Abadir Umar ar-Rida (original) (raw)

Sheikh Abaadir Umar Al-Rida Fiqi Umar (Harari: አባዲር ዑመር አል-ሪዳ ፈቂ ዑመር, Somali: Abaadir Cumar Al-Ridaa, Fiqi Cumar, Arabic: الفقيه عمر الرضا أبادر البكري الصديقي التيمي), also known as Aw Abadir was the legendary founder of Harar and a patron saint in modern-day eastern Ethiopia. The modern Harari people regard him as their common ancestor, as does the Somali Sheekhaal clan.