Tiyeglow
A Laandheere always pays his debts
Just thinking aloud here about Somali genesis, our culture & Arabia.
The striking resembelance between the Somali and the Arabian (at least during the time of the Prophet SAW):
- Nomadic
- Highly tribal
- Generosity & hospitality
- Fulfilling of pledge
- Trial & denial of shame & injustice
- Firm will & determination
- Perserverance & deliberateness
- Simple life
Whoever reads the Sirah will realise how intimately close Somali culture & norms are to Arabian culture. Honestly, we should be so proud that Somalinimo is Islam at its core and this religion is interwoven into our life, culture and behaviour. Literally, this country is shaped by the Sunnah (from the way we live & earn, to our sleeping pattern, to the way our women behave to our shame culture and of course our clans - everyone loves to bash clans but why didn't our Prophet SAW remove it from his own if it is as cancerous as people say it is?!?!)
I actually subscribe to the theory that pre-Somali identity (so before 10th-11th century), those living on these lands were wiped away as punishment for worshipping Waaq and other idols, thus cleared the way for Somalis, a nation that only knows Islam and to be Somali means to be Muslim, as we are an ethnoreligion Alxamdullilah. This is actually a blessing when you look at it from the POV of Bid'ah, as Somali culture will be heavily (not always) shaped by Islam, unlike Sub-Continent Islam which still have clear and undeniable remnants of Hindu and Buddist culture in their Islamic practice. Somalis issues aren't that Alxamdullilah but rather pre-Islam (Jahiliya Arabia) traits (minus the Shirk) is embedded into us such as being immensely tribal, being hard-headed and stubborn, racism.
We hear too often Somali issues, but sometimes I honestly just say Alxamdullilah we have been given a culture that is (mostly) in line with Islam given its an interwoven relationship. The 5 parts to the Xiidig both reflect the 5 regions but also the 5 pillars. There are 114 sub-regions within Somaliweyn, that also reflect 114 chapters of the Qur'an. Somalinimo is Islamnimo.
The striking resembelance between the Somali and the Arabian (at least during the time of the Prophet SAW):
- Nomadic
- Highly tribal
- Generosity & hospitality
- Fulfilling of pledge
- Trial & denial of shame & injustice
- Firm will & determination
- Perserverance & deliberateness
- Simple life
Whoever reads the Sirah will realise how intimately close Somali culture & norms are to Arabian culture. Honestly, we should be so proud that Somalinimo is Islam at its core and this religion is interwoven into our life, culture and behaviour. Literally, this country is shaped by the Sunnah (from the way we live & earn, to our sleeping pattern, to the way our women behave to our shame culture and of course our clans - everyone loves to bash clans but why didn't our Prophet SAW remove it from his own if it is as cancerous as people say it is?!?!)
I actually subscribe to the theory that pre-Somali identity (so before 10th-11th century), those living on these lands were wiped away as punishment for worshipping Waaq and other idols, thus cleared the way for Somalis, a nation that only knows Islam and to be Somali means to be Muslim, as we are an ethnoreligion Alxamdullilah. This is actually a blessing when you look at it from the POV of Bid'ah, as Somali culture will be heavily (not always) shaped by Islam, unlike Sub-Continent Islam which still have clear and undeniable remnants of Hindu and Buddist culture in their Islamic practice. Somalis issues aren't that Alxamdullilah but rather pre-Islam (Jahiliya Arabia) traits (minus the Shirk) is embedded into us such as being immensely tribal, being hard-headed and stubborn, racism.
We hear too often Somali issues, but sometimes I honestly just say Alxamdullilah we have been given a culture that is (mostly) in line with Islam given its an interwoven relationship. The 5 parts to the Xiidig both reflect the 5 regions but also the 5 pillars. There are 114 sub-regions within Somaliweyn, that also reflect 114 chapters of the Qur'an. Somalinimo is Islamnimo.
Islam came in contact with somali tribes in the north first and then these tribes migrated far south to spread it so its plausible that qabiils in far south stayed non muslim for a longer time
