Sheekhaal

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Sheikhal (var. Sheikhaal,Sheekhaal, Sheikal, Shikal) or Fiqi Omar is a Somali clan whose members inhabit both Somalia and the Somali Region of Ethiopia, with considerable numbers in northeastern Kenya. Some Sheikhals, particularly the Aw Axmed Loobage subclan, claim they are part of the larger Hawiye group, while others, such as the Aw-Qutub subclan, dispute this.^{[citation needed]}

The Sheikhal clan traces its ancestry to Fiqi Omar, who was the companion of Sheikh Yusuf Al Kawneyn, who together spearheaded a renaissance of Islam in all Somali-inhabited areas of the Horn of Africa around the thirteenth century.^{[citation needed]} Fiqi Omar, also known as Omar Al-Rida, in turn traced his lineage to the first caliph, Abu Bakr (Sayid Abubakar Al-Sadiq).^{[citation needed]} Many prominent Somali Muslim scholars, such as Sheikh Ibrahim Dusuuqi, Sheekh Qudubi,Shaykh Umar Faruuq and Sheikh Mohamed Ahmed Mussa (or Hagi Chadi) came from the Sheikhal tribe.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Sheikhaal sub-clans

Aw-Qutub
Aw Axmed Loobage
Aw Cismaan Gandarshe
Jaziira also known as Baaba Xassan
Qallu
Teedan
Abiib
Cali cafiif
Gudle
Cabdi shekh
Cabdi sufi
Seka-when in Afar Region
Cabdisamad
Sheikh Hayti
Seyle
heebjire AW Qudub Clan in Awdal region of Northwest of Somalia.
Wardiiq clan AW qudub clan in isse land in Ethiopia and Djibouti.
Reerow-Xassan (Some of Reer Aw xassan clansmen dispute that they are part of larger Sheekhaal Clan while others accept this.