa which lead to his nephew Sayyid Muhammed Sahih founding the Salihiyya branch in Sudan and Mecca.

did u truly come back to the deen btw?

 

[Emir of Zayla]

He was taught english by one of his British prisoners apparently.
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He could read in Latin too I heard, he was very educated.