The Jeberti also spelled as Jabarti, Jaberti, Jebarti and Djeberti) are a Muslim clan inhabiting the Horn of Africa, and Middle East mainly Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Yemen
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History
Islam was introduced to the Horn of Africa early on from the Arabian peninsula, shortly after the hijra. Zeila's Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Two-mihrab Mosque) dates to the 7th century, and is the oldest mosque in the city. In the late 9th century, Al-Yaqubi wrote that Muslims were living along the northern Somali seaboard. Among these early migrants was Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, the forefather of the Darod clan family. Al-Maqrizi noted that a number of the Muslims settled in the Zeila-controlled Jabarta region is now northeastern Somalia, and from there slowly expanded into the hinterland in the horn of Africa. The Jebertis make the majority of the population in Somalia and big minority in Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Most Jeberti concentrated cities includes, Asmara, Addis Ababa, Kismayo, Garowe, Garbaharey, Jigjiga, Bosaso, Bardera, and Garissa
Language
The Jebertis in Somalia are not of the "Darood" clan, however they have relentlessly attempted to appropriate Somali culture and history. In Eritrea they mainly speak Arabic and Tigrinya, while the Jeberti in Ethiopia speak Arabic. The languages belong to the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family.