الغرحجس | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Languages | |
| Somali | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Eidagale ,Habr Yunis, Isamusa, Arap, Awal, Habr Je'lo and other Isaaq groups |
The Garhajis (Somali: Garxajis, Arabic: غرحجس, Full Nasab: Ismā'īl ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad[1]) is a major clan of the wider Isaaq clan family. They are the traditional holders of the Isaaq Sultanate and Habr Yunis Sultanate since the 18th century. As descendants of Ismail bin Sheikh Isaaq, its members form a part of the Habar Magaadle confederation, and they constitute one of the largest sub-clans of the Isaaq.[2][3][4][5] The Garhajis are divided into two major sub-clans: the Habr Yunis (Sa'īd Ismail) and Eidagale (Da'ud Isma'īl).[6][7] They are traditionally nomadic pastoralists, merchants and skilled poets.
- ^ Gori, Alessandro (2003). Studi sulla letteratura agiografica islamica somala in lingua araba. Quaderni di semitistica. Firenze: Università di Firenze, Dipartimento di linguistica. ISBN 978-88-901340-0-5.
- ^ Lewis, I. M. (1999). I.M Lewis, A pastoral democracy, p. 10. James Currey Publishers. ISBN 9780852552803.
- ^ A General survey of the Somaliland protectorate 1944-1950, p.122, table 18
- ^ "Africa, Volumes 29-30, Oxford University Press, 1959, p.276". 1959.
- ^ "Welcome Home to Nothing: Refugees Repatriate to a Forgotten Somaliland, p.17" (PDF).
- ^ "Ethnographic Survey of Africa , p.24". 1969.
- ^ Lewis, I. M. (1994). I.M Lewis, Blood and Bone, p. 108. The Red Sea Press. ISBN 9780932415936.