Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (Arabic: أحمد بن إبراهيم الغازي, Harari: አሕመድ ኢብራሂም አል-ጋዚ, Somali: Axmed Ibraahim al-Qaasi; c. 21 July 1506 – 10 February 1543) was the Imam of the Adal Sultanate from 1527 to 1543. Commonly … See more

Muslim sources paint the Imam as an ascetic and a model Mujahid. Shihab Ad Din notes that during a campaign in Gendebelo he … See more

• The Futūḥ Al-Ḥabaša ("The Conquest of Ethiopia"): Ahmad's invasion of Abyssinia is described in detail in this book, written in Arabic by … See more

• The Ethiopian Muslim and Christian War (1528-1560)
• Somalia: From The Dawn of Civilization To The Modern Times: Chapter 8: Somali Hero - Ahmad Gurey (1506-43) See more

The chronicle of Imam Ahmad's invasion of Abyssinia is depicted in various Arabic, Abyssinian and other foreign sources. In 1529 Imam Ahmad … See more

Imam Ahmad’s invasion was arguably the single most important chapter in Ethiopia's long history. The destruction of cultural assets and national … See more

• Imam Ahmed Stadium
• Adal Sultanate
• History of Medieval Somalia
• History of Ethiopia See more