Imam Ahmad Gran
الإمام أحمد جران
Imam Ahmad Gran of Harar — Shadharat records his seizure of Harar from the Abyssinian lands, his irresistible rise, the conquest of much of Abyssinia, and a jihad so wondrous 'it was said his conquests resemble only the Companions' conquests', all conducted on the paths of the shari'a 1.
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- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
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Overview
The imam Ahmad Gran, known as al-Jarad (the locust), a fighter for the lands of Abyssinia. Ibn al-Imad mentions him in Shadharat al-Dhahab. 2
In Ibn al-Imad
In 934 AH he took the city of Harar in the lands of Abyssinia, and the power of its ruler was too weak to resist him. His affair grew greater until he conquered many lands of Abyssinia, and he persisted in holy war and raiding. 2
Ibn al-Imad relays that it was said his conquests resembled only those of the Companions, and that much was told of his courage and of his conduct of affairs according to the laws of the Sharia. These are the words of Ibn al-Imad and of those he relays from. 2
The Abyssinian accounts and modern studies are not yet recorded. It needs an additional source.
Connections
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- Imam Ahmad Gran's Seizure of Harar and Abyssinian Conquests
People and things also explored
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali, p. 617
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali, p.617
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