Why didn't Ethiopians Christianize Somalis before Islam? 🤔

[Aarka.]

The Kingdom of Axum officially became a Christian kingdom in the 4th century AD, long before Islam.

Christianity is known for expanding and sending out mercenaries to convert the pagan masses.

The sultanates didn't exist in this timeline, and Somalis worshiped the pagan God Waaq.

Why didn't or couldn't the Aksumites convert the Somalis who lived right next door?

 

[Wonyluvr]

Somalis were monotheistic not pagans.I saw when looking in this forum that before Islam Somalis were yahuuds and Christians I don’t know how true it it’s though

 

[Yami]

There’s Christian burials found in woqooyi galbeed that have been dated to the 13th century. There was probably some form of Christian community but they were living among tolerate secular pagans as noted by pagan waaqist sites being found in the same area & time span

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[Cartan Boos]

Aksum did send 10k army to zeila but they disappeared and were never heard from, Aksum also allied with Somalis in the conquest of Yemen, berber Somali took Aden south Yemen, so Somalis were quite powerful

 

[Aarka.]

Aksum did send 10k army to zeila but they disappeared and were never heard from, Aksum also allied with Somalis in the conquest of Yemen, berber Somali took Aden south Yemen, so Somalis were quite powerful

so Somalis were quite powerful but never wanted to convert to christianity?

is there any record of Somali kingdoms during this time?

 

[Wonyluvr]

Somalis were quite powerful but never wanted to convert to christianityy?

is there any record of Somali kingdoms during this time?

Probably thought the trinity was too confusing.Imagine explaining the trinity to a Somali

 

[NidarNidar]

There’s Christian burials found in woqooyi galbeed that have been dated to the 13th century. There was probably some form of Christian community but they were living among tolerate secular pagans as noted by pagan waaqist sites being found in the same area & time span

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Waaq wasn't pagan, it was an early form of monotheism separate which came with early cushites, we probably saw Christianity as an abomination, nigguhs out here believing in 3 beings.

 

[Aarka.]

There’s Christian burials found in woqooyi galbeed that have been dated to the 13th century. There was probably some form of Christian community but they were living among tolerate secular pagans as noted by pagan waaqist sites being found in the same area & time span

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Only communities living in Nugal, Lol. Did these habashas not invest in spreading their own religion like their Roman and European Christians brothers did?

 

[Wonyluvr]

Only communities living in Nugal, Lol. Did these habashas not invest in spreading their own religion like their Roman and European Christians brothers did?

they waited till the modern era to figure that out

 

[Yami]

Only communities living in Nugal, Lol. Did these habashas not invest in spreading their own religion like their Roman and European Christians brothers did?

They spread Christianity by crusades. Even though they themselves were converted to Christianity peacefully

 

[mohammdov]

Zeila was mentioned in the 10th century as a city with a Christian majority

 

[awsaleban667]

The Kingdom of Axum officially became a Christian kingdom in the 4th century AD, long before Islam.

Christianity is known for expanding and sending out mercenaries to convert the pagan masses.

The sultanates didn't exist in this timeline, and Somalis worshiped the pagan God Waaq.

Why didn't or couldn't the Aksumites convert the Somalis who lived right next door?

What makes you think they could conquer us

 

[awsaleban667]

Zeila was mentioned in the 10th century as a city with a Christian majority

No it wasn’t

 

[awsaleban667]

There’s also a 5th century axumite tablet describing a war habeshas had against Proto Somalis living in Hawd and Nugaal. They had their sights in Somalia at one point

The tablet is from Adulis and Rhauso and Solate aren’t even Somalí much less deep into nugaal

 

[awsaleban667]

There’s Christian burials found in woqooyi galbeed that have been dated to the 13th century. There was probably some form of Christian community but they were living among tolerate secular pagans as noted by pagan waaqist sites being found in the same area & time span

Send link to the dating thing Somalis even in the interior were already Muslim at this time

 

[awsaleban667]

Aksum also allied with Somalis in the conquest of Yemen, berber Somali took Aden south Yemen, so Somalis were quite powerful

Those were mercenaries

 

[Wonyluvr]

Zeila was mentioned in the 10th century as a city with a Christian majority

never have I heard this

 

[awsaleban667]

never have I heard this

That’s because it’s false

 

[Cartan Boos]

so Somalis were quite powerful but never wanted to convert to christianity?

is there any record of Somali kingdoms during this time?

Somali city states but kingdom also exist prop, we know kingdom called samaale existed in 740s

 

[NidarNidar]

Zeila was mentioned in the 10th century as a city with a Christian majority

source? I've heard of Christian symbols in Awbare, and some across North, it didn't spread like Islam within the Somali population.