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Aṣḥama Ibn Abjar
The ''Najashi'' () was the Arabic term for the ruler of the Kingdom of Aksum () who reigned from 614 to 630. It is agreed by Muslim scholars that Najashi gave shelter to early Muslim refugees from Mecca, around 615–616 at Aksum. Reign The Najashi reigned for almost 17 years from 614 to 630 CE. Not much is known about his personal life and reign other than that during his reign, Muslims migrated to Abyssinia and met its ruler. He died in 630. Some Muslim sources indicate that Muhammad prayed an absentee funeral prayerSahih Muslim, ''Chapter 11:The Book of Prayer - Funerals'', No.951-953. () in al-Baqi Cemetery, Medina which is performed for the departed soul of a Muslim. Identification with historical Axumite king Arabic sources state the king's name was "Ella-Seham", occasionally written as variant names "Ashama", "Asmaha", "Sahama" and "Asbeha". Ethiopian regnal lists record multiple kings named "Saham" or "Ella Saham", but all of them reigned before Kaleb (r. earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negus
''Negus'' is the word for "king" in the Ethiopian Semitic languages and a Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles, title which was usually bestowed upon a regional ruler by the Ethiopian Emperor, Negusa Nagast, or "king of kings," in pre-1974 Ethiopia. The negus is referred to as Al-Najashi (النجاشي) in the Islamic tradition. History ''Negus'' is a noun derived from the Ge'ez Semitic root , meaning "to reign". The title Negus literally translated to Basileus (Greek language, Greek: βασιλεύς) in Ancient Greek, which was seen many times on Aksumite currency. The title has subsequently been used to translate the word "king" or "emperor" in Bible, Biblical and other literature. In more recent times, it was used as an honorific title bestowed on governors of the most important provinces (kingdoms): Gojjam, Begemder, Wello, Tigray Province, Tigray and the seaward kingdom, (where the variation Bahri Negasi (Sea King), was the title of the ruler of present-day central Eri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funeral Prayer (Islam)
() is the name of the special prayer that accompanies an Islamic funeral. It is performed in congregation to seek pardon for the deceased and all dead Muslims, and is a collective obligation () upon all able-bodied Muslims; if some Muslims take the responsibility of conducting the prayer, then the obligation is fulfilled, but all Muslims will be accountable if this obligation is not fulfilled by anyone. Consensus on performing the funeral prayer when the body is not present varies among Islamic schools of thought. It is generally not permitted by the Hanafi and Maliki schools, is permitted in the Hanbali school, and is recommended in the Shafi'i school. Description It is preferable that those praying divide themselves into odd rows with one person as an imam standing alone in front and while facing the qiblah. The body is placed in front of the Imam. If there is more than one body, then these should be put in front of the other. The spoken part of the prayer involves quiet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massawa
Massawa or Mitsiwa ( ) is a port city in the Northern Red Sea Region, Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea, located on the Red Sea at the northern end of the Gulf of Zula beside the Dahlak Archipelago. It has been a historically important port for many centuries. Massawa has been ruled or occupied by a succession of polities during its history, including the Sultanate of Dahlak, Dahlak Sultanate, the Ottoman Empire, the Khedivate of Egypt, Khedive of Egypt and the Kingdom of Italy. Massawa was the capital of the Italian Italian Eritrea, Colony of Eritrea until the seat of the colonial government was moved to Asmara in 1897. Massawa has an average temperature of nearly , which is one of the highest experienced in the world, and is "one of the hottest marine coastal areas in the world." History The historical Massawa lies on the islands Basé (with the historical centre) and Taulud (or Tawalut, Tawlud), connected with each other and with the coast by dams. Massawa seems to have eme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosque Of The Companions
The Mosque of the Companions () is a mosque in the city of Massawa, Eritrea. According to local tradition, the mosque dates to the early 7th century CE and is believed by some to be the first mosque in Africa. History Local Muslims generally believe that Massawa, particularly the small island known as Ras Medr off the city's coast, was the place where the Companions () of the Islamic prophet Muhammad landed in Africa when they fled persecution by non-Muslims in the Hejazi city of Mecca, present-day Saudi Arabia. According to Richard J. Reid, the mosque may have been constructed in the 620s or 630s by members of Muhammad's family among this group. The present-day site consists of an open-air prayer area (a ''musalla'') with a free-standing stone structure that consists of a mihrab (niche symbolising the direction of prayer) and an attached minbar (pulpit) that resembles a miniature minaret. This latter feature is very similar to one found in the nearby Mosque of Sheikh Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Nejashi Mosque
Al Nejashi Mosque () is a mosque in Negash, in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. History The mosque was established after 615 Common Era, CE, when the first Muslims are said to have Migration to Abyssinia, migrated to Abyssinia during the reign of Najashi. It is named after Najashi. In 2018, the mosque was renovated with funds from Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency. Accommodations, visitor center and toilets were built around the mosque building. Renovation was completed in September 2018. In 2021, the mosque was damaged by fighting during the Tigray War. The minaret was destroyed, its dome partially collapsed and its façade was ruined. Soon afterwards, the Government of Ethiopia vowed to repair the building. Architecture The mosque complex features tomb behind the main mosque building. There are 15 tombs of the Migration to Abyssinia, first immigrants in Islam to Ethiopia . See also * List of mosques ** List of mosques in Africa *** Mosque of the Companions in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mosques In Africa
This is a list of mosques in Africa. See also * Islam in Africa * Lists of mosques References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosques in Africa Mosques in Africa, * Lists of mosques in Africa, Lists of religious buildings and structures in Africa, Mosques Lists of mosques by continent, Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saifu
Saifu (Chinese: 师傅. c. 577) was a ruler who figures in an Arab tradition preserved in a Chinese biography of Muhammad. Stuart Munro-Hay mistakenly thought that Saifu was a King of Axum. Life Saifu is known from a chance mention in the biographical work ''The Real Record of the Last Prophet of Islam'' ( zh, 天方至聖實綠, Tiānfāng zhì shèng shí lǜ), written between 1721 and 1724 by the Muslim scholar Liu Zhi. This work uses older materials that have been traced to a biography of the Prophet written by Sa'id al-Din Mohammed bin Mas'ud bin Mohammad al-Kazarumi, who died in 1357. According to this Chinese biography, the ''najashi'' of Abyssinia was said to have sent an ambassador with gifts to Muhammad's family upon sighting a star that announced his birth. When Muhammad turned seven years old, Saifu, described as the najashi's grandson, likewise sent gifts. This source also adds that Saifu was the grandfather of the najashi who gave shelter to Muslim immigrants aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armah
Armah (late 6th/early 7th century AD) was a king of the Aksum. He is primarily known through the coins that were minted during his reign. While some scholars have suggested as long ago as 1895 that he was identical to Najashi, the king of Axum who gave shelter to Muslim emigrants around 615-6, more recently Wolfgang Hahn has suggested Armah might have been the name of one of the sons of Kaleb, Alla Amidas.Wolfgang Hahn and Vincent West, ''Sylloge of Aksumite Coins in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford'' (Oxford: Ashmolean, 2016), p. 14 Stuart Munro-Hay states that either Armah or Gersem were the last Axumite kings to issue coins. However, Wolfgang Hahn holds that Hataz was the latest king to coin currency, pointing to the low purity of silver in his coins. In any case, the typology and quality of metal in the silver issue confirms Armah ruled after Kaleb. Coinage Armah's name only appears on silver and copper coins; one type of each has been identified. The absence of an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaqa Taye Gabra Mariam
Aleqa Taye Gabra Mariam ( Ge'ez: አለቃ ታየ ገብረ ማርያም ''ālek’a taye gebire mariyami'', March 1861 – August 1924) was an Ethiopian scholar, teacher, writer and preacher. Background and education Taye was born in Kamkam Qaroda, Yifag in the Begemder province in March 1861. He initially began his education in a church school but this was interrupted when his father and uncle left the province and his mother died in an epidemic in 1867. Taye wandered in search of his father and uncle and reached as far as Massawa, soon afterwards enrolling in a Swedish Evangelical mission school in nearby Monkulu in 1874. The mission did not employ Taye for translating and teaching work until 1886. He would later return to his home province in 1875. Taye's education allowed him to become proficient in the Ge'ez language as well as the teachings of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Taye returned to Monkulu in 1880 and became a teacher as well as a preacher for the next 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopian Calendar
The Ethiopian calendar (; ; ), or Geʽez calendar (Geʽez: ; Tigrinya: , ) is the official state civil calendar of Ethiopia and serves as an unofficial customary cultural calendar in Eritrea, and among Ethiopians and Eritreans in the diaspora. It is also an ecclesiastical calendar for Ethiopian Christians and Eritrean Christians belonging to the Orthodox Tewahedo Churches ( Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church), Eastern Catholic Churches ( Eritrean Catholic Church and Ethiopian Catholic Church), and Protestant Christian P'ent'ay (Ethiopian-Eritrean Evangelical) Churches. The Ethiopian calendar is a solar calendar that has much in common with the Coptic calendar of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Coptic Catholic Church, but like the Julian calendar, it adds a leap day every four years without exception, and begins the year on 11 or 12th of September in the Gregorian calendar (from 1900 to 2099). A gap of seven to ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaleb Of Axum
Kaleb (, Latin: Caleb), also known as Elesbaan (, ), was King of Aksum, which was situated in what is now Ethiopia and Eritrea. Name Procopius calls him "Hellestheaeus," a variant of the Greek version of his regnal name, (''Histories'', 1.20). Variants of his name are Hellesthaeus, Ellestheaeus, Eleshaah, Ellesboas, Elesbaan, and Elesboam. At Aksum, in inscription RIE 191, his name is rendered in unvocalized Gə‘əz as "Kaleb ʾElla ʾAṣbeḥa, son of Tazena". In vocalized Gə‘əz, it is (Kaleb ʾƎllä ʾÄṣbəḥä). Kaleb, a name derived from the Biblical character Caleb, was his given name. On both his coins and inscriptions he left at Axum, as well as Ethiopian hagiographical sources and king lists, he refers to himself as the son of Tazena. Life Procopius, John of Ephesus, and other contemporary historians recount Kaleb's invasion of Yemen around 520, against the Himyarite king Yūsuf As'ar Yath'ar, known as Dhu Nuwas, a Jewish convert who was persecuting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regnal Lists Of Ethiopia
Regnal lists of Ethiopia are recorded lists of monarchs who are claimed by tradition to have ruled Ethiopian Empire, Ethiopia. These lists are often recorded on manuscripts or Oral tradition, orally by Monastery, monasteries and have been passed down over the centuries. Many surviving physical regnal lists, as well as recorded oral lists, chronicle the line of kings beginning with Menelik I to the Solomonic dynasty. In Ethiopian tradition, Menelik is believed to be the son of queen Makeda (the Biblical canon, Biblical Queen of Sheba) and king Solomon. The rulers that followed Menelik were the List of kings of Axum, kings of Axum, the Zagwe dynasty and the Solomonic dynasty. Some monarchs who ruled before Menelik are recorded in different Ethiopian traditions. These regnal lists were used to prove the longevity of the Ethiopian monarchy and to provide legitimacy for the Solomonic dynasty until its 1974 Ethiopian coup d'état, fall from power in 1974. Traditions Ethiopian tradition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
