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Muḥammad ibn 'Abdallāh Hassan
Somali Jihadist and patriotic leader (1856–1920) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muḥammad ibn 'Abdallāh Hassan (Arabic: محمد بن عبد الله حسن: Somali: Maxamed Cabdulle Xasan; Osmanya: 𐒉𐒖𐒕𐒕𐒘𐒆 𐒑𐒙𐒔𐒖𐒑𐒑𐒗𐒆 𐒛𐒁𐒆𐒚𐒐𐒐𐒖𐒔 H𐒖𐒈𐒈𐒖𐒒: 7 April 1856 – 21 December 1920)[1] was a Somali religious, political, and military leader who founded and headed the Dervish movement, which led a Holy war against British, Italian, and Ethiopian intrusions in the Horn of Africa. He was famously known by the British Empire as the Mad Mullah.[2] In 1917, the Ottoman Empire referred to Hassan as the "Emir of the Somali".[3] Due to his successful completion of the Hajj to Mecca, his complete memorization of the Quran and his purported descent from the Islamic prophet Muhammad, his name is sometimes preluded with honorifics such as Hajji, Hafiz, Emir or Sayyid.[4][5] His influence led him to being regarded the “Father of Somali nationalism”.[6][7][8]
Muḥammad ibn 'Abdallāh Hassan | |
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Supreme Leader of the Dervish State | |
In office 21 April 1896 – 21 December 1920 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position destablished |
Personal details | |
Born | Muḥammad ibn 'Abdallāh Hassan (1856-04-07)7 April 1856 Sacmadeeq, Haud |
Died | (1920-12-21)21 December 1920 (aged 64) Iimey, Somalia (Ogaden) |
Cause of death | Influenza |
Political party | Dervish movement |
Spouse | Hasna Doreh |
Occupation |
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Known for | Supreme Leader of the Dervish movement, major figure of Pan-Somalism |
Title | "Mad Mullah", "Sayyid" |
Personal | |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
Tariqa | Salihiya |