Negus is a noun derived from the Ge'ez Semitic root ngś, meaning "to reign". The title Negus literally translated to Basileus (Greek: βασιλεύς) in Ancient Greek, which was seen many times on Aksumite currency. The title has subsequently been used to translate the word "king" or "emperor" in Biblical and other literature.

A Negus (Ge'ez: ንጉሥ nəgus, "king") was a hereditary ruler of one of Ethiopia's larger provinces, over whom collectively the monarch ruled, thus justifying his imperial title.

May 30, 2017 · Abyssinia, a Christian county known today to be in Ethiopia, was ruled by a just and fair king known as The Negus. Fleeing persecution, Muslims sought a place to worship and practice their faith ...

Dec 4, 2020 · And did you know that the Christian King of Abyssinia, Negus, whose land the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, advised his companions to seek refuge in, embraced Islam and became a loyal follower of the Holy Prophet sa?

The immediate royal or imperial family are known as negusawi betasab; the more distant members of the family are known as mesafint. It should be noted that some of the titles are used as court titles and also, separately, as military titles.

Ashama ibn Abjar was a 7th-century Christian king of Axum (part of modern-day Ethiopia) who provided refuge to Arab Muslims fleeing religious persecution.

Meantime the news of what the Negus had said about Jesus spread among the people, and they were troubled and came out against him asking for an explanation, and accusing him of having left their religion.

Feb 17, 2016 · Recently, negus has been popping up everywhere. Kendrick Lamar’s critically acclaimed To Pimp A Butterfly helped to popularize the word. Yasiin Bey ’s track-listing screenshot for his new and...

Negus is a title of Ethiopian royalty, used to refer to the nation's monarch. The term dates back to ancient times and has been associated with leaders who ruled over the Ethiopian Empire. Haile Selassie, the last Emperor of Ethiopia, was commonly …

Many of the Muslims with little or no influence were tortured publicly and repeatedly. Finding this continuing situation difficult to bear for his followers, the Prophet allowed some of them to emigrate to Abyssinia in 615 CE. Their total number was about eighty, not counting the small children. They did not all go at the same time.