All sources should be used to reach a consensus not rely entirely on the Futah. Two man standing apart can have wide differing opinions about the same single instance.
I definitely agree with the above statement. I was just trying to clear it on the Futuh front, since it is the greatest source of information about the wars witnessed firsthand by the author himself. It is important to continue unearthing new sources related to the Imaam or even the wider history of the region, it really is. And it saddens me that we cant at this moment afford to bring real anthropologists and archeologists onboard but I am hoping with time it should be possible. I really think there are great discoveries to be made in Somalia not only relating to our past but to that of all humanity as well.
Its really been interesting reading this topic, but this tribal approach will not get us anywhere. We have some really good researchers in here, why not ignore our tribal differences and start a circle that searches and stores historical information related to all of Somalia and not just their respective regions? Because that my friends will be awesome.