There are two perspectives always starting and monopolizing discussion of this history---a Hawiye perspective revolving around "Karanle" and an Isaaq perspective revolving around "Habar Magaadle--- and both groups are always implicated in pushing this directly targeting "Marehan."
Actually---that seems to be both how they can even create discussion & even sustain it.
Interestingly btw the other side in the discussions pushing back on this historical revision are not even likely to be Marehan most of the time. They happen to be a diversity of Somalis particularly of a western disposition from Hararghe, Awdal, Djibouti, and Sitti & sometimes from Puntland-SSC who disagree with the two tribal perspectives weaponizing misinformation and even disinformation.
But why are those two perspectives obsessed specifically with Marehan equity in the history of Imam and the Futuh? Why are they always utilizing Marehan to even engineer disagreement? Why can't they simply just speak for their perspectives on the merits?
I crunched some numbers to understand this.
What Somali groups are referenced?
In falling line for relevance?
As a piece of the pie?
How about Somali tribal leaders?
As a piece of the pie?
"Marehan" is mentioned in the Futuh 2X as much as the next Somali community and also ironically 2X as much as both of the attacking perspectives together even with the most generous acceptence of their biggest claims.
Regarding tribal leaders, Marehan tribal and military leaders specifically identified as "Marehan clan" traditional leadership are mentioned more than 50%of all mentions of Somali ethnic leaders.
I don't know if the numbers crunched are supposed to lead me to "understand" or rather "indict" why and what the two perspectives are doing...