The Jeberti (also spelled Jabarti, Jaberti, Jebarti) are an ethnic group mostly found in Ethiopia and Eritrea. In Ethiopia the Jeberti are Muslims who are Tigray or Amhara. In Eritrea the Jeberti are Muslims who are Tigrigna people. In Ethiopia the Jeberti say they are Tigray who are Muslims or Amhara who are Muslims. In Eritrea the Jeberti claim they have no connection with Tigrigna people except for language and culture. Eritrean government does not allow them to be a separate ethnic group.
Early in the history of Islam the Prophet Mohammed's companions found sanctuary in the Kingdom of Aksum (ETHIOPIA). When some of the Prophet's companions returned to the Arabian Peninsula some of these refugees remained while some Aksumites converted to Islam. These people were called, Jeberti ("The elect of God"). One of their oldest settlements for Muslims is Negash, in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
The Jeberti in Ethiopia speak Tigringa, Amharic and Arabic. The Jeberti in Eritrea speak Tigringa and Arabic. All three of which belong to the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family.
Jebertis are all Muslims and the term came to encompass all East Africans and, later, other Africans who have converted to Islam. Although this usage was later dropped as Islam spread across Africa, the original meaning is still evident as any Tigrinya speaker of Ethiopia and Eritrea or Amharic speaker of Ethiopia who is Muslim is called "Jeberti".
The Jeberti who went to Eritrea are Ethiopian who moved when King Yohannes IV of Ethiopia started the campaign against Muslims who supported Sudan Mahdists that lived in Tigrai, Gonder and Wello.
In Ethiopia the Jeberti say they are Tigray who are Muslims or Amhara who are Muslims.
In Eritrea the Jeberti claim they have no connection with Tigrigna people except for language and culture. Eritrean government does not allow them to be a separate ethnic group.
Early in the history of Islam the Prophet Mohammed's companions found sanctuary in the Kingdom of Aksum (ETHIOPIA). When some of the Prophet's companions returned to the Arabian Peninsula some of these refugees remained while some Aksumites converted to Islam. These people were called, Jeberti ("The elect of God"). One of their oldest settlements for Muslims is Negash, in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
The Jeberti in Ethiopia speak Tigringa, Amharic and Arabic. The Jeberti in Eritrea speak Tigringa and Arabic. All three of which belong to the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family.
Jebertis are all Muslims and the term came to encompass all East Africans and, later, other Africans who have converted to Islam. Although this usage was later dropped as Islam spread across Africa, the original meaning is still evident as any Tigrinya speaker of Ethiopia and Eritrea or Amharic speaker of Ethiopia who is Muslim is called "Jeberti".
The Jeberti who went to Eritrea are Ethiopian who moved when King Yohannes IV of Ethiopia started the campaign against Muslims who supported Sudan Mahdists that lived in Tigrai, Gonder and Wello.
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