Organization of Ethiopian Muslims, Islam in Ethiopia
Under the former Emperor Haile Selassie, Muslim communities could bring matters of personal and family Law and inheritance before Islamic courts; many did so and probably continued to do so under the revolutionary regime. However, many Muslims dealt with such matters in terms of customary law. For example, the Somali and other pastoralists tended not to follow the requirement that daughters inherit half as much property as sons, particularly when livestock was at issue. In parts of Eritrea, the tendency to treat land as the corporate property of a descent group (lineage or clan) precluded following the Islamic principle of division of property among one's heirs. The first migration [Hijra] of the Companions and relatives of the Prophet Muhammad and the first Muadhdhin -muezzin- or the caller to prayer. [7] Thus, they accepted the universality of the message of the Prophet based on the truthful similarity with the Scripture which prophesied the advent of Muhammad as a Messenger of Allah, to the Negus Al-Asham, king of Abyssinia. The companions and relatives of the Prophet Muhammad as a Messenger of Allah, true and confirming those before you. I have given my allegiance to you and to your nephew and I have surrendered myself through him to the Lord of the Worlds." Bashir Ahmed Makhtal, 36, will be sentenced next week. In Jimma students demonstrated inside their campus chanting “Allahu Akbar”, “Our right to education can not be compromised by our being Muslims”, “Ethiopia is for all - Muslims and non-Muslims”, “We stand with students of Mekelle University”, “We condemn the action of Mekelle University”, “We condemn the action of Mekelle University”, … They finally stopped infront of the office of the president and handed in their petition against the action taken by Mekelle university. Today’s protest and hunger strike started by Muslim students is a clear message to the country’s political leadeship, beyond their respective administration, that the time of religious discrimination is long gone and any regulation that oblige muslims to choose between their religion and religion is not welcome. By holding these actions Muslims students demonstrated