Kabir (sometimes spelled kabeer) is an honorific title in the Harari language. [1] It commonly designates a Muslim scholar or a teacher. [2] Enrico Cerulli states the term is of Ethiopian Semitic origin. [3]
A son of a Kabir named Abbas briefly ruled the Imamate of Aussa in 1585. [4] According to the Afar locals in Afambo a Harari Muslim scholar by the name Kabir Hamza arrived into the region, and introduced Hanafi legal school into Aussa his descendants today are known as "Kabirtu" and identify as Harla. [5] [6] Kabirtu in Afar trace their lineage to the Walasma dynasty. [7] Kabir Hamza Mahmud al-Awsiyyi a Harla clan affiliate was known as the scholar of Aussa. [8]
People with the title include: