Kabir (sometimes spelled kabeer) is an honorific title in the Harari language.[1] It commonly designates a Muslim scholar or a teacher.[2] Enrico Cerulli states the term is of Ethiopian Semitic origin.[3]

A son of a Kabir named Abbas briefly ruled the Imamate of Aussa in 1585.[4] According to the Afar locals in Afambo a Harari Muslim scholar by the name Kabir Hamza arrived into the region, and introduced Hanafi legal school into Aussa his descendants today are known as "Kabirtu" and identify as Harla.[5][6] Kabirtu in Afar trace their lineage to the Walasma dynasty.[7] Kabir Hamza Mahmud al-Awsiyyi a Harla clan affiliate was known as the scholar of Aussa.[8]

People with the title include:

References

  1. ^ Nieuwazny, Adam. Civil Status Documents from Harar under Egyptian Administration (PDF). University of Warsaw. p. 45.
  2. ^ Wagner, Ewald (1974). "Three Arabic Documents on the History of Harar". Journal of Ethiopian Studies. Institute of Ethiopian Studies. 12 (1): 216. JSTOR 44324707.
  3. ^ Cerulli, Enrico. Islam Yesrerday And Today translated by Emran Waber. p. 389.
  4. ^ Wazir. Encyclopedia Aethiopica.
  5. ^ Hanafism. Encyclopedia Aethiopica.
  6. ^ History of Harar and the Hararis (PDF). Harar tourism bureau. p. 29.
  7. ^ Alwan, Daoud (2000). Historical dictionary of Djibouti. Scarecrow press. p. 19. ISBN 9780810838734.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Kabir Encyclopaedia Aethiopica.
  11. ^ Braukamper, Ulrich. Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia. Lit. p. 119.


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