Zahran tribe

Zahran Tribe (Arabic: ‫ )ﻗﺒﻴﻠﺔ زﻫﺮان‬is one of the oldest Arabian tribes in the Arabian Peninsula.[1] It is
regarded to be one of the largest tribes in Al Bahah Province.[2]

Al Baha is the homeland of Zahran and Ghamid.[3] Large numbers, however, currently live in western Saudi
Arabia (mainly in Mecca, Jeddah), Riyadh and Dammam due to large migration from villages and small cities
during the 1960s and '70s in search of a better life.

Zahran is a well-known tribe before and after Islam. Many of them left their houses, homes and relatives and
joined the prophet Mohammed in Medina.[3]

The tribe has also enjoyed royalty throughout its history, it was the first Arab tribe that ruled Persia (modern
day Iran)[4].It also ruled al-Sham, Najd, and Yemen, and many more major parts of Arabia. The tribe to this
day rules over Oman.[5]

Contents
Branches
Zahrani Arabic dialect
Zahrani tribal governance
Notable people from Zahran tribe
References

Branches
Banu Daws comprises three divisions: Banu Manhib, Banu Fahm and Banu Ali.[6][7]
Banu 'Amr includes four divisions: Banu Bashir, Banu Harir, Banu Jundob and Banu 'Adwan
(Banu 'Adwan occupied Adwan village in Syria and gave the village its name).[6][8]
Banu Aws includes five divisions: Banu Hasan, Bal-Khirmar, Banu Kinanah (not to be
confused with Banu Kinanah), Banu 'Amir (not to be confused with Banu 'Amir) and Ahl
Baydan.[6]

Zahrani Arabic dialect

Zahrani Arabic dialect is closely related to standard Arabic language. The original roots of Zahrani dialect
came from Southern Arabia which is the original resource of Arabic language.[1] Ahmed Abdul Ghafur Attar,
a Saudi poet and linguist, said in an article that the language of the Hejaz, especially that which is spoken in
Belad Ghamdi and Zahran, is close to the Classical Language.[9]

Faisal Ghori (Arabic ‫)ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﻏﻮري‬, a famous scholar of Arabic literature, in his book Qabayil Al- Hejaz
(Hejazi tribes) wrote: "We can say is that there are some tribes in Arabia whose language today much closer to
the classical Arabic language. The tribes of Belad Ghamid and Zahran are a good example of this."[9]
Zahrani tribal governance
Members of the tribe in Al Baha elected their tribal chief in 2006, the first election of its kind in Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad Bin Yahya Al Zahrani won the election.[10][11]

Notable people from Zahran tribe

Abu Hurairah, one of the sahabah (companions) of Muhammad[12]
Ibn Duraid, Abbasid poet[3]
Malik Bin Fehm Al-Azdi, King of Kingdom of Tanukh (https://m.marefa.org/‫)ﻣﻤﻠﻜﺔ_ﺗﻨﻮخ‬
(modern day South Syria, Jordan, and west of all Iraq, and south of Arabia (Roughly Yemen,
Oman, United Arab Emirates, and south of Saudi Arabia.)
Juthaima Al-Abrash King of modern-day Iraq and Bahrain
Suleimah bin Malik King of Persia (Modern day Iran.)
Jamaz bin Malik King of Najd, Yemen, and al-Sham (Modern day Syria , Israel/Palestine ,
Lebanon , Jordan , Cyprus in addition to parts of southern present-day Turkey.)
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi, Arabian lexicographer and philologist
Heitham bin Tariq Sultan of Oman to this day. (Oct 10, 2020)
Ahmed Bin Sa’eed Al Busaidi, Imam and founder of the Al Busaid Dynasty (House of Al Said)
Bakhroosh Bin A’llaas (http://www.alriyadh.com/1106565) Sheikh of the tribe of Zahran and
one of the most successful commanders that fought the ottomans. He also helped legitimize
House of Saud and spread their royalty throughout the Arabs by campaigning against tribes
that opposed the House of Saud.[13]

References
1. Alzahrani, Halimah. "Phonological Description of Zahrani Dialect" (https://www.academia.edu/
7048772): 2.
2. Near East/South Asia Report (https://books.google.com/books?id=XD26AAAAIAAJ&q=Daws+
Zahran). Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1983.
3. Cuddihy, Kathy (2001). An A to Z of Places and Things Saudi (https://books.google.com/book
s?id=lxQ6inTiMbMC&pg=PA6). Stacey International. ISBN 9781900988407.
4. "Persia" (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Empire).
5. ‫ زﻫﺮان ﺣﺼﻦ اﻟﺰﻫﻮان اﻟﺸﻬﻴﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻗﺮﻳﺔ اﻟﺤﻜﻤﺎن ﺑﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﺒﺎﺣﺔ ﻣﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت اﻟﻘﺒﻴﻠﺔ اﻷﺳﻢ اﻟﻜﺎﻣﻞ ﻗﺒﻴﻠﺔ‬,،‫ب‬
:‫ اﻟﻌﺮاق اﻟﻤﻮﻗﻊ اﻟﻤﻮﻗﻊ اﻷﺻﻠﻲ‬، ‫ اﻷردن‬،‫ ﻟﺒﻨﺎن‬،‫ اﻹﻣﺎرات اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ‬، ‫ ﺳﻠﻄﻨﺔ ﻋﻤﺎن‬، ‫زﻫﺮان اﻟﺪوﻟﺔ اﻟﺴﻌﻮدﻳﺔ‬
.‫ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﺒﺎﺣﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﻗﻴﺔ ﻋﺮب اﻟﺪﻳﻦ اﻹﺳﻼم ﻧﺴﺒﺎ ً ﻟـ زﻫﺮان ﺑﻦ ﻛﻌﺐ ﻋﺒﺪ اﻟﻠﻪ ﺑﻦ اﻷزد اﻟﻘﺤﻄﺎﻧﻴﺔ اﺷﺘﻬﺮت‬
‫( ""ﻗﺒﻴﻠﺔ زﻫﺮان‬https://m.marefa.org/%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9_%D8%B
2%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86). m.marefa.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
6. Near East/South Asia Report. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1983. p. 17.
7. "May 1968. - White Rose eTheses Online" (http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/918/1/uk_bl_ethos_2
56910.pdf) (PDF).
8. Schumacher, Gottlieb; Oliphant, Laurence; Le Strange, G. (Guy) (1889). Across the Jordan;
being an exploration and survey of part of Hauran and Jaulan; (https://archive.org/details/acros
sjordanbein00schu). Robarts - University of Toronto. London, Watt.
9. Nadwi, Abdullah Abbas. A study of the Arabic dialects of the Belad Ghamid and Zahran region
of Saudi Arabia on the basis of original field recording and an examination of the relationship to
the neighbouring regions (http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/918). p. 1.
10. "Saudi tribesmen hold first-ever election." (http://www.saudielection.com/en/forum/showthread.
php?p=1215) Saudi Election Website. October 5, 2006.
11. Dostal, Walter; Kraus, Wolfgang (2005-07-08). Shattering Tradition: Custom, Law and the
Individual in the Muslim Mediterranean (https://books.google.com/books?id=Pos3wAofV4UC&
pg=PA135). I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9781850436348.
12. "His Name and Genealogy" (https://www.al-islam.org/abu-hurayra-abdul-hussayn-sharafiddeen
-al-musawi/his-name-and-genealogy). Al-Islam.org. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
13. "‫ ﻗﺎﺋﺪ ﻣﻌﺎرك اﻟﺠﻨﻮب‬..‫( "ﺑﺨﺮوش ﺑﻦ ﻋﻼس‬http://www.alriyadh.com/1106565). ‫( ﺟﺮﻳﺪة اﻟﺮﻳﺎض‬in
Arabic). Retrieved 2020-10-15.

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