Ba Fadal

Ba Fadal (Somali: Baa Fadal, Arabic: با فضل) are a Benadiri clan predominantly based in historic Shingani district of Mogadishu.[1] However, there are established settlements on the road to Merca in the village of 'Number 50' (Somali: Lambar Konton)[2]

Clan Tree

The Ba Fadal according Anita Adam's Phd are made of 4 sub clans:[2]

  • Abud
  • Aw Ali
  • Aw Mir
  • Reer Aw Ikar

Notable People
  • Shaykh Ahmed Muhiyyidin, was the teacher of Shaykh Sufi from who he received his ijaza on the qaddiriyah tariqa from.
  • Mohamed Abdirahman Abdirahim Abud Bafadal (Haji Wandow).He founded and established "Number 50" (lambar konton) which is a village between Mogadishu and Merca.
  • Ali Mohamed (Ali Wandow) was the son of Haji Wandow and he was the first person to establish (Number 50) (Lambar konton). [3]

References
  1. Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. p. 107.
  2. Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. p. 156.
  3. Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. p. 288.


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