The Islamic Society ( ar, الجمعية الاسلامية) is a religious and social organization in
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
. It represents the traditionalist
Sunni
Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ...
trend and is one of the three major
Sunni
Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ...
religious organizations in Bahrain. (The two others being the
Al Eslah Society and the
Islamic Education Society
The Islamic Education Society ( ar, جمعية التربية الإسلامية) is an Islamic organization in Bahrain that follows and promotes the conservative Salafist ideology. It participates in politics through its political wing, Asala ...
).
The Society is endorsed by the
Al Mahmood family, known for having several
Al Azhar
Al-Azhar Mosque ( ar, الجامع الأزهر, al-Jāmiʿ al-ʾAzhar, lit=The Resplendent Congregational Mosque, arz, جامع الأزهر, Gāmiʿ el-ʾazhar), known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt in the historic ...
-trained
ulema
In Islam, the ''ulama'' (; ar, علماء ', singular ', "scholar", literally "the learned ones", also spelled ''ulema''; feminine: ''alimah'' ingularand ''aalimath'' lural are the guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of religious ...
(clerics). The most prominent cleric is Dr.
Abdul-Latif Al Mahmood who serves as the president of the Society.
The organization was founded in 1979 and has its current premises in the town of
Arad.
See also
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Isa al-Jowder
Sheikh Isa Abdullah Al Jowder ( ar, الشيخ عيسى عبدالله الجودر) was a Sunni cleric and nationalist political activist in Bahrain. He was a member of the Haq Movement. He was a signatory to both the 1992 and the 1994 petitions ...
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Rashid Al Marikhi
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Islam in Bahrain
External links
Islamic Society official website
Islam in Bahrain
Religious organisations based in Bahrain