Sheikh Isaaq had descended from Prophet […] Cusman Guelleh Arap (djiboutian Isaaq) , Ibrahim Dheere, Baxsane, Jirde Hussein, Xoogsade, Afdiinle [ ilma Xarbi, Indha deero, omaar ] were relatively rich compared to those during that period and many more of those who've runned small businesses in Hargeisa. The tomb of Sheikh Isaaq, the founding father of the Isaaq clan, in Maydh. The populations of five major cities in Somaliland – Hargeisa, Burao, Berbera, Erigavo and Gabiley – are all predominantly Isaaq. TheIsaaq clan traces their heritage to Shaykh Ishaq ibn Ahmad al-Hashimi, whosettled in the ancient Somalian city of Maydh from Arabia. Somali Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. [5][6], In Puntland, the World Bank shows the following:[7], One tradition maintains that Isaaq had twin sons: Ahmed, or Arap, and Ismail, or Gerhajis.[8]. (function(){var k='0521688706',d=document,l=d.location,c=d.cookie;function f(n){if(c){var i=c.indexOf(n+'=');if(i>-1){var j=c.indexOf(';',i);return escape(c.substring(i+n.length+1,j<0?c.length:j))}}}var x=f('__utmx'),xx=f('__utmxx'),h=l.hash; The Isaaq clan also played a major role in the Dervish movement, with Sultan Nur Aman of the Habr Yunis being fundamental in the inception of the movement. So, if we can trace the T1 Isaaq to Mahe xiniftire Dir then what about the other? The Isaaq clan also played a major role in the Dervish movement, with Sultan Nur Aman of the Habr Yunis being fundamental in the inception of the movement. 27–28 I.M.