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Literature Local Islams and syncretism Family, marriage and kinship

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Format: Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released: 1976 CE · 1396 AH†
Countries: KW · SD
Languages: ar (original)
Approach: drama of Muslim life
Depiction of sacred figures: The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

A Kuwaiti–Sudanese film adapted from the novel 'Urs al-Zayn' by al-Tayyib Salih, about the beloved village madman and his marriage, which unites the people of the village. ¹ ²

People and things also explored

Arab naming of children after plants· Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith· The Nightingale's Prayer· Munafik· The Bamboo Stalk· Taj Mahal· al-Tanahmir: the Himyaritic speech remnant· The Arabs and their peoples before Islam

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islam.museum contributors. “The Wedding of Zein”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/urs-al-zayn-1976/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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Arab naming of children after plants

Al-Hamdani observes that the Arabs inclined to name their men after thorny grazing shrubs — for the hardness, sharpness and drought-endurance in them: Talha, Samura, Awsaja, 'Urfuta, Qanada, 'Isiya, Sabra — and their women after the soft plants and fruits: Ghilqa, Bashama, Busra, Sahamma.