Kabir (teacher)
Kabir (sometimes spelled kabeer) is an honorific title in the Harari language. It commonly designates a Muslim scholar or a teacher.[1] Enrico Cerulli states the term is of Ethiopian Semitic origin.[2] According to the Afar locals in Afambo a Harari Muslim scholar by the name Kabir Hamza arrived into the region, his descendants today are known as "Kabirtu" and identify as Harla.[3] Kabirtu in Afar trace their lineage to the Walasma dynasty.[4] Kabir Hamza Mahmud al-Awsiyyi a Harla clan affiliate was known as the scholar of Aussa.[5]
- Kabir Khalil, scholar in the Emirate of Harar
- Kabir Muhammad, Muezzin of Ahmed ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi[6]
- Kabir Ibrahim, Muezzin of Abun Adashe[7]
- Kabir Abdulmuhaymin Abdulnasser, contemporary Harari scholar
References
- Wagner, Ewald (1974). "Three Arabic Documents on the History of Harar". Journal of Ethiopian Studies. Institute of Ethiopian Studies. 12 (1): 216. JSTOR 44324707.
- Cerulli, Enrico. Islam Yesrerday And Today translated by Emran Waber. p. 389.
- History of Harar and the Hararis (PDF). Harar tourism bureau. p. 29.
- Alwan, Daoud (2000). Historical dictionary of Djibouti. Scarecrow press. p. 19. ISBN 9780810838734.
- II. La légende d'Awdaḥis et la dynastie des Aydâḥisso. Corne de l'Afrique contemporaine / Contemporary Horn of Africa. Centre français des études éthiopiennes. 12 January 2018. pp. 11–18. ISBN 9782821872332.
- Chekroun, Amélie (2018). "Conquête(s) et conversions religieuses dans l'Éthiopie du xvie siècle". Archives de Sciences Sociales des Religions. EHESS. 63 (182): 156. JSTOR 26612860.
- Kabir Encyclopaedia Aethiopica.
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