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THREAD: The Life and Legend of Sheikh Isaaq bin Ahmed bin Mohammed. #Somaliland #Arab #Somali

When Isaaq arrived in Yemen, he was 10 years old. He, later on, traveled to the Saba region of Yemen, he stayed there for 15 years and he preached more about Islam to the locals. The Sultan/Ruler of Saba married his sister to Isaaq. She bore him two sons Dara'an and Sharif.

Shaykh Isaaq eventually departed from Yemen, he entered Zaila at the age of 57 years he stayed there for a while and then traveled to Harar the 4th capital in Islam.

The Shaykh built his honor in Harar and was well respected, he was visited by his cousin and friend Sayid Omar Ismail, the Shaykh married a Harar from the tribe of Habuushed and she bore him four sons namely :

Ahmad (Tol Je3leh)
Musa ( Habar Je3lo)
Ibrahim (Sanbur)
Muhammad

The Shaykh along with his friends and cousins Muhammad Al- Basri, Yousef Al-Kownayni, Abdul-Bari bin Hassan Ahdaal, and Abu Ghaith, traveled west and west until they came across a village called Maydh.

The town belonged to the Somali Magadleh tribe. The Shaykh through his spear and it stayed standing on the ground, he then settled there his sons in Harar were to come later on. The Shaykh along with Kowynani preached to the locals, told them stories, and poems of Islam.

The shaykh then had his final and fourth marriage to a Somali woman of the local Magadleh dir tribe.
She bore him his four last sons whose names were:

Ayub

Ismail (Garhajis)

Arab

Abdalrahman (Awal)

Shaykh Isaaq's journey-filled life came to a peaceful end in 727/1326 by the sea in the righteous land of Mait which lies opposite to Yemen. His sons built a shrine over him which still stands today and is visited by his descendants.

Yousuf Al-Kowynani moved west with Shaykh Isaaq's sons were he taught tajweed and fiqh, he is buried a few kilometers outside Hargeisa and has a shrine built over him.

Muhammad Al-Basri who recorded the life of Shaykh Isaaq has a sealed manuscript in the historical library of Damascus, Syria.

Today his descendants have well over exceeded 4 Million which is huge in terms of the prophet's family. They spread out throughout Somali lands and have settled there and have heavily intermarried with other tribes.

The Isaaqs are the youngest Somali tribe yet today they have heavy influence over other Somalis. Truly a sign from Allah that they are the offspring of the prophet (s).

Ishaq's Grandfather, Muhammad, was born in Samarra an ancient city in Iraq. The city is situated on the east bank of the River Tigris.
Muhammad bin Hussein lived most of his life in Samarra until he faced some difficulties with the Abbasid Caliphate at the time.

Muhammad bin Hussein had ancestry with many well-known scholars such as Imam Jafar As-Sadiq.

After a year of his demise, in 506/1112 the immediate and extended family of Muhammad bin Hussein all left Madina to live in different regions of the Arabian Peninsula. Manuscripts say that they were facing difficulties and some other reasons that we do not know.

Among the migrates was the son of Muhammad bin Hussein, Ahmad the father of Sheikh Issaq who was now married to Shariffa A'atika Bintu Ali Bin Muhmmad bin Ali
whom she bore him 5 sons:

- Nasir
- Dahir
- Sufyan
- Shiekh Isaaq
- Muhammad.

Muhammad bin Hussein lived his last years in the beautiful city of Madina. He died 505/1111 and was buried in Madina, may Allah have mercy on his soul.

Ahmad bin Muhammad along with his wife and sons migrated to Yemen where Ahmad and his wife eventually died (may Allah's have mercy on them), it is believed they settled in Hadhramaut where another tribe who stem from the prophet (s) household reside.

The five boys who were born in Madina grew up in Yemen and later set out on their own journeys.