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Shaykh Ahmad, founder of the Shaykhí school of thought. Maitham Al Bahrani, renowned 13th-century Shi'a cleric and theologian. Yusuf Al Bahrani, renowned 18th-century Shi'a cleric. Alaaeldeen Alghurayfi, Iraqi Shi'a Marja. Salih Al-Karzakani, renowned 17th-century Shi'a cleric. Abbas Almohri, renowned 20th-century Shi'a cleric.
The traditional jewelry also speaks volumes about the intricate designs that the people of Bahrain can come up with. Khaleeji is a style of Arab folk music from the Arabian Gulf area, played in Bahrain with polyrhythms. The style is strongly influenced by the music of Africa. The Bahraini pearl diving tradition is known for the songs called fidjeri
Many are also from the Bani Tamim tribe, such as the ruler of Bahrain during the early islamic era, and Al-Azd. [13] The Bahrani Arabic dialect exhibits Akkadian, Aramaic and Syriac features. [14] [15] The sedentary people of pre-Islamic Bahrain were Aramaic speakers and to some degree Persian speakers, while Syriac functioned as a liturgical ...
Unrest amongst the people of Bahrain began when Britain officially established complete dominance over the territory in 1892. The first revolt and widespread uprising took place in March 1895 against Sheikh Issa bin Ali, then ruler of Bahrain. [87] Sheikh Issa was the first of the Al Khalifa to rule without Persian relations.
This category has the following 20 subcategories, out of 20 total. Bahraini people by century (5 C) People by city in Bahrain (2 C) Bahraini people by ethnic or national origin (22 C) People from Bahrain by governorate (4 C) Bahraini people by occupation (30 C) Bahraini people by political orientation (9 C) Bahraini ...
House of Khalifa. The House of Khalifa (Arabic: آل خليفة, romanized: Āl Khalīfah) is the ruling family of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Al Khalifas profess Sunni Islam and belong to the Anizah tribe. Some members of this tribe joined the Utub alliance which migrated from Najd in central Arabia to Kuwait, then ruled all of Qatar, more ...
History of Bahrain. Bahrain was a central location of the ancient Dilmun civilization. Bahrain's strategic location in the Persian Gulf has brought rule and influence from mostly the Persians, Sumerians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Portuguese, the Arabs, and the British.
The literature of Bahrain has a strong tradition in the country. Most traditional writers and poets write in the classical Arabic style, contemporary poets that write in this style include Ali al-Sharqawi, Qassim Haddad, Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh, and Ahmad Muhammed Al Khalifa. [ 1] In recent years, the number of younger poets influenced by western ...