Those clans weren't part of the movement when he was sending those letters,clans that weren't aligned with him such as the Gadhweyn at that time and
Musa Arreh (both Habar Yoonis sub clans).
The Mad cow begging the Gadhweyn.
in 1913 At the same time he was writing a letter to the Gadwein tribe, which he did not intend the Commissioner to see, but which happened to find its way to
Government House. Here are a few extracts from it:
"Thanks be to God, prayers and salutations to the Prophet.... The object of this letter is twofold. One is to give you salaam; may God's mercy, blessing
and salaams be upon you; and the other is to inform you that you are oppressed from all sides.... I also inform you that it is no offence in you to fight
the infidels and hypocrites, for fighting them is the duty of every Moslem. You are Moslems, and they are infidels.... I also inform you that I am a pilgrim
and a holy fighter, and have no wish to gain power and greatness in this world.... And now, O my brothers, this is a time of patience, this is a time of oppression,
this is a time in which corruption and adultery spread, this is a time in which the infidels defeat the Moslems.... This is the end of all things. May God guide us.
May God prosper our ends, for the sake of the Prophet and his companions.... I also beg that 1 may be with you, and that you may be with me, and the first thing
should be a visit between us.”And so, towards the end of his letter, he gets to business, and proposes an alliance between dervishes and Gadweins to fight those
infidels, to whom he had just been writing a request for peace.
Again the Mad Mullah pleading with the Musa Arreh so he can have coastal access and talking about how they made his life hell. The Musa Arreh
is the sub clan of the Mad Mullah's arch enemy Risaaldr Haji Musa Farah.
The outbreak of war necessarily relegated the problems of Somaliland to the lumber-room of unconsidered trifles. It was natural, therefore, that the Mullah should
seize the golden opportunity for making himself more cantankerous than ever. Finding that the supply of rifles and ammunition from Abyssinia was not always
satisfactory, he began to intrigue with the coastal tribes with a view to securing an alternative source of supply by means of dhows from Arabia to one of the coastal villages, and thence overland to his haroun. Thus he wrote to the Musa Arreh on the coast, inviting them to join in the crusade against the infidels, and salting his
letter with many little homilies to improve their minds:
“This letter is sent to the followers of Islam. Salaams to you all, and to all believers. Further, I let you know that your deeds have spoiled my life and also yours;
and you have broken the oath that was between us. You have forsaken the true religion and done evil before Allah. By going to the English you forsake Islam and
become infidels.... I advise you to return to the true God, and to the Mahomedan religion, and the Shariat.... Do not join the British Government and the religion
of the unbelievers, for, if you do, and if you forsake your religion before you die, you will go to hell.”
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THE ADEN PATROL
CHAPTER XVII
AN OUTPOST OF EMPIRE IN SOMALILAND
1919.
His poem to the Gadhweyn sub clan.
Nimanyow Gadhweyn gaalo hayga raacina
Geel hadaa rabtaana gurayahayga kaalaya
Gabadhaha Ararsame iyo Hartaan idinku geedaami
Translation
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Gadhweyn men don't side with the infidels
If you want camels come to our houses
I will give you Harti and Ararsame (Dhulbahante) girls.
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