Caqli Xumada Sheikh Shariif oo albaabka uu laabay Banaadir state halka uu nabad diidka Somaliland Faraha La Soo Galay Uguna Sheekeyay ino aqoonsaday mamuulka Khaatumo seeg ee dibedda wareega. http://burcoonline.com/view.php?id=3461

Fadeexad: $58 Milyan oo Dawlada Soomaaliya Soo Gashay Sanadkii 2011 oo Aan La Ogeyn Halka ay Martay Muqdisho (RBC) Warbixin tii ugu horeysay nooceeda oo ku saabsan dakhliga dawlada KMG ah ee Soomaaliya ayaa shaaca laga qaaday taasoo muujineysa in sanadkii tegey ee 2011 dawlada gacanta ku dhigtay lacag dhan $58 milyan (konton iyo siddeed milyan oo doolar) taasoo aan la ogeyn wadada ay martay. Warbixintan oo aan weli rasmi ah loo bixin ayaa waxaa shaaca ka qaaday C/risaaq Fartaag oo u horey u ahaan jiray madaxa qeybta maamulka maaliyadda ee wasaaradda maaliyadda DKMG Soomaaliya. C/risaaq oo hadda ku sugan magaalada Nairobi ee wadanka Kenya ayaa qaar ka mid ah warbaahinta caalamka tusay dukumintiyo cadeynaya xisaabaadka dawlada soo galay. Dakhliga dawlada iyo adeega bulshada Sida ku cad waraaqaha uu soo bandhigay C/risaaq Fartaag oo rasmi ah ku saxiixan wasaaradda maaliyadda DKMG Soomaaliya xafiiskeeda Muqdisho, waxaa dukumintiyada ku cad lacag gaareysa $58 milyan oo ah dakhliga dawlada soo galay sanadkii tegey 2011. Lacagtaasi $2 milyan oo kaliya ayaa looga qoondeeyey adeega bulshada sida caafimaadka, gargaarka, waxbarashada iyo arimaha kale ee muhimka ee dadka Soomaaliyeed u baahan yihiin. Sanadkii 2011 ee dhamaaday wuxuu ahaa xilligii abaaraha ugu daran ay dalka ku dhufteen mudo 60 sano ah, sida Qaramada Midoobay ay shaacisay bishii June 2011 iyadoo tobanaan kun oo barakacayaal gaajo iyo haraad la diifeysan ay soo buux dhaafiyeen degmooyinka caasimada. Waxaana dhaqaalahan uu u soo xerooday sidan:- - $20 milyan (labaatan milyan oo doolar) waxaa dukumintiyada ay sheegayaan in laga heley canshuuraha gudaha ee dawladu ka qaado garoonka iyo dekeda Muqdisho. - $3.7 milyan (Saddex milyaniyo toddobo boqol kun doolar) ayaa ah lacagdawladu ku qabatay garoonka diyaaradaha caalamiga ee Aden Cabdulle ee magaalada Muqdisho taasoo madaxfurasho ahaan loo siin lahaa kooxo burcad badeed ah. - $34 milyan (Soddon iyo afar milyan doolar) waxay dawladu ku heshay deeq ka timid wadamada caalamka. (Deeqdan waxaa ugu badan wadamada Carabta waxaana ku jira lacag ay soo dhiibtay Jaamacada Carabta oo dhan shan milyan oo doolar). Dhismo cusub oo garoonka Muqdisho laga wado (Sawirka waxaa iska leh Raxanreeb.com) Dukumintiyada la faafiyey oo qaarkood ay heshay Wakaaladda Wararka Mareykanka ee Associated Press ayaa lagu muujiyey in lacagahan qaarkood la geeyey bangiga dhexe ee Muqdisho laakiin, C/risaaq Fartaag ayaa shaaca a qaaday inuusan jirin haba yaraatee wax cadeynaya in lacagaha la marsiiyey nidaamka saxda ah ee maaliyadda. Akhri warbixinta AP. Waraaqaha maaliyadeed waxaa ku qoran in dawlada $2.6 milyan (labo milyan iyo lix boqol kun doolar) loo qoondeeyey adeegyada bulshada ee dadka Soomaaliyeed, taasoo ah arin fadeexad iyo waji gabax ku ah xukuumadda KMG Soomaaliya ee haatan xilka heysa. Illaa hadda wax cadeyn ah looma hayo qaabka lacagahan loo maareeyay. Waxaa sidoo kale yaab noqotay in xilliga lacagtan ay soo gashay dawlada ay Muqdisho iyo gobolada kale ee dalka ay gaajo ugu dhimanayeen dad lagu qiyaasay inta u dhexeysa 50,000 illaa 100,000 (sida Qaramada Midoobay sheegtay). Waxaase isweydiin mudan in xilligaasi dawlada Soomaaliya ay dibadda u qeylineysay halka hantida gudaha taalla aan haba yaraatee dadka dhimanaya waxba laga siin. Wakaaladda AP ayaa sheegtay in ay xiriir la sameysay dawlada Soomaaliya masuuliyiinteeda laakiin ay ka gaabsadeen hal toddobaad oo ay ka warsugayeen inay ka jawaabaan fadeexadan. Garoonka iyo dekeda Dekeda Muqdisho (Sawirka-Raxanreeb.com) Dhanka kale miisaaniyada 2011 oo nuqul ka mid ah ay heshay Shabakada Raxanreeb ayaa cadeynaya in bishii January ee sanadkan 2012 ay ahayd bishii ugu badneyd ee dakhliga ugu badan uu soo galay garoonka diyaaradaha Muqdisho. Waxaa bishaasi oo kaliya dakhliga garoonka uu gaaray 1,554, 303 taasoo ah kor u kac 82%, sida ku qoran xog ay Raxanreeb ka heshay mid ka mid ah dadka ku dhow wasaaradda maaliyadda oo aan rabin in la magacaabo. Shabakadda Raxanreeb ayaa sidoo kale ogaatay in hadda DKMG ah ay qaadato lacagta laga qaado diyaaradaha ku duula hawada Soomaaliya wixii ka hooseeya 25,000 feet (shan iyo labaatan kun oo cag), waxayna lacagtaasi ku dhacdaa xarun loogu magacdaray Mogadishu Main. Wax badan kaman helin sida lacagtan loo maamulo iyo halka ay tagto. Sida sarkaal ku dhow wasaaradda maaliyada uu sheegayo, caqabada ugu weyn ee ka jirta dhanka maaliyada ayaa ah saddex arimood oo waaweyn; - i) Lacago horumarin ah (cash in advance) oo ay qaataan masuuliyiinta dawlada gaar ahaan madaxweynaha, raysul wasaaraha iyo afhayeenka baarlamaanka. Lacagahani waxaa badanaa loo qaataa safarada dibadda iyo kireynta diyaaradaha. ii) Lacagaha ka baxa wasaaradda maaliyada iyo bangiga dhexe oo si waraaqo la’aan loo kala qaato (outside banging system) iyadoon jirin wax dukuminti ah. iii) Arinta saddexaad ayaa ah xisaabiyaha guud ee dawlada oo aan haba yaraatee shaqeynin taasoo meesha ka saartay isxisaabin (transparency and accountability). Maxaa dalka ka dhoofa? Waxaa dalka soo gala badeecooyin fara badan oo ay ugu horeeyaan raashiinka, bagaashka, dharka iyo qaadka oo dibadaha ka yimaada, laakiin waxaa xusid mudan in dalka ay ka dhoofaan waxyaabo badan. Waxaana weydiinay saraakiisha wasaaradda maaliyada oo sidan noogu sheegay waxyaabaha dhoofa hadda;- 1- Sisinta (waa waxa ugu badan ee dhoofa) 2- Maqaarka [haraga] 3- Saliid macsaro 4- Liinta 5- Digirta 6- Meydi [beeyo] 7- Miro 8- Biraha iskaraabka (waxay hadda ka dhoofaan dekeda Muqdisho) Shaqaalaha garoonka iyo SKA Sidoo kale Shabakadda Raxanreeb oo u kuurgashay shirkadda SKA ee maamusha garoonka diyaaradaha Muqdisho ayaa heshay in shirkadda ay tahay mida bixisa lacagta ugu badan ee la siiyo shaqaale guud ahaan Muqdisho. Laakiin nasiib daro lacagtaasi waxaa hela shaqaalaha ajnabiga oo kaliya. Shaqaalaha Soomaalida ee la shaqeeya shirkadda SKA waxay mushahar u qaataan $200 (labo boqol doolar oo u dhiganta shan milyanoo Shilin Soomaali ah) halka shaqaalaha ajnabiga ee xitaa aan ahayn xirfadlayaasha ay helaan $2,500 (labo kun iyo shan boqol doolar). Mid ka mid ah saraakiisha SKA oo aan rabin in magaciisa loo qaato warbixintan ayaa Raxanreeb u sheegay in dawlada Soomaaliya ay bixisay amarkaasi ka dib markii dawladu sheegtay in haddii lacag fara badan la siiyo shaqaalaha Soomaalida ay taasi keeni karto in dawladu weyso shaqaale xirfad leh oo ka shaqeeya wasaaradaha dawlada, si taasi aysan u dhicina la yareeyo mushaharka shaqaalaha Soomaalida ee u shaqeeya shirkadaha ajnabiga ee dalka jooga. Shirkadda SKA iyo dawlada Turkiga ayaa hadda si kala gaar ah u wada mashaariic lagu ballaarinayo garoonka qeybihiisa kala duwan. Dhanka kale waxaa 6-da bishan Maarso markii ugu horeysay garoonka Muqdisho ka duuli doona duulimaadkii ugu horeeyey ee shirkadda Turkish Airlines oo toos isugu xiri doonta Muqdisho iyo Istanbul, sida ay shaacisay toddobaadkii hore safaaradda Turkiga ee Muqdisho. Waxaa la filayaa in lacag dheeri ah ka soo xaroon doonto duulimaadyada Turkish Airlines. _________________________________________________ W/D: Xafiiska wararka MuqdishoRBC Radio

Friday, March 2nd, 2012 | Posted by horufadhi Maamulka Khaatumo State oo Jawaab culus kabixsay hadal kasooyeedhay masuuliyiin katirsan Puntland Digniina jeedisay (Sawiro+Dhegayso) Maamulka Khaatumo state ayaa siwayn uga soo horjeesatay waxba kamjiraana ku tilmaantay in ciidamo ka joogaan maamulka Puntland magaalada Buuhoodle ee Xarunta gobolka Cayn. Wasiirka armihaa gudaha maamulka Khaatumo State Yaasiin Axmed Sulub oo maanta Shirjaaid ku qabtay Aqalka Madaxtooyada maamulka Khaatumo State ee Magaalada Buuhoodle waxa uuna jawaab kulul kabixiyey hadalo sheegaya in maamulka Faroole ay ciidamo kajoogaan magaalada Buuhoodle ee xarunta Gobolka Cayn, waxa uuna sheegay inaytahay waxba kama jiraan arinkaasi hadii ciidamo kajoogi lahayeena la arki lahaa. Wasiirka ayaa waxa uu digniin culus udiray Masuuliyiinta kasoo jeeda deeganada Khaatumo State ee kujira maamulkaasi inay faraha kala baxaan Arimaha aan salka iyo raadka toona lahayn ee lamarinayo saxaafada sidoo kalana waxa uu sheegay wasiirku inay talaabo cad ka qaadi doonaan hadii markale arinkaas oo kale uu dhaco. HALKAN KA DHAGAYSO Dhinaca kale waxaa isna shirkaasi ka hadlay Maxamuud Shiikh Cumar oo Ah Afhayeenka Bulshada Deegaanka Buuhoodle waxa uuna wax lagu qoslo ku tilmaamay Maamulka Puntland oo aan weligii gaadhi dameer keenin magaalada Buuhoodle inuu sheegto ciidamo ayaa naga jooga magaalada Buuhoodle, waxa uuna waxba kama jiraan ku tilmaamay Hadal kasoo yeedhay qaar kamida masuuliyiin ka musha haar qaata maamulkaasi oo sheegay in ciidamo tirabadan ay ka joogaan Magaalada Buuhoodle. HALKAN KA DHAGAYSO Isku soo wada duuboo hadalkan kasoo yeedhay Maamulka Khaatumo State ayaa imaanaya xili dhawaan wasiirka kalluumaysiga maamulka Puntland uu sheegay in ciidamo tira badan ay ujoogaan Magaalada Buuhoodle – waxaana sheegashadaasi si wayn uga soo horjeestay Maamulka Khaatumo State iyo Dhamaan shacabwaynaha deegaanada Sool- Sanaag iyo Cayn. Horufadhi News Desk horufadhi.com@gmail.com

http://horufadhi.com/2012/03/02/yaa-hortaagan-in-dowladda-kmg-ahi-bixiso-waraaqda-aqoonsiga-ee-maamulka-khaatumo-statemaxaa-la-gudboon-hadii-dowlada-shariif-iska-dhegomarto-xuquuqda-dadkaasi-midnimada-jecel/

Madaxweyne Siilaanyo: Soomaaliya Wada Hadal ayaan la galayna, waxaanan u wada hadlayna si Laba Dal oo Darisaa. http://www.togdheernews.com/v2/?p=16299

Xasuuqi Dhalinyarada bariga Sanaag. http://www.galgalanews.com/?p=9603

http://somalilandpress.com/calling-a-spade-a-spade-26746

Cumar Faruuq is from Somalia Piratelanders are also from Somalia not much difference. More names of the journalists who got forged.

The Hermet;796436 wrote: now it makes sense why they always run away....hahahah... next time we scatter candy on the battlefield...:cool: UNICEF and other children's protection organizations are keeping a good eye on the rising number of child soldiers in Puntland.

Puntland clan enclave journalists names has been forged to beg for cash from the UN. ;796644 wrote: Fadeexad: Wariyaal Reer Puntland ah oo Magacyadooda Dhaqaale Lagu Weydiisanayo Hay’adaha UN-ka (Akhriso Liiska) Nairobi (RBC) Shabakada Raxanreeb ayaa markii ugu horeysay heshay dukuminti ay si hoose u gudbiyeen shakhsiyaad ku qaraabta magaca suxufiyiinta Soomaaliyeed kuwaasoo liis ay ku qoran yihiin wariyaal Soomaaliyeed oo isugu jira kuwa gobolada Bari, Nugaal, Mudug, u gudbistay hay’ado ka tirsan Qaramada Midoobay isla markaana ku weydiistay in dhaqaale lagu siiyo.

His source is SSC. http://khatumo.com/2012/02/29/war-deg-deg-ah-iska-horimaad-dhimasho-dhaawac-dhaliyey-oo-saaka-ka-dhacay-hargeysa-warbixin-sawiro/ two injured. http://oodweynenews.com/news/148821-dad-shicib-ah-oo-ku-dhaawacmay-maanta-hawlgal-ay-dowlada-hoose-ee-hargeysa-ay-ku-baneynaysay-wadooyinka-magaalada.html

Qandalawi;796653 wrote: it has even nothing to do with Puntland journalists If you are going to lie try it better. ;796647 wrote: Liiskan waxaa ku jira wariyaasha ugu caansan Puntland, sida Axmed Muuse Cali (Axmed Jookar) oo ah madaxa telefishanka Universal ee Boosaaso, Cawil Maxamuud Cabdi, Faadumo Yaasiin oo ah wariyaha VOA gobolka Bari, Mahad Jaamac Koronto, Naciima Muuse, Maxamed Welcome oo ah agaasimaha Daljir Boosaaso.

Pirates need to stop fraudism and absorb the Somali language. ;796647 wrote: *Wariyaal Reer Puntland ah oo Magacyadooda Dhaqaale Lagu Weydiisanayo Hay’adaha UN-ka* .

http://www.raxanreeb.com/2012/02/fadeexad-wariyaal-reer-puntland-ah-oo-magacyadooda-dhaqaale-lagu-weydiisanayo-hayadaha-un-ka-akhriso-liiska/

Fadeexad: Wariyaal Reer Puntland ah oo Magacyadooda Dhaqaale Lagu Weydiisanayo Hay’adaha UN-ka (Akhriso Liiska) Nairobi (RBC) Shabakada Raxanreeb ayaa markii ugu horeysay heshay dukuminti ay si hoose u gudbiyeen shakhsiyaad ku qaraabta magaca suxufiyiinta Soomaaliyeed kuwaasoo liis ay ku qoran yihiin wariyaal Soomaaliyeed oo isugu jira kuwa gobolada Bari, Nugaal, Mudug, Banaadir, Hiiraan, Baay iyo Shabeelooyinka u gudbistay hay’ado ka tirsan Qaramada Midoobay isla markaana ku weydiistay in dhaqaale lagu siiyo. Haddaba shabakada Raxanreeb waxay soo bandhigeysaa liiska wariyaasha lagu xadgudbay ee sida khaldan magacyadooda iyo saxiixooda loo adeegsaday si ay u ogaadaan go’aana uga qaataan. Liiska oo aad u dheer darteed, ayaan qeybtan waxaan ku soo bandhigenaa wariyaasha reer Puntland iyo qeyb ka mid ah kuwa Muqdisho ee magacyadooda iyo saxiix been abuur ah laga sameeyey. Wariyaasha caanka ah Liiskan waxaa ku jira wariyaasha ugu caansan Puntland, sida Axmed Muuse Cali (Axmed Jookar) oo ah madaxa telefishanka Universal ee Boosaaso, Cawil Maxamuud Cabdi, Faadumo Yaasiin oo ah wariyaha VOA gobolka Bari, Mahad Jaamac Koronto, Naciima Muuse, Maxamed Welcome oo ah agaasimaha Daljir Boosaaso. Qaar ka mid ah wariyaashan oo aan la xiriiray waxay sheegeen inaysan xitaa maqlin liiska iskaba daaye inay war ka hayaan marka magacyadooda iyo saxiixooda laga sameysanayey. Arinta la yaabka leh ayaa ah in liiska lagu soo darsaday wariye C/naasir Mire Aadam oo mudo sanad ka badan ku xanuunsan wadanka Holland isla markaana aan waxba kala socon dhacdadan. Fiiro Gaar ah: Liiskan sida hay’adaha loo gudbiyey xaqiijiyeen waxaa uu ka yimid nin lagu magacaabo Cumar Faaruuq Cismaan oo hore u ahaan jiray Xoghayihii Nusoj balse bishii Febraayo 2011 xilka laga qaaday. Waxaana diyaarinta liiska kala shaqeeyey xubno ku sugan Puntland iyo Muqdisho oo u soo diyaariyey magacyda dadkaan aan ka warheyn. Waxaa kaloo la ogeyn in magacyada wariyaashan laga been abuurtay lagu qaatay dhaqaale iyo in kale, maadaama aan ognahay in Cumar Faaruuq hore u qaatay dhaqaale hay’adaha caalamka ugu deeqeen wariyaashii lagu laayey Muqdisho iyo kuwii dhaawacmay oo qaarkood markii dambe cadeeyeen inaa waxba soo gaarin.

Portrait of the Begging Dervish 17th century. http://www.superluminal.com/cookbook/gallery_dervish.html

Naxar Nugaaleed;796480 wrote: , the Siyad and his followers (darwiish or disciple) were Sufis. When people speak today of darwiish, they are referring to a historical movement whose capital was the city of Taleex. Which Dervish? the begging Dervish or whirling Dervish? or perhap Iran. The matter remains the name is not Somali and originates from Persia, Turkey.

Muhammad Ahmad of the Samaniyya order Sudan was not a suufi thus refused his followers to be described as the name Dervish, whirling Dervish or the begging Dervish. ;796471 wrote: Muhammad Ahmad in order to distinguish his followers from adherents of other Sufi sects, he forbid the use of the word darwish (commonly known as "dervish" in English) to describe his followers, replacing it with the title Ansar, the term the Prophet Muhammad used for the people of Medina who welcomed him and his followers after their flight from Mecca.

Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar;796466 wrote: Soomaalis back then followed certain Suufi dariiqooyin, including Saalixiya, Axmediya iyo Qaadariya (Sheekh Awey's dariiq). Suufinimo wax laga cararo ma'aha. You are just presenting one extreme version of it, which Soomaalida didn't follow. Soomaalida waxa diinta soo wada baray 'Suufi' ayee wada ahaayeen. The matter, is not about sufism as there is already suufis at large in modern day central Somalia but the historical background of the Dervish name which some ill-informed Somalis run around with it thinking it belongs to them when it's a Persian originated name.

;796451 wrote: While commonly the term dervish is used to describe beggars, a differentiation between mendicant Dervishes and common beggars can be made: "While they walk around praising the Lord, anyone according to his own desire may voluntarily drop some coins in it (a kashkul)... a real dervish who wears the proper robe and carries the kashkul does not beg, nor does he make any demands." . .

Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar;796429 wrote: Ereyga Daraawiish yaanan ogeyn meesha uu kasoo jeeday. Weren't Sayidka's fighters followers of Saalixiya Suufi dariiqo? Now, soo baar ereyga Saalixiya iyo meesha uu kasoo jeedo. Are you saying all of the soldiers of Mad Mullah were suufis? obvisiouly some weren't suufis. Even to this day some of the ill-informed SSC folks call themselfs Dervish without knowing the actual meaning of it (Suufi).

The Hermet;796412 wrote: wa iska islam qaldan saxib...what sort of a muslim believes that they can reach God by spinning around in circles...magacana kama xishodan...way ku fanan...acudubillah..:cool: ;796410 wrote: The whirling dance or Sufi whirling that is proverbially associated with Dervishes is best known in the West by the practices (performances) of the Mevlevi order in Turkey, and is part of a formal ceremony known as the Sama. It is, however, also practiced by other orders. The Sama is only one of the many Sufi ceremonies performed to try to reach religious ecstasy (majdhb, fana). The name Mevlevi comes from the Persian poet, Rumi who was a Dervish himself. This practice, though not intended as entertainment, has become a tourist attraction in Turkey.

Che -Guevara;796411 wrote: Saalax....You might be the only one that didn't know that. What? i knew it long ago. It was a response to this topic. Somalis saying to other Somalis the name Dervish belongs to us when Dervish is not even a Somali word but a Persian origin... http://www.somaliaonline.com/community/showthread.php/62691-Puntland-(SSDF)-Using-quot-Darwiish-quot-Name

A Qajar-era Persian dervish, seen here from an 1873 depiction of Tehran's Grand Bazaar. An Ottoman Dervish in Istanbul, 1878.

This will shed some light to the people who are ill-informed of the origins of the name Dervish. It's origins are from Persia,Turkey and Sudan it means a Sufi. When some Somalis say they are Dervish without knowing the actual history behind the name, they are implying they are Sufis. ;796375 wrote: The whirling Dervish. A Dervish or Darvesh[1] (from Persian درویش, Darvīsh via Turkish, ‎) is someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path or "Tariqah", known for their extreme poverty and austerity, similar to mendicant friars in Christianity or Hindu/Buddhist/Jain sadhus. The Persian word darvīsh (درویش) is of ancient origin and descends from a Proto-Iranian word that appears in Avestan as drigu-, "needy, mendicant".The Iranian word is probably further cognate with the Vedic Sanskrit word adhrigu-, an epithet of uncertain meaning applied to several deities. The Vedic word is probably to be analysed as a-dhrigu-, that is "not dhrigu-," perhaps "not poor", i.e. "rich." The existence of this Vedic cognate suggests that the institution of the holy mendicant was as prominent among the ancient Indo-Iranian people as it has been historically in later Iran in the form of dervish brotherhoods and also in India in the form of the various schools of sannyasis. However, because the etymology of the word is not apparent from the point of view of the modern Persian language, there have been attempts to make the parts of the word interpretable in terms of contemporary words and with reference to Sufic mystical concepts. Dar in Persian means "a door", so Dervish is said to literally mean "one who opens the doors". The Persian word also gives terms for "ascetic" in some languages, as in the Urdu phrase darveshaneh tabi'at, "an unflappable or ascetic temperament". The Mawlaw'īyya / Mevlevi Order, or the Mevlevilik / Mevleviye (Persian: مولويه‎ - Molavīyeh) is a Sufi order founded in Konya (in present-day Turkey) by the followers of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-Rumi, a 13th century Persian poet, Islamic jurist, and theologian. They are also known as the Whirling Dervishes due to their famous practice of whirling as a form of dhikr (remembrance of God). Dervish is a common term for an initiate of the Sufi path; the whirling is part of the formal Sama ceremony and the participants are properly known as semazen-s. ] Muhammad Ahmad (August 12, 1844 – June 22, 1885) was a religious leader of the Samaniyya order in Sudan who, on June 29, 1881, proclaimed himself as the Mahdi. In order to frame the Mahdiyya as a return to the early days of Islam, when the Muslim community, or Ummah, was unified under the guidance of the Prophet Muhammad and his immediate successors, Muhammad Ahmad drew many parallels between his manifestation as the Mahdi and the career of the Prophet. For example, he referred to himself as the Successor of the Messenger of God (Arabic: Khalifat Rasul Allah, خليفة رسول الله), and named his four closest deputies after the four successors to the Prophet Muhammad. Later, in order to distinguish his followers from adherents of other Sufi sects, he forbid the use of the word darwish (commonly known as "dervish" in English) to describe his followers, replacing it with the title Ansar, the term the Prophet Muhammad used for the people of Medina who welcomed him and his followers after their flight from Mecca.