Shia in Bahrain
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The most recent official Bahraini estimate, published in 2011, revealed that 51% of the country's citizens are Sunnis, while the Shi'ite population had declined to 49% of the citizen population.[5]
Population
Although about half of Bahrain's Muslim population consists of Shia Muslims (estimated at 55-60 percent as of 2021), the Sunni royal family,
History
The Sunni al-Khalifa family arrived in Shia Bahrain from Najd in 1783. Their rule has been oppressive and tyrannical for the native Shia majority. The people of Bahrain celebrated the victory of the Shiite Iranian Revolution and formed gatherings to support it. In 1979, they wanted to participate in determining their own destiny through protests against the Al Khalifa government. [8] Al Wefaq, as part of the Shia society in Bahrain, follows two goals: opposition to the current government in Bahrain and change the structure of society to based on rule of the people. Established in 2001, it was founded by more than 100 Shia scholars such as Ali Salman, Saeid Shahabi, Abdul Amir al-Jamri and Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim, leader of Al Wefaq.[8]
February 14 Youth Coalition
According to behavior of
Society
There are various sects in Bahrain, such as Bahrani, Arab, Howala, Ajmi, Asians. On the other hand, dominant political and official system in Bahrain are governed by Sunni people.[6]
According to the reports of
Shia scholars
Bahrain has an ancient and historic background which arise from the presence of Shiite scholars.[10] Some of them are listed as following:
See also
- Beit Al Qur'an
- Muharram in Bahrain
- Rashid Al Marikhi
References
- ISBN 978-1-137-03178-5.
Reviewing events in Bahrain during 1979, Ambassador Walker wrote that fortunately the Shia community, approximately 55 percent of the population of 340,000 Bahrainis, was divided...
- ^ a b "Popular Protests in North Africa and the Middle East (III): The Bahrain Revolt" (PDF). International Crisis Group: 1. 6 April 2011.
- ^ "Bahraini Shi'ites protest against settling Sunnis". Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Pollock, David. "Sunnis and Shia in Bahrain: New Survey Shows Both Conflict and Consensus". washingtoninstitute. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "وثيقة بحرينية: الشيعة أقل من النصف". Al Jazeera. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023.
كشفت وثيقة بحرينية رسمية حديثة أن نسبة المواطنين السنة من إجمالي مواطني البلاد تعادل 51%، في حين توقفت نسبة الطائفة الشيعية عند 49%
[A recent official Bahraini document revealed that the percentage of Sunni citizens out of the country’s total citizens is 51%, while the percentage of the Shiite community stopped at 49%..] - ^ a b c Lulu, Tahiyya (3 March 2011). "The real story of Bahrain's divided society". The Guardian.
- ISBN 978-1439884225.
- ^ farsnews.
- ^ Toby C. Jones and Ala'a Shehabi (January 2, 2012). "Bahrain's revolutionaries". Foreign Policy. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- ^ Bandarchi, Mohammadreza. "shia in Bahrain". pajoohe.
- ^ Juan Cole, Sacred Space and Holy War, IB Tauris, 2007 p33
- ^ Staff Writer. "The Autobiography of Yūsuf al-Baḥrānī". University of California Press.
- ^ Staff Writer. "Bahrain strips Sheikh Isa Qassim of nationality". Retrieved 21 Jun 2016.