Abadir Umar ar-Rida

"Abadir" redirects here. For other uses, see Abadir (disambiguation).

Sheikh Abadir Umar Al-Rida (Harari: አባዲር ዑመር አል-ሪዳ ፈቂ ዑመር, Arabic: الفقيه ابادر عمر الرضا), also known as Aw Abadir^[1] or Aw Badir was the legendary founder of Harar and a patron saint in modern-day eastern Ethiopia. He is also regarded as the common ancestor of the Somali Sheekhaal clan and the Harari people. ^[2][3]

Abadir Umar Al-Rida
الفقيه الرضا أبادر موسى
Born	Hijaz, Arabia
Died	Harar

History

Aw Abadir is the main figure in the Fath Madinat Al Harar, an unpublished history of Harar in the 13th century. According to the account, he along with several other religious leaders traveled to Harar from the Hijaz region of present-day Saudi Arabia in 612H (1216 AD). Sheikh Umar Al-Rida subsequently married a local Harari woman, and constructed the city's Jamia mosque.^[4]

Places

• Aw Abadir Stadium, proposed stadium in Harar city
• Abadir mosque, largest mosque in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia^[5]

See also

• Emirate of Harar
• Siddiqis in the Horn of Africa
• Wardiq