Diraz
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Diraz is a village on the north west coast of Bahrain
. It lies to the east of Budaiya, west of Bar-bar and north of Bani Jamra
. It is a predominantly Shia village.
Yusuf Al Bahrani
(1695–1772), who led the revival of Akhbari
thought within Shia Islam in the Eighteenth century, was a native of the village.
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
. It lies to the east of Budaiya, west of Bar-bar and north of Bani Jamra
Bani Jamra
Bani Jamra is a village in the north-west of Bahrain. It lies east of Budaiya and south of Diraz. It is administered under the Northern Governorate. Before the discovery of oil in Bahrain, most of inhabitants were involved in farming, especially date palms...
. It is a predominantly Shia village.
Yusuf Al Bahrani
Yusuf Al Bahrani
Yusuf ibn Ahmed al-Bahrani was a Bahraini theologian and a key figure in the intellectual development of Twelver Shia Islam.Al-Bahrani grew up in Safavid-ruled Bahrain, at a time of intellectual ferment between Akhbari and Usuli Shi'ah Islam. His family were Usuli clerics who also worked as pearl...
(1695–1772), who led the revival of Akhbari
Akhbari
The Akhbārīs are Twelver Shī‘a Muslims who reject the use of reasoning in deriving verdicts, and believe only the Qur'an, aḥadīth, and consensus should be used as sources to derive verdicts . The term Akhbārī is used in contrast to Usūlī...
thought within Shia Islam in the Eighteenth century, was a native of the village.