Haatim ( Chimini: Ra Haatimi, Somali: Haatim,

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: حاتم ) are a Somali clan from southern coastal cities of Baraawe, Marka,

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, they can also be found in the hinterland towns in the inter-riverine are of

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and further down the Swahili coast. The Haatim clan are synonymous with the town they first settled in, Baraawe and make up one of the groups part of the "todobo Tol" (roughly translates to 7 clans) also known as Bravanese people.

Overview

The Haatim trace their ancestry to Hatim Ta'iyy, a famous pre Islamic poet who lived in the 6th century, most notably the ancestor of the famous Sufi shaykh

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. The Haatim along the benaadir coast first settled in Baraawe and all Haatim in Somalia trace their ancestry to Mohamed bin Muslim bin Sabit bin Cali bin 'Abdullahi at-Tani, who is said to have arrived in Barrawe in 600 AH. From there different branches of Haatim moved to different cities along the Benaadir and Swahili coast and to the hinterlands. In Marka they are made up of 5 sub clans which are: Reer Ahmed Shariif, the Reer Haaji Hassan, the Reer 'Ismaan Nuuri, the Reer Jeenis, and the Reer Diini. It's said that they moved to the city sometime during the 18th century and are part of the local confederacy called the 12 Koofi. In

there is one indigenous sub clan called the Abakaaro from the ancient Shingani quarter, however due to it being the capital many Haatims from Baraawe, Marka and other southern villages had moved their post independence. According to locals on the Swahili coast the Haatimi moved to Pate from

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around the sixteenth century to teach the Quran and religion. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Hatimi settled the towns of the central ( Mrima) coast, where they took the name Shonvi or Jomvu.

Notable people

* Sheikh Nureini Sabiri * Abastide bint Mohamed b. Sheikh wa Abba *Sheikh Muhammad Alhaadi *Sheikh Nurein Imam *Muhidin Abubakar *Menye Qassim bin Mohamed b. Sheikh wa Abba *Fatima bint Mustafa

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{{Reflist Somali clans

Overview

Notable people

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