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{{short description|Ethiopian Emperor}} |
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| known_for = Helping [[Muslims]] live in his kingdom |
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Armah ({{lang-gez|አርማህ}}), also known as '''''An-Naǧāshī''''' ({{lang-ar|ٱلنَّجَاشِي}}), was the ruler of the [[Kingdom of Aksum]] who reigned from 614–631 [[Common Era|CE]]. He is primarily known through the coins that were minted during his reign.<ref>A letter to [[Antoine d'Abbadie]], dated 8 January 1869, mentions a coin of this ruler. {{cite book|editor1-last=Rubenson|editor1-first=Sven|editor1-link=Sven Rubenson|title=Acta Aethiopica, Vol. III: Internal Rivalries and Foreign Threats, 1869–1879|date=2 September 2000|publisher=[[Addis Ababa University]] Press|location=[[Addis Ababa]]|isbn=0-765-80728-9|page=3}}</ref> It has been suggested that it was either he or more probably his father [[First Hejira|who gave shelter to the Muslim emigrants]] around 615–616 at [[Axum]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=M. Elfasi |author2=Ivan Hrbek |title=Africa from the Seventh to the Eleventh Century |year=1988 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tw0Q0tg0QLoC&pg=PA560 |publisher=[[UNESCO]] |page=560}}</ref> |
Armah ({{lang-gez|አርማህ}}), also known as '''''An-Naǧāshī''''' ({{lang-ar|ٱلنَّجَاشِي}}), was the ruler of the [[Kingdom of Aksum]] who reigned from 614–631 [[Common Era|CE]]. He is primarily known through the coins that were minted during his reign.<ref>A letter to [[Antoine d'Abbadie]], dated 8 January 1869, mentions a coin of this ruler. {{cite book|editor1-last=Rubenson|editor1-first=Sven|editor1-link=Sven Rubenson|title=Acta Aethiopica, Vol. III: Internal Rivalries and Foreign Threats, 1869–1879|date=2 September 2000|publisher=[[Addis Ababa University]] Press|location=[[Addis Ababa]]|isbn=0-765-80728-9|page=3}}</ref> It has been suggested that it was either he or more probably his father [[First Hejira|who gave shelter to the Muslim emigrants]] around 615–616 at [[Axum]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=M. Elfasi |author2=Ivan Hrbek |title=Africa from the Seventh to the Eleventh Century |year=1988 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tw0Q0tg0QLoC&pg=PA560 |publisher=[[UNESCO]] |page=560}}</ref> |
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== Accounts == |
== Accounts == |
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Confirmed Muslim sources indicate that the [[Islam]]ic prophet [[Muhammad]] prayed an absentee [[Salat al-Janazah|funeral prayer]] ({{lang-ar|صَلَاة الْغَائِب|Ṣalāt al-Ġāʾib}}) which is performed upon a dead Muslim if they die in a place with no Muslims to pray for the dead. This is one of the justifications provided by Muslims that Al-Najashi died as a Muslim.<ref> https://sunnah.com/search/?q=negus </ref> |
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| ⚫ | Scholar of [[ancient Ethiopia]], Stuart Munro-Hay (1947–2004), stated that either Armah or [[Gersem]] was the last [[Axumite]] king to issue coins. [[Bronze]] coins from the reign of Armah depict him as a full-length figure enthroned, with [[Christian cross]] motifs throughout.<ref>{{cite web |last=Markowitz |first=Mike |title=The Coinage of Aksum |url=http://www.coinweek.com/featured-news/the-coinage-of-aksum |website=[[CoinWeek]] |access-date=16 August 2017 |date=22 July 2014}}</ref> |
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== Artifacts == |
== Artifacts == |
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Armah's silver coins have an unusual reverse, showing a structure with three crosses, the middle one [[gilded]]. Munro-Hay quotes [[W.R.O. Hahn]] as suggesting that this is an allusion to the [[Holy Sepulchre]], as a reference to the [[Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem|Persian capture of Jerusalem]] in 614.<ref>{{cite book |last=Munroe-Hay |first=Stuart C. |authorlink=Stuart Munro-Hay |title=Aksum: An African Civilization of Late Antiquity |date=24 June 1991 |publisher=[[Edinburgh University Press]] |location=[[Edinburgh]] |isbn=0748601066 |page=91}}</ref> |
Armah's silver coins have an unusual reverse, showing a structure with three crosses, the middle one [[gilded]]. Munro-Hay quotes [[W.R.O. Hahn]] as suggesting that this is an allusion to the [[Holy Sepulchre]], as a reference to the [[Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem|Persian capture of Jerusalem]] in 614.<ref>{{cite book |last=Munroe-Hay |first=Stuart C. |authorlink=Stuart Munro-Hay |title=Aksum: An African Civilization of Late Antiquity |date=24 June 1991 |publisher=[[Edinburgh University Press]] |location=[[Edinburgh]] |isbn=0748601066 |page=91}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:02, 19 August 2020
| King of Axum | |
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| Predecessor | Gersem |
| Successor | Kwestantitos |
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| Born | Asham Around 560 CE Kingdom of Axum |
| Died | 631 (aged 70–71) Kingdom of Axum |
| Religion | Christianity, later Islam |
Armah (Ge'ez: አርማህ), also known as An-Naǧāshī (Arabic: ٱلنَّجَاشِي), was the ruler of the Kingdom of Aksum who reigned from 614–631 CE. He is primarily known through the coins that were minted during his reign.[1] It has been suggested that it was either he or more probably his father who gave shelter to the Muslim emigrants around 615–616 at Axum.[2]
Accounts
Confirmed Muslim sources indicate that the Islamic prophet Muhammad prayed an absentee funeral prayer (Arabic: صَلَاة الْغَائِب, romanized: Ṣalāt al-Ġāʾib) which is performed upon a dead Muslim if they die in a place with no Muslims to pray for the dead. This is one of the justifications provided by Muslims that Al-Najashi died as a Muslim.[3]
Scholar of ancient Ethiopia, Stuart Munro-Hay (1947–2004), stated that either Armah or Gersem was the last Axumite king to issue coins. Bronze coins from the reign of Armah depict him as a full-length figure enthroned, with Christian cross motifs throughout.[4]
Artifacts
Armah's silver coins have an unusual reverse, showing a structure with three crosses, the middle one gilded. Munro-Hay quotes W.R.O. Hahn as suggesting that this is an allusion to the Holy Sepulchre, as a reference to the Persian capture of Jerusalem in 614.[5]
References
- ^ A letter to Antoine d'Abbadie, dated 8 January 1869, mentions a coin of this ruler. Rubenson, Sven, ed. (2 September 2000). Acta Aethiopica, Vol. III: Internal Rivalries and Foreign Threats, 1869–1879. Addis Ababa: Addis Ababa University Press. p. 3. ISBN 0-765-80728-9.
- ^ M. Elfasi; Ivan Hrbek (1988). Africa from the Seventh to the Eleventh Century. UNESCO. p. 560.
- ^ https://sunnah.com/search/?q=negus
- ^ Markowitz, Mike (22 July 2014). "The Coinage of Aksum". CoinWeek. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ Munroe-Hay, Stuart C. (24 June 1991). Aksum: An African Civilization of Late Antiquity. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 91. ISBN 0748601066.
- Atkins, Brian; Juel-Jensen, Bent (1988). "The Gold Coinage of Aksum: Further Analyses of Specific Gravity, A Contribution to Chronology". Numismatic Chronicle (148).
External links
- Muslim Emigrants & Quraysh in Courtroom of Negus (The Message Movie Scene) (YouTube)
- Ethopian Christian King saves Muslim Captives
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