Talha Jafar

Talha bin Jafar
Talha bin Jafar
Personal
Born	1853; Wollo Province, Ethiopia
Died	1936; Chiro, Hararghe, Ethiopia
Religion	Islam
Era	19th-20th century
Region	Horn of Africa
Denomination	Sunni
Main interest(s)	Hadith, Fiqh
Tariqa	Mahdi

Talha bin Jafar was a nineteenth century Argobba rebel in Ifat province of Ethiopia.[1] He belonged to the Mahdi Sufi tariqa.[2]

Militant and political career

Beginning in 1879 he led a resistance movement against the Abyssinian emperors Yohannes IV and later Menelik II due to the states hostile policies towards Muslims in the region.[3][4][5] At first Mikael of Wollo did not take Talha's revolt seriously and dismissed him as merely an individual intoxicated by the narcotic khat leaf, however Mikael was proven wrong when Talha's forces managed to defeat an army sent to quell the rebellion.[6]

In Talha's early career he was part of the Mahdist Sudanese invasion of Ethiopia which had sacked several towns including Gonder.[7]

During the reign of Lij Iyasu, he was appointed governor of Wadessa in the Harar region of Chercher.[8]

References

Zewde, Bahru (17 March 2002). A History of Modern Ethiopia, 1855–1991. Ohio University Press. ISBN 9780821445723.
Ali, Ali. THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN ETHIOPIA:ITS FEATURES, RELEVANCE AND INFLUENCE ON MUSLIM CULTURE WITH REFERENCE TO SOUTH WALLO (PDF). Addis Ababa University. p. 84.
Ancel, Stephane (2015). "A Muslim Prophecy Justifying the Conversion of Ethiopian Muslims to Christianity during Yoḥannəs IV's Reign". Annales d'Éthiopie. 30 (1): 328. doi:10.3406/ethio.2015.1592.
O'Fahey, Rex S. (2003). The Writings of the Muslim Peoples of Northeastern Africa. Brill. p. 62. ISBN 9789004109384.
Falola, Toyin (26 September 2020). The Palgrave Handbook of Islam in Africa. Springer International Publishing. p. 463. ISBN 9783030457594.
H., Ahmed. 19th-Century Islamic Revival in Wallo, Ethiopia. Leiden University. p. 26.
Caulk, Richard (2002). Between the Jaws of Hyenas - A Diplomatic History of Ethiopia (1876-1896). Harrassowitz. p. 440. ISBN 9783447045582.
Ahmed, Hussein (1989). "THE LIFE AND CAREER OF SHAYKH TALHA B. JA'FAR (c. 1853-1936)". Journal of Ethiopian Studies. Institute of Ethiopian Studies. 22: 23. JSTOR 41965976.

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[1] Zewde, Bahru (17 March 2002). A History of Modern Ethiopia, 1855–1991. Ohio University Press. ISBN 9780821445723.

[2] Ali, Ali. THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN ETHIOPIA:ITS FEATURES, RELEVANCE AND INFLUENCE ON MUSLIM CULTURE WITH REFERENCE TO SOUTH WALLO (PDF). Addis Ababa University. p. 84.

[3] Ancel, Stephane (2015). "A Muslim Prophecy Justifying the Conversion of Ethiopian Muslims to Christianity during Yoḥannəs IV's Reign". Annales d'Éthiopie. 30 (1): 328. doi:10.3406/ethio.2015.1592.

[4] O'Fahey, Rex S. (2003). The Writings of the Muslim Peoples of Northeastern Africa. Brill. p. 62. ISBN 9789004109384.

[5] Falola, Toyin (26 September 2020). The Palgrave Handbook of Islam in Africa. Springer International Publishing. p. 463. ISBN 9783030457594.

[6] H., Ahmed. 19th-Century Islamic Revival in Wallo, Ethiopia. Leiden University. p. 26.

[7] Caulk, Richard (2002). Between the Jaws of Hyenas - A Diplomatic History of Ethiopia (1876-1896). Harrassowitz. p. 440. ISBN 9783447045582.

[8] Ahmed, Hussein (1989). "THE LIFE AND CAREER OF SHAYKH TALHA B. JA'FAR (c. 1853-1936)". Journal of Ethiopian Studies. Institute of Ethiopian Studies. 22: 23. JSTOR 41965976.