One of the geographic areas where Siddiqis are commonly found is Horn of Africa in the Countries of Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti. However, In this countries they are not called Siddiqi rather they are known by other local names. Siddiqis in East Ethiopia are usually called Qallu . Some of them speak Arabic still now. But most of them speak the local Oromo, Harari or Somali languages.

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  • One of the geographic areas where Siddiqis are commonly found is Horn of Africa in the Countries of Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti. However, In this countries they are not called Siddiqi rather they are known by other local names. Siddiqis in East Ethiopia are usually called Qallu . Some of them speak Arabic still now. But most of them speak the local Oromo, Harari or Somali languages. The tradition here is that the Siddiqis made themselves part of the indigenous African ethnic group accepting the name given to them, but maintaining their own identity. So, in Ethiopia, they are Usually known as Qallu . And in Somalia, they are commonly known as Sheikhal or Aw-Qutub. The notable Siddiqi families in Ethiopia include 1. Kurtu family in Harar, Deder, and Djibouti 2. Aw Barre family 3. Aw Ismael family 4. Qallu-Diinii family 5. Khabir Hassan family in Gelemso 6. Aw Samirren family 7. Aw Khalaf family The common ancestor of all Siddiqi families of The Horn of Africa is known as Shiekh Omar Ziyad Al-Siddiq . The tradition of the Siddiqis tells that it was this Shiekh who came from Yemen and settled at the town of Aw Barre, on the border of Ethiopia and Somalia, and gave birth to his six sons whom the Siddiqis count as their fathers. The Shiekh was a Shafi'i mujtahid and Scholar of Hadith.
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  • One of the geographic areas where Siddiqis are commonly found is Horn of Africa in the Countries of Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti. However, In this countries they are not called Siddiqi rather they are known by other local names. Siddiqis in East Ethiopia are usually called Qallu . Some of them speak Arabic still now. But most of them speak the local Oromo, Harari or Somali languages.
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  • Siddiqis in the Horn of Africa
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