The ensuing era of rivalry and armed conflict between the highland and the coast are portrayed, as the muslim states weather early and severe reversals. Few subjects have been more important, and more neglected, in modern ethiopia than the rapidly changing and growing role of islam. According to unesco, it is regarded as the fourth holy city of islam. Ethiopia holds a special place in the history of muslimchristian relations in africa. Ethiopian islam and the challenge of diversity core. This incident was a consequence of the desecration of the quran.
Used items may not include supplementary materials such as cds or access codes. For both formats the functionality available will depend on how you access the ebook via bookshelf online in your browser or via the bookshelf. Trimingham has famously described ethiopia as a beleaguered fortress in the midst of a sea of islam, implying. The only discussion of theoretical positions in relation to islam is found in hussein ahmed. It does so, inter alia, by giving recognition to the settlement of disputes by customary and. A bibliography on christianity in ethiopia jon abbink introduction this bibliography intends to meet the need of researchers and students of christianity in ethiopia and africa to have a survey of the most important published materials on the subject in recent years. Trimingham focuses on the practical disciplines behind the mystical aspects of sufism which initially attracted a western audience. Islam in ethiopia had an auspicious beginning, thanks to the hospitality the companions of the prophet muhammad got from a benevolent christian king in the seventh century a. According to a survey by pew, roughly 68% of ethiopian muslims are sunni, whilst 23% are nondenominational muslims, whilst another 4% adhere to other sects such as shia, quranist, ibadi etc. The faith arrived in ethiopia at an early date, shortly before the hijira. Where the content of the ebook requires a specific layout, or contains maths or other special characters, the ebook will be available in pdf pbk format, which cannot be reflowed. Islam west africa trimingham j the sufi orders in islam john spencer trimingham 17 november 1904 6 march 1987 was a noted 20thcentury scholar on islam in africa.
This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Dr triminghams conclusion is that a fundamental among the great facts in the history of west africa prior to the age of european penetration has been the propagation of islam and the way it has. Spencer trimingham offers a clear and detailed account of the formation and development of the sufi schools and orders tariqahs from the second century of islam until modern times. According to the latest 2007 national census, there are over 25 million or 33. Muslim ethiopia the christian legacy, identity politics. The geographical proximity of ethiopia to arabia and the flourishing longdistance trade between the.
Kingdom of gomma 546 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article for nur husains departure from mogadishu. It has 82 mosques, three of which date from the 10th century, as well as. Trimingham, an orientalist historian who in 1969 described historic ethiopia as a beleaguered fortress in the midst of a sea of islam. Ethwpian islam is interesting both because of its antiquity since the. Islam in africa has its roots in the origins of the faith, as ethiopia was a refuge for muslims who fled arabia during the time of islams prophet muhammad b. The histom1 ofls1am il1 africa ohio university press. This scrupulously researched book marks a critical breakthrough in scholarly analysis of the subject, and makes essential reading for understanding developments both in ethiopia and in the horn of africa as a whole.
But the link between islam and ethiopia is as grand and old as the religion of islam itself. Pdf transformations of islam and communal relations in. Islam a brief overview of the history of islam the origin of islam is placed around 610 ce when muhammad, a highly spiritual and religious man who spent months in praying and self contemplation in a secluded cave near the town of mecca, is thought to have received divine messages. List of books and articles about islam in africa online. Islam in africa, the development of the muslim religion on the african continent. Islam in africa has to varying degrees incorporated tribal and preislamic practices, and the muslims of africa have accepted claims of several selfproclaimed mahdis. In jerusalem 1932 trimingham married wardeh, who died in 1980. According to him, islam claimed many of its souls in abyssinia in the years between the tenth and twelfth centuries. First, there is its long history in the country see trimingham 1952.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. It has 82 mosques, three of which date from the 10th century, as well as 102 shrines. Trimingham s islam in the sudan as well as several of his shorter teenth centurythe role of islam in ethiopia has always been largely peripheral, geo. Islam entered ethiopia in the 7th century and ever since then its influence grew. Spreading of islam without any violence in central, east and. Islam has gained more converts in africa than has christianity, which labors under the burden of identification with european imperialism. Key dimensions in abyssiniaottoman relations in the. Earlier europeanlanguage overviews of muslim africa stressed centerperiphery relations in the expansion of islam, distinguishing between northern and subsaharan africa e. Triminghams islam in the sudan as well as several of his shorter teenth centurythe role of islam in ethiopia has always been largely peripheral, geo. It also aims to encourage the development of such online books, for the benefit and edification of all. The islamicbook is a website that facilitates access to islamic books that are freely readable over the internet. Trimingham studied social sciences at birmingham university, arabic and persian at oxford university, and.
The emergence of the salafi movement in bale, ethiopia terje ostebo1 this paper intends to shed light on the early emergence and growth of the salafi movement in bale. Ethiopian islam and the challenge of diversity the situation of islam in ethiopia is remarkable for a number of reasons. Alsosheikh nasir, one of aour guides is linked to the awwalini family and he is also the keeper of the site of warukko, who is considered the founder of the dynasty and the one who introduced islam in the region. For the billions of nonethiopian muslims throughout the world, the connection between islam and ethiopia is of a minor significance, if at all, and very little is known about it. Islam in ethiopia, african affairs, volume 52, issue 206, 1 january 1953, pages 7879. Find link is a tool written by edward betts searching for islam in ethiopia 59 found 78 total alternate case. Spreading of islam without any violence in central, east. An historicalanthropological approach to islam in ethiopia.
Islam in africa african studies oxford bibliographies. Understanding islam, its history in ghana, and an effective. Dr trimingham s conclusion is that a fundamental among the great facts in the history of west africa prior to the age of european penetration has been the propagation of islam and the way it has. Ethwpian islam is interesting both because of its antiquity since the inceptwn of islam itself and because. Islam has a very long history in the country, going back to the time of the prophet muhammad. Islam in ethiopia had an auspicious beginning, thanks to the hospitality the companions of the prophet muhammad got from a benevolent christian. Muslims struggling for recognition in contemporary ethiopia. The situation of islam in ethiopia is remarka ble for a number of reasons.
During muhammads lifetime a group of muslims escaped meccan persecution 615 by fleeing to ethiopia, where the negus king gave them protection. Islam is the religion of the overwhelming majority of the somali, afar. These are, in the words of t1952, rimingham, muslim colonies which were located withinandaround the abyssinian christian kingdom 63. This book continues the survey of islam in africa which was initiated with islam in the. Islam initially took hold among nomad tribes on the coast of the red sea. This proclamation was repealed in 1994 by the khadis and naiba councils proclamation, proclamation no. It covers various fields such as philology, religious studies. Geoffrey cumberlege for the university press, 1952, p. Islam was in 2007 the second largest religion in ethiopia with over 33. Focusing on islamic scholars returning from studies in saudi in the late 1960s, the. Spencer trimingham 1965, islam in ethiopia, london. John spencer trimingham 17 november 1904 6 march 1987 was a noted 20thcentury scholar on islam in africa. Trimingham was born in thorne to john william trimingham and alice ventress. In islamic history and tradition, ethiopia abyssinia or alhabasha is known as the haven of the first migration or hijra.
Trimingham is a scholar of islam in africa and his firm grasp of the subject is reflected here in the thoughtful analysis he gives to historical events. This book is not an attempt to write a history of west africa, but to show the way in which islam spread and moulded the history of the western sudan. Trimingham, islam in ethiopia, matter is further compounded by both writers using abyssinia and ethiopia interchangeably. Trimingham presents the general religious and cultural background of ethiopian history, into which he places a learned chronicle of the emergence and development of islam.
Islam and ethiopia amharic part i youtube jan 21, 2014. Christian rule has prevailed in the ethiopian highlands. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Islam in ethiopia is the secondmost widely practised religion after christianity. Most vitalsource ebooks are available in a reflowable epub format which allows you to resize text to suit you and enables other accessibility features. Trimingham, islam in west africa 1959, islam in east africa 1964, islam in the sudan 2d ed. Spencer john spencer, 1904islam in ethiopia ocolc506251702. Similarly, when the arabs consolidated their rule over the berbers the text reads after the islam of the berbers had been made good bada ma hasuna islam albarbar. Beleaguered muslim fortresses and ethiopian imperial. First, there is its long history in the country see trimingham.
The history and current situation of islam in ethiopia, especially the northern part of the country, provide an interesting case study. Ethiopias main languages geez, amharic and tigrinya are semitic, and they developed through the uninterrupted connection with arabia and the core countries of the middle east. In march 2011, news about the forced flight of christians from western ethiopia stirred a highly charged controversyboth within and beyond ethiopiaabout the role of islam in the horn of africa. As early as the ninth century, an islamic sultanate was established in central ethiopiathe makzumite dynastyfollowed by the wide variety of other islamic principalities in the medieval period in presentday southeastern ethiopia taddesse tamrat 1972. Triminghams islam in ethiopia 1965 1952, for example, examined the dissimilar impacts of islam upon various communities in. According to a fox news report, 1 ethiopian muslims set ablaze about 50 churches and dozens of christian homes.
With the success of ahmed gragn, ethiopia almost became a islamic state in the 16th century. Ethiopias christianity remained anchored in jerusalem, while judaism came to ethiopia even before islam and christianity. The enactment of the 1960 civil code, which calls for uniform. Ethiopian islam is interesting both because of its antiquity since the inception of islam itself and because of the particular patterns. See also jan abbinik, ethiopian islam and the challenge of diversity isim newsletter, volume 4, 1999, at 24 3. Legal pluralism, sharia courts, constitutional standards, a handoff approach, ethiopia.
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