Hiraab

The Hiraab is a Somali clan of the larger Hawiye. They are descendants of gorgaarte hawiye. Gorgaarte hawiye is part of six major hawiye clans. Members live in central and southern Somalia, from Galkayo to kismaayo. They are also present in Ethiopia and Kenya. Most of them, such as the Abgaal, Wacdaan, Habar Gidir ,Duduble and Sheekhaal live in Mogadishu. They once formed a kingdom which successfully revolted and was led by the Abgaal subclan against the Ajuran Sultanate which was another hawiye clan called gambeele and established an independent Hiraab Imamate, which included Hobyo.[1] According to Bernhard Helander of Uppsala University, "the Imam of Hiraab is a hereditary position that traditionally is held by a person of the first-born branch, the Mudulood."[2]

Hiraab
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Somali
Religion
Islam (Sunni, Sufism)
Related ethnic groups
Dir, Darod, Isaaq, other Somali clans

Hiraab sub-clans

Ali Jimale Ahmed outlines the Hiraab clan genealogical tree in The Invention of Somalia:[3][4][5]

  • Hiraab.
    • Mudulood Hiraab
      • Maxamed Mudulod (udugeen)
      • Udeejeen Mudulood
      • Wa'weynte Mudulood
      • Darandoole Mudulood
        • Hilibi Darandoole
        • Isman Darandoole
          • Wa'dan Isman
          • Moble'in Isman
          • Abgaal Isman
            • Harti
            • Wa'budhan
            • Wa'aysle (Warculus)
    • Madarki'is Hiraab (HabarGidir)
      • Saruur
      • Sa'ad
      • Ayr
      • Saleban
    • Mahamuud Hiraab ( Duduble )
      • Maqalsame
      • Arsade
      • Maxamed camal
      • Habar awr wadeen
      • Celi
      • Bisin
      • Qadhoob
      • Daud
    • Martiile Hiraab
      • Sheekhaal
      • Sheekhaal Adeer

References
  1. Lee V. Cassanelli, The shaping of Somali society., Philadelphia, 1982,
  2. Bernhard, Helander (1994-01-19). "The Hiraab Treaty". Somalia News Update. Uppsala, Sweden: Dr. Bernhard Helander, Uppsala University. Archived from the original on 2007-02-24. Retrieved 2009-03-31. The Imam of Hiraab is a hereditary position that traditionally is held by a person of the first-born branch, the Mudulood.
  3. Ali Jimale Ahmed (1995). The Invention of Somalia. Lawrenceville, NJ: Red Sea. p. 123. ISBN 0-932415-98-9.
  4. Richard Burton, First Footsteps in East Africa', 1856; edited with an introduction and additional chapters by Gordon Waterfield (New York: Praeger, 1966), p. 165
  5. Clans in Somalia Report on a Lecture by Joakim Gundel, COI Workshop Vienna, 15 May 2009 (Revised Edition) published December 2009
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