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Najashi
King of Aksum from 614 to 630 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Najashi (Arabic: ٱلنَّجَاشِيّ, romanized: al-Najāshī) was the Arabic term for the ruler of the Kingdom of Aksum (Ge'ez: ንጉስ, romanized: Aṣḥama, lit. 'sovereign') who reigned from 614 to 630.[1] It is agreed by Muslim scholars that Najashi gave shelter to early Muslim refugees from Mecca, around 615–616 at Aksum.[3][4]
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Reign
The Najashi reigned for almost 17 years from 614 to 630 CE.[citation needed] Not much is known about his personal life and reign[2] other than that during his reign, Muslims migrated to Abyssinia and met its ruler.
He died in 630. Some Muslim sources indicate that Muhammad prayed an absentee funeral prayer[5] (Arabic: صَلَاة الْغَائِب, romanized: Ṣalāt al-Ġāʾib) in al-Baqi Cemetery, Medina[2] which is performed for the departed soul of a muslim.[6]
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Identification with historical Axumite king
Arabic sources state the king's name was "Ella-Seham", occasionally written as variant names "Ashama", "Asmaha", "Sahama" and "Asbeha".[7] Ethiopian regnal lists record multiple kings named "Saham" or "Ella Saham", but all of them reigned before Kaleb (r. early 6th century) and are too early in the chronology for any of their reigns to coincide with the migration to Abyssinia.[8][9] Ethiopian sources instead state that a different king named Adriaz was a contemporary of prophet Muhammad.[7] An unpublished manuscript dates his reign to 603–623 E.C..[7] According to Alaqa Taye Gabra Mariam, the Muslim migration took place in 620 E.C. and coincided with the reign of Aderaz.[10]
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See also
- Armah
- Saifu
- List of mosques in Africa
- Al Nejashi Mosque in Negash, Ethiopia
- Mosque of the Companions in Massawa, Eritrea
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