Kabir (teacher) explained

Kabir (sometimes spelled kabeer) is an honorific title in the Harari language.^[1] It commonly designates a Muslim scholar or a teacher.^[2] Enrico Cerulli states the term is of Ethiopian Semitic origin.^[3]

A son of a Kabir named Abbas briefly ruled the Imamate of Aussa in 1585.^[4] According to the Afar locals in Afambo a Harari Muslim scholar by the name Kabir Hamza arrived into the region, and introduced Hanafi legal school into Aussa his descendants today are known as "Kabirtu" and identify as Harla.^{[5] [6]} Kabirtu in Afar trace their lineage to the Walasma dynasty.^[7] Kabir Hamza Mahmud al-Awsiyyi a Harla clan affiliate was known as the scholar of Aussa.^[8]

People with the title include:

• Kabir Khalil, scholar in the Emirate of Harar
• Kabir Muhammad, Muezzin of Ahmed ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi^[9]
• Kabir Ibrahim, Muezzin of Abun Adashe^[10]
• Kabir Hamid, ancestor of the Wolane people
• Kabir Abdulmuhaymin Abdulnasser, contemporary Harari scholar
• Kabir Hassan, Qallu missionary^[11]

Notes and References

1. Book: Nieuwazny . Adam . Civil Status Documents from Harar under Egyptian Administration . University of Warsaw . 45 .
2. Wagner . Ewald . Three Arabic Documents on the History of Harar . Journal of Ethiopian Studies . 1974 . 12 . 1 . Institute of Ethiopian Studies . 216 . 44324707 .
3. Book: Cerulli . Enrico . Islam Yesrerday And Today translated by Emran Waber . 389 .
4. Book: Wazir . Encyclopedia Aethiopica .
5. Book: Hanafism . Encyclopedia Aethiopica .
6. Book: History of Harar and the Hararis . Harar tourism bureau . 29 .
7. Book: Alwan . Daoud . Historical dictionary of Djibouti . 2000 . Scarecrow press . 19 . 9780810838734 .
8. Book: II. La légende d'Awdaḥis et la dynastie des Aydâḥisso . Corne de l'Afrique contemporaine / Contemporary Horn of Africa . 12 January 2018 . Centre français des études éthiopiennes . 11–18 . 9782821872332 .
9. Chekroun . Amélie . Conquête(s) et conversions religieuses dans l'Éthiopie du xvie siècle . . 2018 . 63 . 182 . EHESS . 156 . 26612860 .
10. Book: Kabir Encyclopaedia Aethiopica .
11. Book: Braukamper . Ulrich . Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia . Lit . 119 .