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| ⚫ | The '''Yibir''' (also called '''Ibro''') are a relatively small tribe of ]. Yibirs are said to be descendants of King Mohammed Bin Haniif of ], also known as Boqor Bur Ba'ayr, who had a repuation as a pagan magician. Mohammed Haniif was murdered by ], a leader associated with the reputed ancestor of the ruling Somali clan, the ].<ref>{{cite book | ||
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| | last = Ahmed | |||
| | first = Akbar S. | |||
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| | coauthors = David M. Hart | |||
| | title = Islam in tribal societies: from the Atlas to the Indus | |||
| | publisher = Routledge | |||
| | date = 1984 | |||
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| | pages = 156-57 | |||
| | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=ra89AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA156 | |||
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| | id = | |||
| | isbn = 9780710093202}}</ref> Some believe that the Yibir are descendants of ] who arrived in the area long before the arrival of Somali nomads, and that the word "Yibir" means "Hebrew".{{fact|date=August 2009}} | |||
| Yibir still have a reputation for magic; one of their traditional functions is to bless the newborn and the newly married. In return for these blessings they receive gifts, which are seen as continual repayment for the Somalis having captured and killed Mohammed Haniif. | |||
| ⚫ | The '''Yibir''' (also called '''Ibro''') are a |
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| * Schneider, R. "Deux inscriptions subaribiques du Tigre" Leiden, Netherlands: Bibliotecheca Orientalis, 30, 1973, 385-387 (quoted with explanation in Bernard Leeman "Queen of Sheba and Biblical Scholarship" Queensland Academic Press 2005, pages 95-97 ISBN 0-9758022-0-8) | * Schneider, R. "Deux inscriptions subaribiques du Tigre" Leiden, Netherlands: Bibliotecheca Orientalis, 30, 1973, 385-387 (quoted with explanation in Bernard Leeman "Queen of Sheba and Biblical Scholarship" Queensland Academic Press 2005, pages 95-97 ISBN 0-9758022-0-8) | ||
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The Yibir (also called Ibro) are a relatively small tribe of Somalia. Yibirs are said to be descendants of King Mohammed Bin Haniif of Hargeysa, also known as Boqor Bur Ba'ayr, who had a repuation as a pagan magician. Mohammed Haniif was murdered by Sheikh Yuusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn, a leader associated with the reputed ancestor of the ruling Somali clan, the Isaaq. Some believe that the Yibir are descendants of Hebrews who arrived in the area long before the arrival of Somali nomads, and that the word "Yibir" means "Hebrew".
Yibir still have a reputation for magic; one of their traditional functions is to bless the newborn and the newly married. In return for these blessings they receive gifts, which are seen as continual repayment for the Somalis having captured and killed Mohammed Haniif.
References
- Ahmed, Akbar S. (1984). Islam in tribal societies: from the Atlas to the Indus. Routledge. pp. 156–57. ISBN 9780710093202.
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- Somalia's 'Hebrews'
- Schneider, R. "Deux inscriptions subaribiques du Tigre" Leiden, Netherlands: Bibliotecheca Orientalis, 30, 1973, 385-387 (quoted with explanation in Bernard Leeman "Queen of Sheba and Biblical Scholarship" Queensland Academic Press 2005, pages 95-97 ISBN 0-9758022-0-8)
- Kirk, John William Carnegie "A grammar of the Somali language with examples in prose and verse; and an account of the Yibir and Midgan dialects." Cambridge: University Press, 1905