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History

According to early Islamic books and Somali tradition, the Isaaq clan was founded in the 12th or 13th century with the arrival of Shaykh Ishaq ibn Ahmad al-Hashimi from Arabia, one of the Prophet Muhammad's early followers.[2][3] He settled in the coastal town of Maydh in modern-day northernwestern Somalia, where he married into the local Dir clan.

The tomb of Sheikh Isaaq, the founding father of the Isaaq clan, in Maydh. A similar tradition exists for the Darod, who are said to have descended from one Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, another Banu Hashim who came to Somalia around the same time.[2] As with Sheikh Darod, there are also numerous existing hagiologies in Arabic which describe Sheikh Isaaq's travels, works and overall life in northern Somalia, as well as his movements in Arabia before his arrival.[4] Besides historical sources, one of the more recent printed biographies of Sheikh Isaaq is the Amjaad of Sheikh Husseen bin Ahmed Darwiish al-Isaaqi as-Soomaali, which was printed in Aden in 1955.[5]

Sheikh Isaaq's tomb is in Maydh, and is the scene of frequent pilgrimages.[4] Sheikh Darod is buried nearby in the ancient town of Haylaan, situated in the Hadaaftimo Mountains.[6]

Sheikh Isaaq's mawlid (birthday) is also celebrated every Thursday with a public reading of his manaaqib (a collection of glorious deeds).[5]

Isaaq Clan tree
n the Isaaq clan-family, component clans are divided into two uterine divisions as shown in genealogy. The first division is between those lineages descended from sons of Sheikh Isaaq by an Ethiopian women – the Habar Habuusheed – and those descended from sons of Sheikh Isaaq by a women of the magaadle clan – the Habar Magaadle. Indeed most of the largest clans of the clan-family are in fact uterine alliances.[5] This is illustrated in the following structure.

Sheikh Isaaq Bin Ahmed[5]

1. Habar Habuusheed

Ahmed (Tol-Ja’lo) Muuse Ibrahiim (Sanbuur) Mahammad (‘Ibraan) 2. Habar Magaadle

Ayub Awal Arab Ismail There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and many lineages are omitted. The following listing is taken from the World Bank's Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics from 2005 and the United Kingdom's Home Office publication, Somalia Assessment 2001.[8][9]

Isaaq

Habr Yunis Garhajes Issa Muse Haber Awal Ayub Habr Garhadjis Aidagalla Arab Habr Jaalo (var. Habr Toljallo; Haber Geelo) Mohamed Abokor Ibrahim Muse Abokor Ahmad (Toljaalo) One tradition maintains that Isaaq had twin sons: Ahmed or Arap, and Ismail or Gerhajis.[10] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johntailors38 (talk • contribs) 07:33, 28 August 2012 (UTC)