Dana, Ethiopia

Dana (in Amharic: ዳና) is a village located 38 km away from Weldiya town in the district of Habru, North Wollo Zone of Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

Dana
Village
Dana
Location with in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 11°49′0″N 39°46′12″E
CountryEthiopia
RegionAmhara
ZoneNorth Wollo Zone
DistrictHabru
Elevation
1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Time zoneGMT +3
Mosque in Dana

It was one of the 19th century famous Islamic educations and sufi-order centers in Wollo[1][2] where prominent Islamic scholars such as Shaykh Daniy al-Awal, Shaykh Daniy al-Thani, and Shaykh Mohammed Zayn successively administered the center and taught many Muslim scholars. The center was founded by, Shaykh Ahmad b. Adam,[2] commonly known as Daniyy al-Awwal, which implies the first Shaykh of Dana.

References

  1. Ahmed, Hussein (1988). "Introducing an Arabic hagiography from Wallo". Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference of Ethiopian Studies: 102.
  2. Ahmed, Hussein (2001). Islam in Nineteenth-Century Wallo, Ethiopia: Revival, Reform and Reaction. Leiden. pp. 88, 90, 91.


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