Why do Somali Sufis part their hair?

[Arkan]

And is it unique to Somali Sufis only?

 

[xiin-finiin.]

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that is a specific sufi tariqa known as the timo weyn (literally big hair). I think the reason is cuz it's sunna or something (the prophet had long hair and parted them like that). Other sufis orders don't do this i think.

 

[Internet Nomad]

They tryna get the tiktok e-celeb look

 

[Emir of Zayla]

this hairstyle looks hideous if you don’t have long hair

 

[Lahaine]

I don't know but it's hideous. They should stop doing that if they don't have long and curly hair

 

[mohammdov]

Because they say that the Prophet's hair was like this

 

[Qeelbax]

Well they all have a head full of hair even the old ones so I guess you faraxs better follow suit. Let me see that straight part.

 

[Arkan]

Because they say that the Prophet's hair was like this

Then how come other Sufi groups around the world don't do it

 

[Arkan]

Well they all have a head full of hair even the old ones so I guess you faraxs better follow suit. Let me see that straight part.

But it looks weird with the glaring forehead.

 

[Avalanche]

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Wow I never noticed that

 

[Hamzza]

They are misguided

 

[Khaem]

Well they all have a head full of hair even the old ones so I guess you faraxs better follow suit. Let me see that straight part.

My hair is normally parted. I thought all Malis with medium/long hair did that

 

[Khaem]

They are misguided

The prophet would part his hair & tucked the sides behind his ears to clear his vision I believe and sometimes braided it.

 

[convincation]

None of my sufi family members do that, must be a regional thing

 

[Garaad diinle]

This is how this hair style is supposed to look like.

 

[Arkan]

None of my sufi family members do that, must be a regional thing

It maybe due to following a different Tariqa

 

[reer_ugaas_hussein]

It maybe due to following a different Tariqa

Yes they are called timoweyn, they are a specific sufi branch

 

[Arkan]

This is how this hair style is supposed to look like.

Doesn't that thing around their neck have something to do with Sufism aswell

 

[Arkan]

Yes they are called timoweyn, they are a specific sufi branch

How many branches are there? And is this branch popular in JL?

 

[Garaad diinle]

Doesn't that thing around their neck have something to do with Sufism aswell

Yes. In arabic it's called tamima and in somali it's called hirsi. It's supposed to protect you from all kinds of evil and shaytan. In islam it's haram and there is hadith/hadiths against it. Usually sufis in this case somali sufis write down ayat from the quran al-karim in small sheets of paper and wrap around it a small leather case then use it as a neckless or arm band.