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[Baashi]

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By Inna Kaadi Najaasle

*Commentary

 

Waan ku heybinaynee,

Ilaahey ha kaa dhigo,

 

Adna hogol da'aysiyo,

Habeen dhalad barwaaqiyo;

 

Nimco la harsan dooniyo,

Cawo lagu heshiiyee.

 

Kii noo hagaagee noqo loo han weyn yahay,

Kii noo hagaagee noqo loo han weyn yahay,

Kii noo hagaagee noqo loo han weyn yahay,

 

Noqo loo han weyn yahay,

Noqo loo han weyn yahay .

 

Buulo Mareer, Lower Shabeele - Meet Inna Waliga Duula a.k.a. Aw Baalle. He is no ordinary man. Our Inna Kaadi Najaasle reports that Aw Baalle is often seen sitting under the big old mango tree with sizable crowd around him. He often recites unusual and at times interesting tales about his voyages to and from Mecca.

 

Folks of nearby Makaay Dumis -- an agricultural village 30 miles west of Buulo Mareer revere the man.

 

*to be continued...run outta time now*

[Baashi]

Keep Hope Alive

By Rajo-Ku-Nool

*Waxa-La-Yirri Tall Tales

 

Nov 26 (Walliga Duula Dispatches) - Aw Baalle is a charismatic kitaab gaab with powerful personality, confidantes of the one man institution say. He has no crystal ball. Yet he often shares his “readings” with anyone who cares -- and there are many who want to hear from him. He does not have special powers to predict the future. Yet he predicts peace and prosperity in the land. When his good-to-be true predictions don’t materialize he blames arsons, murders, and other vile acts that transpired in the area.

 

He is no scholar in either Islamic subjects or other worldly knowledge. To the contrary, he evokes Muslim Brotherhood’s wrath upon sight. He does not have formal education. Nor does he hold land title under his name. He is an unemployed wanderer who makes the ends meet by collecting meager donations in the form of one canjeelo and hafl cup of shaah from the well-wishers.

 

He does not occupy the much respected official position of Malaaq in the traditional chieftain hierarchy. Yet folks in and around Kunturwaareey revere him. The womenfolk of the district in general and Makaay Dumis town in particular knew Aw Baalle number of years and have a profound respect and affection for him. The men of the area call him sheeko xariir and prefer to pass time with him. The unemployed youngsters of the district seek his advice in matters ranging from pride eloping, revenge killing, to farming.

 

Last year at Qaxweyste Biibito of nearby Kunturwaarey city, Aw Baalle informed the large crowd in the shack that he flew to Mecca, perform salatul fajr there, and flew back with angels in tow. No one interrupted the Walliga Duula. He often recites Qur’anic verses when he senses that his tales are not getting through. This particular session was one of those occasions. He could read the facial expression of the crowd. So he recited suuratal naas. When he finished recitation he picked up where he left. He told the crowd the voyage happened in his dreams. He had them on board again.

 

Elder Sheekhoow showed up with his Panasonic radio. It was time for war. Sheekhoow smacked the tiny radio couple of times, fixed the dial, and the BBC came on. The news was gloom and doom and the reporter said there is intermittent war between local militia in nearby district of Qoryooleey. With men unemployed, women depressed, and kids starving the news that the war is coming to Kunturwaareey was devastating.

 

Here is where the rubber meets the road and Aw Baale a.k.a Walliga Duula shines. He is in his element when goings gets tough. To charm the folks, he started of yet another sheeko xariir. He asked elder Sheekhoow what his future plans and dreams were!! Deafening silence was all he could hear! Sheekhoow said he is planning to go to Merka and get few bundles of khat. He went on and on asking around.

 

Aw Baalle acted like Andy Defresne, Tim Robin’s character in Shawshank - the movie, a prisoner who knows the importance of keeping hope alive, and informed the crowd that they better get busy hoping that the best days are yet to come. He told them it’s better to get their plans and dreams in order to escape the inhumanity of their existence than to lament about that of which they cannot alter or long for dead yesterdays.

 

He recited the story by Juxa, an Aesop like wise man, about a man who had incurable disease that deformed his bones. The man in the story was in his twenties, like the youngsters of the town, and he wanted to tie the knot. After enduring rejection after rejection, the character of the story settled in a modest hut near the center of the city. He busied himself with perfecting horse shoes metals -- a tall order! He never had time to lament or reflect his misfortunes explained Aw Baalle. All he had was a task to finish, money to save so he can have doctors attend his ailment, and the hope that one day he will find a suitable woman ready to tie the knot.

 

Aw Baalle concluded the story by Juxa by telling the crowd that the deformed man in the story did not get a wife. But the man prospered, Aw Baalle told the crowd, and succeeded to have reputable doctors from near and afar attending to his ailments. The crippled man with the crooked legs and the hunchback accomplished a lot despite insurmountable difficulties in the way. His disability never changed. If anything it worsened as years passed by, Walliga Duule reminded the crowd yet he remained hopeful that he might be able to cure his affliction and charm girls to marry him. He saw the possibility and that alone kept him hopeful.

 

Aw Baalle was able to entertain the crowd, including armed youngsters, for three hours until it was time for salatul maghrib. He came back to Qaxweyste Biibito next day and performed his magic sheeko xariir to attentive crowd.

[General Duke]

Nice one old Bashi 2009 will be a great year for Somalia insha Allah.

[Qudhac]

yes inshalla

 

piracy, human trafficking and murder and mayhem will be thing of the past and old murderious warlords will be history....

 

isnt that right duke

[General Duke]

^^^Yup insha Allah all will be well. May Allah get rid of all bad ideas starting with destroying the unity of beloved Somalia.

[xiinfaniin]

Originally posted by Baashi:

Keep Hope Alive

By Rajo-Ku-Nool

*Waxa-La-Yirri Tall Tales

 

 

Aw Baalle acted like Andy Defresne, Tim Robin’s character in

Shawshank

- the movie, a prisoner who knows the importance of keeping hope alive, and informed the crowd that they better get busy hoping that the best days are yet to come. He told them it’s better to get their plans and dreams in order to escape the inhumanity of their existence than to lament about that of which they cannot alter or long for dead yesterdays.

 

He recited the story by

Juxa

, an Aesop like wise man, about a man who had incurable disease that deformed his bones. The man in the story was in his twenties, like the youngsters of the town, and he wanted to tie the knot. After enduring rejection after rejection, the character of the story settled in a modest hut near the center of the city. He busied himself with perfecting horse shoes metals -- a tall order! He never had time to lament or reflect his misfortunes explained Aw Baalle. All he had was a task to finish, money to save so he can have doctors attend his ailment, and the hope that one day he will find a suitable woman ready to tie the knot.

 

Aw Baalle concluded the story by Juxa by telling the crowd that the deformed man in the story did not get a wife. But the man prospered, Aw Baalle told the crowd, and succeeded to have reputable doctors from near and afar attending to his ailments. The crippled man with the crooked legs and the hunchback accomplished a lot despite insurmountable difficulties in the way. His disability never changed. If anything it worsened as years passed by,

Walliga Duule

reminded the crowd yet he remained hopeful that he might be able to cure his affliction and charm girls to marry him. He saw the possibility and that alone kept him hopeful.

 

Hayye