WAAQISM • Somali Religion before ISLAM

Waaq (also Waq or Waaqa) is the name for the sky God in the Cushitic languages of both the Oromo people and Somali people in the Horn of Africa. The word still means God in present Oromo language. Some traditions indicate Waaq is associated with the Harar region.
In Oromo and Somali culture, Waaq, Waaqa or Waaqo was the name of God in their pre-Christian and pre-Muslim monotheistic faith believed to have been adhered to by Cushitic groups. It was likely brought to the Horn by the speakers of the Proto-Cushitic language who arrived from North Sudan in the Neolithic. In modern times, the religion has mostly declined ever since the arrival of Islam and Christianity.
This name for God was used mainly by Somali people and Oromo people before and after Christianity and Islam came to the Horn of Africa There are also ancient names of villages which involve the word (WAAQ) in the Somali language and also Oromo language.
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  • @lightofmylife2008
    @lightofmylife20086 ай бұрын

    We need more of this . Thank you

  • @HISTORYUN

    @HISTORYUN

    6 ай бұрын

    We will publish the documentary on the history of ancient PUNT and Queen Hatshepsut's expedition to this land tomorrow

  • @datospora5770

    @datospora5770

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you bro, Waaqa “the monotheistic Black-Sky God” is proud to Global Black Race. Although it is today only popular & reviving in Oromo theology, it is the 1st theology/religion on earth. Consider its variants: Celtic Wicca; Ancient Babylonian their Sun-God Achad; Egyptians solar deity was Aka or Aku; SKelts [Celts], Auggh, Agh or Achad is the sacred field and a Divine name; Ancient Inca Huaca or Wak’a, a religious concept that involves cosmic order, religion especially ancestral spirituality, and their sacred places of worship which involves places of giant ancient pyramids; Japanese Black god Xaca; the Hindu god of battle Mahākāla, from maha ‘great’ and kala ‘black’ (NB: Oromo theology is called Qaalluu and the officiant is also Qaalluu, both substantive from qaa ‘black’); the Zulu God Unkulunkulu means ‘Old, Old, One’; the Aku ‘God’ of the Jukun people of Nigeria. Added to these are: Hawaiian Akua ‘’God’; Fijian Waqa ‘the shrine of a god’ or Kalou ‘God’ or Dakuwaqa ‘God’, daku means ‘black’; Babylonian Kalu ‘Priest’; in Egyptian texts, Phoenicia/Kush is called ‘the country of Khal or khalu’

  • @whoahna8438

    @whoahna8438

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@datospora5770 That's when Black African people ruled much of the ancient Eastern world or held high positions in the world. Once we began adopting foreign ideas we had to take secondary roles to those who originated the new ideas

  • @-Ahmed8592
    @-Ahmed85926 ай бұрын

    Alhamdulilah Allah guided us to Islam

  • @datospora5770

    @datospora5770

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you bro, Waaqa “the monotheistic Black-Sky God” is pride for Global Black Race. Although it is today only popular & reviving in Oromo theology, it is the 1st theology/religion on earth. Consider its variants: Celtic Wicca; Ancient Babylonian their Sun-God Achad; Egyptians solar deity was Aka or Aku; SKelts [Celts], Auggh, Agh or Achad is the sacred field and a Divine name; Ancient Inca Huaca or Wak’a, a religious concept that involves cosmic order, religion especially ancestral spirituality, and their sacred places of worship which involves places of giant ancient pyramids; Japanese Black god Xaca; the Hindu god of battle Mahākāla, from maha ‘great’ and kala ‘black’ (NB: Oromo theology is called Qaalluu and the officiant is also Qaalluu, both substantive from qaa ‘black’); the Zulu God Unkulunkulu means ‘Old, Old, One’; the Aku ‘God’ of the Jukun people of Nigeria. Added to these are: Hawaiian Akua ‘’God’; Fijian Waqa ‘the shrine of a god’ or Kalou ‘God’ or Dakuwaqa ‘God’, daku means ‘black’; Babylonian Kalu ‘Priest’; in Egyptian texts, Phoenicia/Kush is called ‘the country of Khal or khalu’

  • @jeremiahd.2525

    @jeremiahd.2525

    4 ай бұрын

    No,,, colonization and trickery from arabs lead you to Islam... get rid of Islam, return yo your traditional African culture

  • @sheena9904

    @sheena9904

    3 ай бұрын

    Alhamduillah. Our people remind me of the people prophet Yunus As. We all accepted Islam wholly and completely.

  • @UA-380-

    @UA-380-

    3 ай бұрын

    @@sheena9904 You all did not accept it, you all were forced

  • @sheena9904

    @sheena9904

    3 ай бұрын

    @@UA-380- nope. we accepted it completely because we've always believed in Monotheism.

  • @tankodestranger
    @tankodestranger6 ай бұрын

    Very educative as usual.

  • @samataragon
    @samataragon6 ай бұрын

    So interesting!

  • @IbnSharif
    @IbnSharif3 ай бұрын

    I would recommend to check out the history of the Oromo people in this regard. They are by far the biggest ethnic group in Ethiopia/horn of Africa, and still have a population that practices this religion (Waqeefena) which is considered native to them. They are now a majority Muslim people, but they still have some people that practice this faith and they have preserved its rituals the best.

  • @Mary-yo2dr

    @Mary-yo2dr

    2 ай бұрын

    Please share about their system in this waqeena religion

  • @sssdddf8508

    @sssdddf8508

    Ай бұрын

    Hold on mr.Oromo we are talking about somalis

  • @axmedwali4010

    @axmedwali4010

    5 күн бұрын

    You are as Ethiopian somali I can say oromos and somalis indeed have same blood cuz we look like instead of saying I,m arab way don't be proud about being a original east african

  • @mrprince5934
    @mrprince59346 ай бұрын

    alhamdulillah for islam in somalia

  • @datospora5770
    @datospora57706 ай бұрын

    In Sanskrit language too Ayyaana means the same as in Oromo & Somali "Guardian Spirits/Angel of Ancestors"

  • @ibrahimelmi210

    @ibrahimelmi210

    24 күн бұрын

    Indian languages share alot of words with Somali. Mostly hindi.

  • @minnoone6040
    @minnoone60403 ай бұрын

    I wish there was info about ancient religions and cultures!

  • @kyujinzee
    @kyujinzee9 күн бұрын

    So, this is what my ancestors used to worship-

  • @munaelmimohamed9912
    @munaelmimohamed9912Ай бұрын

    My great grandmother was from Egypt my father is from Ethiopia somali part his Muslim but my auntie still practiced the ancient religion

  • @user-ft1id7vj8w
    @user-ft1id7vj8w18 күн бұрын

    الحمد لله for islaam, dir man here!

  • @younge252

    @younge252

    14 күн бұрын

    Masha'Allah ina adeer same here DIR power boqortoyo Biimaal _😇_

  • @kckc8178
    @kckc81786 ай бұрын

    We have kiblatayn in swahili coast lands that one you mention is not the first one, is one of many we have in East african coast

  • @haezlitt

    @haezlitt

    4 ай бұрын

    Doubtful, arabs arrived at the Swahili coast around the 8th century, Hijrah happened early 7th century and Qibla was changed 2 years after Hijra... There was just not enough time to make it all the way around the red sea, besides there were only a handful Muslims who were in mecca and even fewer who left to cross the red sea. The two kiblatayns on the red sea are plausible, on the Swahili coast at most dubious.

  • @kckc8178

    @kckc8178

    4 ай бұрын

    Bro there's a physical evidence of a mosque with kiblatayn

  • @kckc8178

    @kckc8178

    4 ай бұрын

    Arabs use to travel to east africa before islam,

  • @pretenderfaisal8674
    @pretenderfaisal86743 ай бұрын

    Eebe or waaq mean God Somalis wr never been idol washippers coz back on time the teaching of Moses ( AS) reached to Somalis and Somalis accepted and thats why Somalis took Islam as whole they wr always believed thr is God and when they heard the prophet mohamed (pbuh) and the teaching of Islam the all believed Islam., Alhamdillah to be Somali

  • @ileeye2003

    @ileeye2003

    Ай бұрын

    Yes indeed... and most of the tradtional stories mentioning "Nabi-ga".. are ment to be about Nabi Mousa not Nabi Mohamed - peace be upon them both-. Like the story of the Crow, who saw the way "the Nabi" walked, then the Crow liked it and tried to imitate that walk, eventually the crow couldn't succeed in the imitation while forgeting the natural birds walk"... 😂😂 that Nabi was Moses

  • @Outtasomewhere

    @Outtasomewhere

    Ай бұрын

    Bro Islam is Arab. It's not better than what your ancestors believed ..

  • @patop6419

    @patop6419

    Ай бұрын

    Intermedia =shirk. They are same as Qurash mushrikeen.

  • @SRNK...2127
    @SRNK...21276 ай бұрын

    Can you please upload something about Imam Shamil rA and Omar Mukhtar rA please

  • @TheHada12
    @TheHada127 күн бұрын

    @Historyun I see you also wrote in the description that Waaqefanna was introduced to the Horn of Africa from North Sudan… That is incorrect Waaqefanna was brought from God to the Ayanna into the Oromo people and from their it was brought from us Oromos to our descendants the Somalis.. Waaqefanna wasn’t introduced to us by North Sudans please get your facts right there is a lot of incorrect information with this video that you must adjust please don’t make videos about Waaqefanna if you don’t have your facts correct

  • @TheHada12
    @TheHada1212 күн бұрын

    @Historyun please change the title of your video this video is very inaccurate because Waaqefanna didn’t originate with Somalis it originated with us Oromos you are twisting history and inaccurately representing my ancestors religion of Waaqefanna which many died for following this religion

  • @yow4367

    @yow4367

    7 күн бұрын

    This happens when you only know your village. The world is not only your village, try to learn more

  • @TheHada12

    @TheHada12

    7 күн бұрын

    @@yow4367 lol read what I commented thoroughly, you clearly didn’t get the memo and you clearly don’t know history and are ignorant to the facts… As a Muslim and a human being it is my right to stand up for what’s right and to detest what’s wrong.. Move around bro go read a book or something and don’t poke your nose where it doesn’t belong especially when you don’t know the truth and are left in an ignorant bliss

  • @Sayid_999
    @Sayid_9993 ай бұрын

    Somalia 🇸🇴☪️

  • @warfaali
    @warfaali4 ай бұрын

    Waq just means god in ancient Somali the same with ebbe and ra

  • @ahassan5
    @ahassan52 ай бұрын

    Waaq is original Somali religion from Allah. I believe Adam was Somali and all other nations and people are descendants of Somali people.

  • @abdirashiidali8692

    @abdirashiidali8692

    2 ай бұрын

    Agreed

  • @ibrahimelmi210

    @ibrahimelmi210

    24 күн бұрын

    Science says first man was in east africa savannah but we will never really know

  • @abdirashiidali8692
    @abdirashiidali86922 ай бұрын

    Mosque qiblatayn in Saylac still there double Qibla

  • @IbnSharif
    @IbnSharif3 ай бұрын

    I would also recommend to read on the extinct famous ethnic group known as the Harla (believed to have assimilated into to the Oromo ethnic group, hence Oromos are majority in their historic regions such as Harar, Dire Dawa etc). They had one of the most impactful effects on Islam and the spread of it in the region. Their Islamic sultanate contained Zayla, and they are considered the real natives of the Hararge region (Zayla, Dire Dawa, Harar etc). Arab historians mention them a lot in their manuscripts.

  • @kothar6159

    @kothar6159

    2 ай бұрын

    Oromo are not native to East Haraghe, archeological digs around Harar show similar finds as those found in North Somali and camel bones dating to the 5th century, the only group to own camels and was native to the region is Somalis, the Harla were probably settled Somalis, since they already distinguish themselves apart likr the tumaal who are black smiths and the Somal who are nomadic herders. Islam was spread in the region by mostly Somali saints like Awbare, which is the same name of the city in Hararo valley.

  • @ileeye2003

    @ileeye2003

    Ай бұрын

    Harla were mainly annihilated by the Abbysinians when the Adari people refused to shelter them inside the fort of Harar after the death of the Imam Ahmed Guray.. What is left of them had to face the danger of extinction because of the - non-muslim then- Oromo Expantion, and had to take refuge with Somali Eissa Clan and became "Xarla subclan of Ciise".. The last remaing Village of "pure" Harla was facing Oromaisation for the last two decades.

  • @HamiticKushitic

    @HamiticKushitic

    11 күн бұрын

    Wow we Oromo do not assimilate other tribes into our Oromo society, moreover, is very rare even to adopt any person into our Oromo tribe. Naagaa and peace from an Oromo sister :)

  • @abdul-wadud6314
    @abdul-wadud63145 ай бұрын

    Alhamdulilah for Islam, All thanks and praise is due to Allah for guiding us to the truth and eliminating arrogance

  • @UA-380-

    @UA-380-

    3 ай бұрын

    That is why Somalia has no government and no laws at all as of now

  • @pixie77531

    @pixie77531

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@UA-380-i think thats bs somalia would be the same if they never had islam somalias issue is tribalism not islam😅

  • @user-xz3wc1rs2q

    @user-xz3wc1rs2q

    2 ай бұрын

    I saw many times in the comment and let me tell we love islam and we wll never leave it❤❤❤❤❤​@@UA-380-

  • @UnknownSend3r

    @UnknownSend3r

    2 ай бұрын

    …and ignorance, Ameen.

  • @caydidgroup556
    @caydidgroup5562 ай бұрын

    Wow our people always submitted to oneness of God we were never idol worshippers it makes perfect sense why our whole nation embraced islam so fast and early our ancestors were like this is what we already believe just more detailed amazing Somalia is truly the land of GOD, Waaq is probaly the oldest monothestic religion on earth much older then judaism

  • @ibrahimelmi210

    @ibrahimelmi210

    24 күн бұрын

    I believe there were many other monotheistic too. Allah swt has sent many prophets. But shaytan and jinn led man to worship them through paganism. which is why you see the ugly pagan gods with animal heads in egypt sumeria aztecs etc

  • @MyLordAndMyGodJesusChrist

    @MyLordAndMyGodJesusChrist

    12 күн бұрын

    You went from one pagan religion to another pagan religion. Thats why Somalia is so poor, its Gods judgment

  • @TheHada12
    @TheHada1212 күн бұрын

    Waaqefanna is originally an Oromo religion @historyun.. it is not originally a Somali religion please get your facts straight, my first fact is how can a population of roughly 20-30 million Somalis claim Waaqefanna when there is a population of almost 70-80 million oromos estimate, also Oromos have their own ancient Political system which was derived from Waaqefanna called the “Gadaa System” the first ever democratic system in all of Africa, also please check out General Henry Rawlison and his claim of using the Oromo language to decipher The Sumerian Cuneiform Lexicon text, and also Prophet Abraham knew about Waaqefanna and the Oromos that practiced this religions, also why do you think that the Oromos have the biggest state of land central to Ethiopia with all surrounding regions to it, which is also why Christianity and Judaism found its way to Ethiopia next to the Oromo region because the Oromos are the central de facto original human beings factored into which they have the central monotheistic religion at that ancient time known as Waaqefanna

  • @accrr370

    @accrr370

    6 күн бұрын

    We share a religion no need to fight over the original

  • @datospora5770
    @datospora57706 ай бұрын

    Thank you bro, Waaqa “the monotheistic Black-Sky God” is pride for Global Black Race. Although it is today only popular & reviving in Oromo theology, it is the 1st theology/religion on earth. Consider its variants: Celtic Wicca; Ancient Babylonian their Sun-God Achad; Egyptians solar deity was Aka or Aku; SKelts [Celts], Auggh, Agh or Achad is the sacred field and a Divine name; Ancient Inca Huaca or Wak’a, a religious concept that involves cosmic order, religion especially ancestral spirituality, and their sacred places of worship which involves places of giant ancient pyramids; Japanese Black god Xaca; the Hindu god of battle Mahākāla, from maha ‘great’ and kala ‘black’ (NB: Oromo theology is called Qaalluu and the officiant is also Qaalluu, both substantive from qaa ‘black’); the Zulu God Unkulunkulu means ‘Old, Old, One’; the Aku ‘God’ of the Jukun people of Nigeria. Added to these are: Hawaiian Akua ‘’God’; Fijian Waqa ‘the shrine of a god’ or Kalou ‘God’ or Dakuwaqa ‘God’, daku means ‘black’; Babylonian Kalu ‘Priest’; in Egyptian texts, Phoenicia/Kush is called ‘the country of Khal or khalu’

  • @mrprince5934

    @mrprince5934

    6 ай бұрын

    ew we got no relation to black people. dont mix our history with you sad people

  • @abdirashiidali8692
    @abdirashiidali86922 ай бұрын

    Waaq means = Forever living. In other words God.Allah

  • @CmonNowTellme

    @CmonNowTellme

    Ай бұрын

    It could also means Helper. It is in the Quran "wamaa lakum minAllahi min Waaq"

  • @TheHada12
    @TheHada123 ай бұрын

    Waaqefanna is actually an Oromo religion, which goes to show proof that Somalians originated from us Oromos

  • @I_got_the_keys

    @I_got_the_keys

    2 ай бұрын

    You're reaching @TheHada Somalis are Somalis and oromo are oromo respectfully I don't know why oromo claim everyone came from them. They even claim habasha came from oromo. Every tribe in the world will tell you the same thing, that they were the first people in the world. Delusional thinking.

  • @kothar6159

    @kothar6159

    2 ай бұрын

    Waaq was cushitic sky God, early form of monotheism which all cushitic groups had, even the Afar and Saho have similar beliefs.

  • @OmniSphinx

    @OmniSphinx

    Ай бұрын

    @@I_got_the_keys Chill we are all brothers at the end of the day, not that deep.

  • @mtamiramumbi7940

    @mtamiramumbi7940

    16 күн бұрын

    @@I_got_the_keys It really sadness my soul to find that we argue and fight amongst ourselves. The first oromo broadcast was in Somalia when Afaa Oromo was banned in Assybina ( Ethiopia) Our Ancestors knew our strong links to each other ,Oromo liberational front sought help from Somalia. It like saying a person is not part of you because of different mothers but same Abba. This division has resulted into war and evil with Hysokos benefiting the most . Even the languages speak volumes of the close relations. Unity and brotherhood brings forth healing of all our soul as enough evil has been to us and us to each other.

  • @TheHada12

    @TheHada12

    13 күн бұрын

    @@I_got_the_keys I’m not reaching bro it’s facts… how did y’all get the Waaqefanna religion when y’all are by the ocean it had to come from inner Africa AKA Oromia… Also Somali have a lot of oromo words

  • @CmonNowTellme
    @CmonNowTellmeАй бұрын

    Waaq is one of the 99 names of Allah

  • @ubaxm.d9122
    @ubaxm.d91226 ай бұрын

    Hai sbagliato le date Arrivo in Somalia l’Islam nel 10 sec Nel 7 sec è nato l’Islam

  • @ubaxm.d9122
    @ubaxm.d91226 ай бұрын

    Waa wax laga naxo in muddo 30 sano ah ay Diinta Islaamku sida dugaagga oo kale inoo dilaysay. Soomaalida ayaa waxa ay noqdeen kuwo cabsi badan

  • @warfaageeddi3128

    @warfaageeddi3128

    5 ай бұрын

    Diinta islaamku ma oggola wax aan ahayn carabnimo oo waxay baabiisaa jiritaanka dadka ay utagto.

  • @ubaxm.d9122

    @ubaxm.d9122

    5 ай бұрын

    @@warfaageeddi3128 our people have always been Islamic but to say that they are not fundamentalists who kill us with bombs You're a liar and a coward

  • @ubaxsaid6636

    @ubaxsaid6636

    5 ай бұрын

    @@warfaageeddi3128illahay inaa u dhawatid miyaa arabnimo ah?? Astaqfuralaah dheh wllo

  • @ubaxsaid6636

    @ubaxsaid6636

    5 ай бұрын

    Islam 30 sano wax ka badan buu nala jooga.

  • @abdul-wadud6314

    @abdul-wadud6314

    5 ай бұрын

    Taas waa been cad, waynu waada ognahay ineysan diin aysan nadilin ee qabyalad nadhishay

  • @hassangingi7033
    @hassangingi703325 күн бұрын

    Borana still worship waq

  • @HamiticKushitic

    @HamiticKushitic

    11 күн бұрын

    Yes Oromo people still worship their religion Waaqaafanaa :) Naagaa and peace from an Oromo sister :)

  • @januarySl2024
    @januarySl20242 ай бұрын

    Las Geel Cave Paintings are in the Republic of Somaliland not in Somalia. The Ancient and Middle Ages history lies in Somaliland.

  • @AB-ly7yp

    @AB-ly7yp

    2 ай бұрын

    There is no Somaliland on an official map

  • @januarySl2024

    @januarySl2024

    2 ай бұрын

    @@AB-ly7yp Yes Somaliland exists on Google Map, and thst's the most reliable, truthful map. But what sense it majes if failed, paraiah begger, pirate and terrorist states like Somalia, Haiti,, Niger the Congo and Mali exist on a map ? !!!!

  • @UnknownSend3r

    @UnknownSend3r

    2 ай бұрын

    Let’s not do this here brothers, if Somaliland gets its independence, it will be referred to as Somaliland, till then it’s part of Somalia.

  • @NellyCharms-rg4rn
    @NellyCharms-rg4rn2 күн бұрын

    I'm sorry but Islam existed before your history research. Islam existed 1400years ago and the ' eebe " you are saying is Allah in just a different language.and the " ayaanle" you are calling spirits is angel Jibril ( Gabriel). So, lemme tell you. Somali knew Islam before being correctly spread. Somalia were Muslims but they didn't know the correct way like they did (superstition) so, after coming of arab traders, Islam was correctly spread because The Arabs knew better back then because the religion was kinda arabic and most prophets in Islam were arab.but that still doesn't mean Arabs own the religion, they just spread it out by the will of Allah. And the reason why the Holy book ( Quran) was revealed in arab is so that we understand. Evidence( Surah Yusuf: ayah 3) so, historians should stop misleading pple and so should you.thank U.😊

  • @ImperialImplant
    @ImperialImplantКүн бұрын

    Did Somalis worship Ba'al?

  • @1000ZXCVBN
    @1000ZXCVBN21 күн бұрын

    This is not trueeeew

  • @AA-dr4ti
    @AA-dr4ti3 ай бұрын

    Non of this makes sense i have a whole thesis of findings of jewish and Christian graves all over modern day somaliland some 3k years old, this is what happens when an ajinabi telling your story

  • @ahmedopone4080

    @ahmedopone4080

    3 ай бұрын

    Waaq belief has much stronger cultural, linguistic and physical traces in Somalia. Of course, Jewish, and then later, Christian presence is there, there is no evidence most of the population had taken up those religions.

  • @kothar6159

    @kothar6159

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@ahmedopone4080most likely small population did, I assume sailors brought it to region but died off quickly.

  • @caydidgroup556

    @caydidgroup556

    2 ай бұрын

    Christainity is only 2024 years old, waaq goes back sum 10,000 years its probaly the oldest monotheistic religion in the world waaq just means God its were the ancient egpytians got there Gods names they just corrupted the religion and become polytheists like Ra means God, Huur basically the angel of death become Hor they just started worshipping them as indiviual gods thats why the ancient egpytains called Somalia the land of the Gods they misinterperted the religion which has happened a couple times in history just look at christians and jews compared to islam

  • @mrprince5934

    @mrprince5934

    2 ай бұрын

    @@AA-dr4ti because somalis never were christians or jews? we always associated Christianity with Ethiopians our rivials and never turned to that religion

  • @sammieok2174

    @sammieok2174

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@mrprince5934yes they are