Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti

[1][2] According to local tradition, Abdirahman descended from Aqil ibn Abi Talib, a member of the Banu Hashim and a cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

[3] According to Somali tradition, Muhammad ibn Aqil's descendant Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti (Darood) fled his homeland in the Arabian Peninsula after an argument with his uncle.

Lewis, while the traditions of descent from noble Arab families related to Muhammad are most probably expressions of the importance of Islam in Somali society,[7] "there is a strong historically valid component in these legends which, in the case of the Darood, is confirmed in the current practice of a Dir representative officiating at the ceremony of installation of the chief of the Darod family.

[11] A similar clan story exists for the Isaaq, who are descended from one Ishaq ibn Ahmad al-'Alawi, another purported member of the Banu Hashim who came to Somaliland around the same time.

[14] Sheikh Darod's own tomb is in Haylaan, situated in the Hadaaftimo Mountains in the Sanaag region of Somalia, and is the scene of frequent pilgrimages.