's tomb in
Haylaan, an ancient town in the eastern
Sanaag region of
Somalia. Authors such as
Ibn Hawqal,
Al-Muqaddasi and
Ibn Said have confirmed the early presence of Arabian tribes in municipalities such as
Berbera,
Zeila, Jabarta (an old metropolis now in ruins), and
Massawa in the northern
Horn of Africa. According to Somali tradition, Muhammad ibn Aqil's descendant Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti (Darood) fled his homeland in the
Arabian Peninsula after an argument with his uncle. During the 10th or 11th century CE Thus, it established
matrilateral ties with the
Samaale main stem. 's tomb in
Qa’ableh. According to the British anthropologist and
Somali Studies veteran I.M. Lewis, while the traditions of descent from noble Arab families related to
Muhammad are most probably expressions of the importance of
Islam in Somali society, "there is a strong historically valid component in these legends which, in the case of the Darood, is confirmed in the current practice of a Dir representative officiating at the ceremony of installation of the chief of the Darod family." Another tradition holds that Darod is connected with the extinct
Harla people. According to Arabic documents preserved by the Darod clans of Afar region, the Darut, a forefather of Harla founded the current Somali Darod clan. The text further states that he arrived from Mecca and settled in Zeila, his father was Ismāʻīl b. Ibrāhīm al-Ǧabartī, from Yemen. A similar clan story exists for the
Isaaq, who are descended from one
Ishaq ibn Ahmad al-'Alawi, another purported member of the
Banu Hashim who came to Somaliland around the same time. As with Sheikh Isaaq, there are also numerous existing
hagiologies in Arabic which describe Sheikh Darood's travels, works and overall life in Somaliland, as well as his movements in Arabia before his arrival. Besides historical sources such as Al-Masudi's
Aqeeliyoon, a modern
manaaqib (a collection of glorious deeds) printed in
Cairo in 1945 by Sheikh Ahmad bin Hussen bin Mahammad titled ''Manaaqib as-Sheikh Ismaa'iil bin Ibraahiim al-Jabarti'' also discusses Sheikh Darod and his proposed father Isma'il al-Jabarti, the latter of whom is reportedly buried in Bab Siham situated in the
Zabid District of western
Yemen. Sheikh Darod's own tomb is in
Haylaan, situated in the Hadaaftimo Mountains in the
Sanaag region of
Somalia, and is the scene of frequent
pilgrimages. as is Sheikh Harti, a descendant of Sheikh Darod and the progenitor of the
Harti Darod sub-clan, whose tomb is located in the ancient town of
Qa’ableh. Sheikh Darod's
mawlid (birthday) is also celebrated every Friday with a public reading of his
manaaqib. ==References==