Last month, Al-Shabaab distributed a documentary across its Al-Kataib Media Foundation wing, seemingly just another film in the torrent of high-spec productions the jihadists have rolled out this year. But its topic-- and themes-- make it noteworthy for a number of reasons, with the documentary focusing on the great 'calamity' for Somalia's arrayed Islamist movements: the execution of 10 sheikhs by the Siyaad Barre regime following their denouncement of his contentious 'Family Law' legislation in 1975. Interwoven with grainy colour videos of 20th-century Mogadishu, Al-Shabaab foregrounds several of its senior militants, including Mahad 'Karate,' alongside archival footage of prominent sheikhs and particularly Mohamed Ma'alim. Entitled 'Shuhadada Dacwada,' this 90-minute documentary is some of the most unmistakable evidence of Al-Shabaab positioning itself squarely in the pantheon of Somali Islamic history.