Bahrayn (historic Eastern Arabia)
البحرين
The pre-modern name for the eastern Arabian coastal region where Kinda first settled and where Abd al-Qays, branches of Bakr ibn Waʾil and Tamim dwelt; also a seat of the Mazdean faith among the Arabs.
At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Overview
Bahrayn: the old name for the peninsula's eastern coast region; home of Abd al-Qays and clans of Bakr and Tamim, and one of the seats of Zoroastrianism.
The place
Abd al-Qays, clans of Bakr ibn Wa'il and clans of Tamim emigrated to Bahrayn and settled there 1. Kinda had settled it first, then were forced to leave and settled in Hadramawt 2.
Zoroastrianism was mostly among the Arabs neighbouring Persia: in the Arabs' Iraq and in Bahrayn — al-Ahsa — and Hajar and the adjoining shores of the Arabian Gulf 3.
For young visitors
Bahrayn is an old name for the peninsula's eastern coast — not only today's small island; many tribes lived in it.
Sources
- Muhadarat Tarikh al-Umam al-Islamiyya — Muhammad al-Khudari
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- Tarikh Ard al-Quran — Sulayman al-Nadwi
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Bahrayn (historic Eastern Arabia)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/bahrayn/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.