Ethiopia is home to nearly 40% Muslims (approximately 40-45 million people), one of the largest Muslim populations in sub-Saharan Africa. However, unlike in Arab countries, access to classical Arabic texts is limited to scholars (Ulama). For the average devout Ethiopian Muslim, understanding the nuances of the Prophet’s guidance without a vernacular translation is challenging.
This collection focuses on legal hadith used by jurists (Fuqaha). The Amharic translation is popular among advanced students and local judges (Qadis) in Ethiopian Islamic courts. amharic hadis