Diraz
Diraz (Arabic: الدراز) is a village on the north west coast of Bahrain. It lies to the east of Budaiya, west of Barbar and north of Bani Jamra. It is a predominantly Shia village. It has several Dilmun era temples, and hosts the Umm Al Sajoor spring, which was once landfilled by the Ummayad caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan because of his hatred of the people of the village. However, this was reversed by the people of the village after Ibn Marwan left.
| Diraz الدراز | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Diraz | |
| Coordinates: 26°13′07″N 50°28′32″E / 26.21861°N 50.47556°ECoordinates: 26°13′07″N 50°28′32″E / 26.21861°N 50.47556°E | |
| Country | Bahrain |
| Population | |
| • Estimate () | 18,000 |
| Time zone | Bahrain Standard Time (UTC+3) |
Landfilling of the Umm Al Sajoor spring
The Ummayad caliph Abd Al Malik ibn Marwan landfilled the Umm Al Sajoor spring sometime between 685 - 705 AD because of his hatred of the people of the village because when he proposed to a girl from the village, the people of the village refused to let her marry him and telling him "We are the followers of the family of [prophet] Muhammad, whereas you are a nasibi and cannot marry her"
Population
The population of Duraz is about 18,000
Mosques of Duraz
The famous mosques of the village are
- Imam Al Sadiq (A.S) Mosque (Arabic: جامع الامام الصادق عليه السلام)
- Abu Subh Mosque جامع ابو صبح
- Al Qadam Mosque مسجد القدم
- Imam Al Muntadhar (A.S) Mosque مسجد الامام المنتظر عليه السلام
- Al Wasti Mosque مسجد الوسطي
- Imam Al Jawad (A.S) Mosque مسجد الامام الجواد عليه السلام
- Sheikh Darweesh Mosque مسجد الشيخ درويش
- Sheikh Mohsin Mosque مسجد الشيخ محسن
- Sheikh Abdulrahman Mosque مسجد الشيخ عبد الرحمن
- Al Ghufran Mosque مسجد الغفران
- Al Fath Mosque مسجد الفتح
- Al Haydariya Mosque مسجد الحيدرية
- Baqiyat Allah Mosque مسجد بقية الله
- Al Tay Mosque مسجد الطي
Matams
Some of the matams or hussainias of Duraz (note: this list is not complete)
- Sheikh Abdulmuhsin Al Shehabi Matam (for women) مأتم الشيخ عبد المحسن الشهابي للنساء
- Ansar Al Adala Matam مأتم انصار العدالة
- Al Noor Hussayniya حسينية النور
- Abu Ruwais Matam مأتم ابو رويس
- Matam Al Duraz Al Kabeer مأتم الدراز الكبير
- Al Haydariya Matam مأتم الحيدرية
- Al Shehab Matam مأتم أل شهاب
- Al Marzooq Hussayniya حسينية المرزوق
- Majlis Al Ustadh Mansoor Al Asfoor مجلس الاستاذ منصور العصفور
- Al Waqaf Matam (for women) مأتم الوقف للنساء
- Al Sanabisiyat Matam مأتم السنابسيات
- Haj Abdulkarim Hussayniya حسينية الحاج عبد الكريم
- Sayed Ali Al Musawi Hussayniya حسينية السيد علي الموسوي
- Al Matrook Hussayniya حسينية المتروك
- Mullah Hasan bin Dawud Al Asfoor Matam مأتم حسن بن داوود ال عصفور
- Haj Abdulaziz Al Shehabi Matam مأتم الحاج عبدالعزيز الشهابي
- Haj Kadhem Matam مأتم الحاج كاظم
- Haj Qassim Matam مأتم الحاج قاسم
See also
References
- Faroughy, Abbas. The Bahrein Islands (750 - 1951) A Contribution To The Study of Power Politics in the Persian Gulf page 11. Verry, Fisher & Co. (New York) 1951