Barawa or Brava (Somali: Baraawe; Arabic: المدينة ﺑﺮﺍﻭﻱ al-Madīnah Barāwi; Bravanese: Mwiini or Nti ya Mbalazi) is a port town in the south eastern coast of Somalia. Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ...

History

Brava was founded in the ninth century (900 A.D). It is believed that the first person to settle in Brava was a man from Oman (Bulush) Qara, supposedly with his family and court. He found the place as a type of equatorial bush, full of trees, branches and spread ramifications everywhere. Thereafter he ordered his servants (Supposedly the hired indigenous) to root out the trees, and created a spot suitable for human life. He then subsided there and named it 'Brava'. In 1840, when the Bardheere Jama’a looking for an outlet to the sea attacked Barawa, the town was burned and the people appealed to the sultan of Zanzibar for protection. However, in 1889, Barawa fell into the hands of the Italians when the Sultan of Zanzibar was forced to agree to the annexation of the Banadir ports to the Italian colonial administration of the Horn. Barawa resisted the Italians. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Sheikh Uways al-Barawi organized his Ikhwaan and instigated the Banadir revolt, which was defeated in 1908. Sheikh Uways migrated to Biyoley to reorganize his Ikhwan but was killed in 1909. His successor Khalif Sheikh Faraj was also killed in 1925. However, the Uwaysiyya order, named after the martyr Sheikh Uways, emerged throughout southern Somalia and East Africa, establishing jama’as in the riverine region, which became strongholds of the educated elite and refuge for the disadvantaged. Sheikh Uways Al-Barawi (1847-1909) was a Somali scholar credited with reviving Islam in 19th century East Africa. ...  Eastern Africa (UN subregion)  East African Community  Central African Federation (defunct)  geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ...

From these Jama'as, many influential political leaders emerged to form modern Somali political parties. Abdulkadir Sakhawuddin, the founder of the Somali Youth Club (SYC), in 1943, was not only an Uwaysi leader but also the grandson of Sheikh Uways. Barawa was the stronghold of Hizbiya Digil-Mirifle (HDM) founded in 1947 and the party president Jeylani Sheikh Bin Sheikh later changed the name of the party to The Hizb al-Dastuur Mustaqil al-Somali (Somali Independent Constitutional Party, HDMS)as other political parties challenged the HDMS old name as representing a specific somali group rather than political view. In addition to Sheikh Uways, Baraawe could boast of notable Ulama in the fields of Islamic jurisprudence, Hadith, Tafsir and Sufi literature, among them Sheikh Nureini Sabiri, Sheikh Qassim al-Baraawi, Sheikh Ma'llim Nuri and a female poet-saint, Dada Masiti. Ulema, a community of legal scholars of Islam and the Sharia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A tafsir ( (Arabic: تفسير) tafsÄ«r, Arabic explanation) is Quranic exegesis or commentary. ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ...

Bravanese people and language

It has been suggested that this section be split into a new article entitled Bravanese people. (Discuss)

It has been suggested that this section be split into a new article entitled Bravanese language. (Discuss)

The Bravanese people are a distinct ethnic group within Somalia. As their name suggests, they are found only in the town of Brava, which until the 1970s was entirely inhabited by them. Local historians variously trace the group's origin to Arabia, India, Persia, Egypt, or Java.^[1] They are actually descendants of local groups who have fought over the area, including the Wardaay (Bantu), Tunni, Wajiddu (Jiddu), Ajuran, and Wambalazi (Oromo).^[1] They are also believed to be of partial Portuguese descent, dating following Portugals's occupation of the city from 1506 to 1758 A.D.^[1][2] Within the Bravanese people different clans are formed, for example Sharifu. Image File history File links Splitsection. ... Image File history File links Splitsection. ... Languages Arabic other minority languages Religions Predomiantly Sunni Islam, as well as Shia Islam, Greek Orthodoxy, Greek Catholicism, Alawite Islam, Druzism, Ibadi Islam, and Judaism Footnotes a Mainly in Antakya. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... Java (Indonesian, Javanese, and Sundanese: Jawa) is an island of Indonesia and the site of its capital city, Jakarta. ... Map showing the approximate distribution of Bantu (dull yellow) vs. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For the language, see Oromo language. ...

The Bravanese language, which is known as Chimwiini or ChiMwini, is a dialect of Swahili. Quite a few Bravanese also speak Somali because it offers educational and employment opportunities outside of Brava. Swahili (also called Kiswahili; see below for derivation) is a Bantu language. ...

Following the collapse of the Somali state in the Somali Civil War, Bravanese have faced persecution and many have fled the town. A famous Bravanese singer, Habibi, created a song about this event and how the Bravanese people have scattered abroad as a consequence of the war. The Somali Civil War is an armed conflict in Somalia that started in 1988. ...

Economy

Barawa was famous for traditional crafts, such as the weaving of the Aliindi or Kikoy cloth, and hats, Kofiya Barawi, worn by dignitaries even today, traditional sandals, shields and belts, furniture, and several types of cooking pots, still locally made including the clay horned stoves seen in the heyban pottery.

Barawa had a distinctive style of woodcarving and furniture making, such as the ‘Atiir “wedding bed,” the wambar (“wooden leather covered stools”) and the mihmil “Qur’an holder.” Gold and silver necklaces, bracelets and jewelry containers were produced, as were metal trunks, tea/coffee pots, iron beds, spears and arrows.

Barawa is also known for its own architectural style. Wider streets and larger windows are common. Barawa has many two story houses with bridges constructed over the streets so that women or the elderly could visit other houses without having to walk down into the street. shpururu champayi- a famous alloway has this kind of bridge on top of it.The town was divided into major quarters each with a main Masjid. Coral was transported by camel carts and burned to make lime for buildings, a wise use of traditional skills that was more economical than using imported cement.

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External links

• Bravanese
• BravaOnLine
• Port Cities of the Horn: Barawa, Marka, Mogadishu, & Zayla

Coordinates: 1°12′N, 44°02′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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