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Qallu is a name given to the families who are believed to be descents of Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr

Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Abi Quhafa As-Siddiq was an early convert to Islam and a senior companion of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad. Throughout his life, Abu Bakr remained a friend and confidante of Muhammad....
 al-Siddiq, the first Caliph
Caliph

The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah....
 of Islam
Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
, and who are now living in many areas of Eastern Ethiopia
Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast....
. The Qallu are so named by Somali
Somali

Somali can refer to:* Somali people, ethnic group who inhabit the Horn of Africa * Somali language* Somali clan, social grouping of the Somali people...
, Oromo
Oromo

The Oromo are an ethnic group found in Ethiopia and to a lesser extent in northern Kenya. They are the largest single ethnic group in Ethiopia, at 34.49% of the population according to the 2007 census, and today number over 25 million....
 and Harari
Harari

Harari may refer to:* The city of Harar in Ethiopia; "Harari" is an adjectival form of the noun .** Harari people of Ethiopia** Harari language...
 peoples; within each of these ethnic groups, there is a tribe called "Qallu". The term means "people of the religion" because they were the first to bring Islam to their respective areas; on the other hand, the Oromos use the word as "a negotiator between mankind and God".






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Qallu is a name given to the families who are believed to be descents of Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr

Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Abi Quhafa As-Siddiq was an early convert to Islam and a senior companion of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad. Throughout his life, Abu Bakr remained a friend and confidante of Muhammad....
 al-Siddiq, the first Caliph
Caliph

The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah....
 of Islam
Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
, and who are now living in many areas of Eastern Ethiopia
Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast....
. The Qallu are so named by Somali
Somali

Somali can refer to:* Somali people, ethnic group who inhabit the Horn of Africa * Somali language* Somali clan, social grouping of the Somali people...
, Oromo
Oromo

The Oromo are an ethnic group found in Ethiopia and to a lesser extent in northern Kenya. They are the largest single ethnic group in Ethiopia, at 34.49% of the population according to the 2007 census, and today number over 25 million....
 and Harari
Harari

Harari may refer to:* The city of Harar in Ethiopia; "Harari" is an adjectival form of the noun .** Harari people of Ethiopia** Harari language...
 peoples; within each of these ethnic groups, there is a tribe called "Qallu". The term means "people of the religion" because they were the first to bring Islam to their respective areas; on the other hand, the Oromos use the word as "a negotiator between mankind and God". The Qallu inhabit Hararghe
Hararghe

Hararghe was a province in the eastern part of Ethiopia, with its capital in Harar. Hararghe included Ethiopia's part of the Ogaden.In 1960, the province south of the Shebelle River was made into its own province, Bale Province, Ethiopia....
, Ogaden
Ogaden

Ogaden is the international name of the Somali Regional State in Ethiopia. The inhabitants are predominantly ethnic Somali people and Muslim. The title "Somali Galbeed", which means "Western Somalia," is often preferred by some clans....
, and Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa

Dire Dawa is one of two Administrative_divisions_of_Ethiopia in Ethiopia . This chartered city is divided administratively into two woredas, the city proper and the non-urban woreda of Issa and Gurgura....
 as well as the Republics of Somalia
Somalia

Somalia , officially the Republic of Somalia and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa....
 and Djibouti
Djibouti

Djibouti , officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast....
. In Somalia
Somalia

Somalia , officially the Republic of Somalia and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa....
, it is also said that Qallu are related with Sheekhaal
Sheekhaal

Sheikhal or Fiqi Omar is a Somali clan whose members inhabit both Somalia and the Somali Region of Ethiopia, with considerable numbers in northeastern Kenya....
 Clan or they are part of the larger Fiqi Omar Clan. One can typically find Qallus in the following areas:

  • in Babille
    Babille, Oromia (woreda)

    Babille is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after one of the 12 major tribes of the Oromo people, the Babille Oromo....
    , Deder
    Deder (woreda)

    Deder is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the administrative center, Deder. Part of the Misraq Hararghe Zone, Deder is bordered on the south by Malka Balo, on the west by the Mirab Hararghe Zone, on the north by Goro Gutu, on the east by Meta , and on the southeast by Bedeno ....
    , Jarso
    Jarso (Hararge)

    Jarso is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Hararghe Zone, Jarso is bordered on the south by the Harari Region, on the west by Kombolcha , on the north by the Somali Region, and on the east by Gursum, Oromia ....
     and Gursum
    Gursum

    Gursum is the name of several geographical points in Ethiopia:* Gursum, Oromia , one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia* Gursum, Somali , one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia...
     in East Hararghe
    Misraq Hararghe Zone

    Misraq Hararghe is one of the 12 Zones of the Ethiopian Region of Oromia. Misraq Hararge takes its name from the former province of Hararghe. Misrak Harerge is bordered on the southwest by the Shebelle River which separates it from Bale Zone, on the west by Mirab Hararghe Zone, on the north by Dire Dawa and on the north and east by the Somal...
    ;
  • in the Walled City of Harar
    Harar

    Harar is an eastern city in Ethiopia, and the capital of the modern Harari Region Regions of Ethiopia of Ethiopia. The city is located on a hilltop, in the eastern extension of the Ethiopian highlands about five hundred kilometers from Addis Ababa with an elevation of 1885 meters....
    ;
  • around Shinile town in Dire Dawa chartered city
    Administrative divisions of Ethiopia

    |||}Ethiopia has the following administrative divisions:...
    ;
  • in Jijiga
    Jijiga

    Jijiga is a city in eastern Ethiopia and the capital of the Somali Region of that country. Located in the Jijiga Zone approximately 80 km east of Harar and 60 km west of the border with the Republic of Somaliland , this city has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1609 meters above sea level....
     woreda of the Somali Region
    Somali Region

    Somali ; is the eastern-most of the nine Regions of Ethiopia of Ethiopia. It is often called Somalia, though it is not to be confused with the Somalia....
    ;
  • in Habro
    Habro

    Habro is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the former awraja of the same name. Part of the Mirab Hararghe Zone, Habro is bordered on the south by Darolebu, on the west and north by Guba Koricha, on the northeast by Kuni , and on the southeast by Boke ....
     woreda of West Hararghe
    Mirab Hararghe Zone

    Mirab Hararghe is one of the 12 Zones in the Ethiopian Region of Oromia. Mirab Hararghe takes its name from the former province of Hararghe.Mirab Harerge is bordered on the south by the Shebelle River which separates it from Bale Zone, on the southwest by Arsi Zone, on the northwest by the Afar Region, on the north by the Somali Region and...
    , especially in Gelemso
    Gelemso

    Gelemso is a town in eastern Ethiopia. The name of the town is said to come from the Oromo phrase Galma Usso, or "Hall of Usso", named for a man who sponsored the new year festival....
    , Belbelti and Gambeelaa rural yards.


See also


  • Sheekhaal
    Sheekhaal

    Sheikhal or Fiqi Omar is a Somali clan whose members inhabit both Somalia and the Somali Region of Ethiopia, with considerable numbers in northeastern Kenya....
  • Siddiqis in the Horn of Africa
  • Abu Bakr
    Abu Bakr

    Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Abi Quhafa As-Siddiq was an early convert to Islam and a senior companion of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad. Throughout his life, Abu Bakr remained a friend and confidante of Muhammad....
  • Shaikh
  • Siddiqui
    Siddiqui

    Siddiqui, is a Muslim family name. Shaikh is an additional title used occasionally by Siddiqui to signify their Arab heritage.Origin ...
  • Shaikh Siddiqui
    Shaikh Siddiqui

    Shaikh Siddiqui is a word in the Arabic language meaning truthful. It is a common family name signifying ancestry from Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq , first Khalifa of Islam....
  • Shaikhs in South Asia
    Shaikhs in South Asia

    Shaikh , meaning elder of a tribe, lord, revered old man, or Ulema. In South Asia, it signifies Arab ancestry. From the beginning of Muslim rule in South Asia in 713 AD, technocrats, bureaucrats, soldiers, traders, scientists, architects, teachers, theologians and sufis flocked from the rest of the Arab & Muslim world, to the Delhi Sultanate...


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