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26-488: The area contains a number of extinct volcanic craters, which are covered in forests. There is a crater in the vicinity named Gof Redo, roughly 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Marsabit in the fork of the roads to Moyale and North Horr . Zebras, elephant, lions, giraffes, buffaloes, black and white colobus, blue monkeys , bushbucks , sunis , and leopards populate the park. The park contains some 350 species of birds in total, of which 52 are birds of prey. The cliffs in

52-482: A spur projecting from the Boran highlands, and providing access through the line of cliffs that run along the border. "This route may well become some day a considerable trade artery," Gwynn predicted. "Fort Harrington is therefore well placed as a healthy administrative post and as a possible commercial centre." During World War II , both parts of the town were captured by Italians from Ethiopia in 1940, and retaken by

78-665: Is a city situated on the border between Ethiopia and Kenya . In Ethiopia, it serves as the administrative centre for two Ethiopian woredas : Moyale of the Oromia Region and Moyale of the Somali Region . In Kenya, it is the largest town in Marsabit County and the capital of Moyale sub-county. Moyale is the main border post on the Nairobi - Addis Ababa road, situated along the southern escarpment of

104-530: Is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims , Imam is most commonly used as the title of a prayer leader of a mosque . In this context, imams may lead Islamic prayers , serve as community leaders, and provide religious guidance. Thus for Sunnis, anyone can study the basic Islamic sciences and become an Imam. For most Shia Muslims , the Imams are absolute infallible leaders of the Islamic community after

130-680: Is called ismah . These leaders must be followed since they are appointed by God. Here follows a list of the Twelvers Shia imams: (splitting open knowledge) (the Trustworthy) Fatimah , also Fatimah al-Zahraa, daughter of Muhammed (615–632), is also considered infallible but not an Imam. The Shi'a believe that the last Imam, the 12th Imam Mahdi will one day emerge on the Day of Resurrection ( Qiyamah ). At times, imams have held both secular and religious authority. This

156-483: Is lined by low, flat-topped acacias . The area is home to sociable weaver birds, which can be identified by their neater, tidier nests; sparrow weavers , with their "scruffier" nests; and white-bellied turacos . In the 1970s, the park achieved fame for reputedly having elephants with the longest tusks in the world. One elephant, named Ahmed , was under constant surveillance, and when he died his tusks were found to weigh over 300 kg. Moyale Moyale

182-560: Is the first OSBP for Ethiopia while Kenya maintains four others at Busia and Malaba with Uganda and at Namanga and Taveta with Tanzania . Moyale has a hot semi-arid climate ( Köppen BSh ) moderated somewhat by altitude. Typically for East Africa, there are two rainy seasons: the “long rains” from March to May and the weaker, less reliable “short rains” in October and November. Imam Imam ( / ɪ ˈ m ɑː m / , Arabic : إمام , imām ; pl. : أئمة , a'immah )

208-455: The 20th century (See details under Zaidiyyah , History of Yemen , Imams of Yemen ). Saudi leaders were also referred to as "Imams", until that term was retired by Ibn Saud to be replaced by "king". Ruhollah Khomeini is officially referred to as Imam in Iran . Several Iranian places and institutions are named "Imam Khomeini", including a city , an international airport , a hospital , and

234-633: The Borana Plateau, north of the Chalbi Desert . The city is known for its traditional architecture . An early settler at Moyale was a Greek by the name of Philip Zaphiro, (later to become the British Vice Consul and Oriental Secretary to Ethiopia) who had a station which he had named "Fort Harrington". When C.W. Gwynn visited in 1908, Zaphiro's station consisted of a garden that covered several acres and his house, located on

260-650: The British on 15 July 1941. Tensions rose in the Kenyan side of Moyale in early 1999, after an imam was shot dead during an Ethiopian raid across the Ethiopian-Kenyan border in pursuit of rebels of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). The Kenyan residents of the town, held demonstrations condemning the action, which they attributed to Ethiopian security men who believed he was a sympathizer of

286-625: The Kenyan side of Moyale with a tarmac road. Moyale town is located at the frontier border between the traditional territories of Oromo peoples and Somalis living in the southwestern part of Ethiopia. Thus this business town is disputed between the two dominant ethnic groups who are Oromos and Somalis . Moyale saw four days of ethnic clashes in July 2012 over a long-standing land dispute between Borana and Garre communities, exacerbated by drought conditions. The fighting left at least eighteen dead, and more than twenty thousand people fled across

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312-613: The OLF. In March 2018, nine civilians were killed by the Ethiopian National Defense Force near Moyale after being misidentified as Oromo Liberation Front militants. In November 2009, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi announced plans to extend the Ethiopian railroad to Moyale. This would facilitate Kenyan plans, which at the time were at an advanced stage, to develop the port of Lamu and connect it to

338-710: The Prophet. Shias consider the term to be only applicable to the members and descendants of the Ahl al-Bayt , the family of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . In Twelver Shīʿīsm there are 14 infallibles , 12 of which are Imams, the final being Imam Mahdi who will return at the end of times. The title was also used by the Zaidi Shia Imams of Yemen , who eventually founded the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1970). Sunni Islam does not conceive of

364-492: The border into Kenya. For the Ethiopian share of Moyale, based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, it had an estimated total population of 25,038 of whom 13,665 were men and 11,373 women. The 1994 Ethiopian census reported that the Ethiopian side of Moyale had a total population of 13,962, of whom 7,411 were men and 6,551 were women. (This total also includes an estimate for parts of

390-456: The congregational prayers—even though it may sometimes just be a member from the gathered congregation rather than an officially appointed, salaried person. Women cannot be imams when men are present but are allowed to be when no men are present. An imam should be chosen, according to Hadith , based on his knowledge of the Quran and Sunnah and his moral character. Another well-known use of

416-538: The heads of Muhammad 's family in their generational times due to their scholarly authority. Imams are appointed by the state to work at mosques and they are required to be graduates of an İmam Hatip high school or have a university degree in theology. This is an official position regulated by the Presidency of Religious Affairs in Turkey and only males are appointed to this position, whilst female officials under

442-420: The lower slopes of the forest of the park, marked by scrubland, there are populations of olive baboons , vervet monkeys , Peter's gazelles , beisa oryxes , striped hyenas , caracals and aardwolves . On the road south from Mount Marsabit to the rocky plains of Shaba , Michael Palin describes passing extraordinary Strangler figs in the mountain-top forest, a stark contrast to the dusty track below which

468-422: The names, attributes, and acts that theology usually reserves for God alone. Imams have a meaning more central to belief, referring to leaders of the community. Twelver and Ismaili Shi'a believe that these imams are chosen by God to be perfect examples for the faithful and to lead all humanity in all aspects of life. They also believe that all the imams chosen are free from committing any sin, impeccability which

494-474: The northern end of Lake Paradise, in Gof Sokorte Gurda, are home to a number of birds, including Ruppell's griffon vultures , peregrine falcons , mountain buzzards , black kites and African fish eagles . Ducks such as garganeys , southern pochards and teals are found on the lake, which is also home to red-knobbed coots , hamerkops , ibises , purple herons , and yellow-billed storks . On

520-478: The role of imams in the same sense as Shia Islam : an important distinction often overlooked by non-Muslims. In everyday terms, an imam for Sunni Muslims is the person charged with leading formal Islamic prayers ( Fard )—even in locations besides the mosque—whenever prayer is performed in a group of two or more. The imam leads the worship and the congregation copies his actions. Friday sermons are most often given by an appointed imam. All mosques have an imam to lead

546-605: The same state organisation work as preachers and Qur'an course tutors, religious services experts, etc. These officials are supposed to belong to the Hanafi school of the Sunni sect. A central figure in an Islamic movement is also called an imam, like Imam Nawawi in Syria. In the Shi'a context, an imam is not only presented as the man of God par excellence , but as participating fully in

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572-567: The term is as an honorary title for a recognized religious scholarly authority in Islam. It is especially used for a jurist ( faqīh ) and often for the founders of the four Sunni madhhab s or schools of jurisprudence ( fiqh ) , as well as an authority on Quranic exegesis ( tafsīr ) , such as Al-Tabari or Ibn Kathir . It may also refer to the Muhaddithūn or scholars who created the analytical sciences related to Hadith and sometimes refer to

598-852: The town of Moyale, which were not counted; for these parts of the town, it was estimated there were 3,419 inhabitants, of whom 1,752 were men and 1,667 were women.) The eight largest ethnic groups reported in Moyale were the Borana Oromo (65.25%), the Garre Somali (20.30%), the Burji (7.75%), the Amhara (2.42%), the Degoodi Somali (3.95%), the Welayta (1.82%), and the Silt'e (1.28%). Oromo

624-579: Was a Fulani state in West Africa where secular power alternated between two lines of hereditary Imams, or almami . In the Zaidi Shiite sect, imams were secular as well as spiritual leaders who held power in Yemen for more than a thousand years. In 897, a Zaidi ruler, al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya , founded a line of such imams, a theocratic form of government which survived until the second half of

650-663: Was spoken as a first language by 55.30%, 25.70% spoke Somali , 15.96% spoke Burji , 3.96% spoke Welayta , and 3.62% spoke Silt'e . The Kenyan part of Moyale had an urban population of 108,949 during the 2019 census. The trans-African automobile route, the Cairo-Cape Town Highway , passes through Moyale. In June 2021, the one stop border post (OSBP) crossing at Moyale began commercial operations. Officials from both countries sit together in one office and clear passengers and cargo, through immigration, customs, revenue collection and health clearance, saving time. This

676-676: Was the case in Oman among the Kharijite or Ibadi sects. At times, the imams were elected. At other times the position was inherited, as with the Yaruba dynasty from 1624 and 1742. See List of rulers of Oman , the Rustamid dynasty : 776–909, Nabhani dynasty : 1154–1624, the Yaruba dynasty : 1624–1742, the Al Said : 1744–present for further information. The Imamate of Futa Jallon (1727–1896)

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