A Photo Of Arab Bloosh's In Wedding United Arab Emirates.
Al-Balush (Arabic: البلوش); singular Al-Balushi (Arabic: البلوشي) in Gulf countries, other similar names written but means the same tribe: Al-Baloushi, Al-Balooshi, Al-Bloushi, Al-Balushi, Al-Blushi or Al-Blooshi), from the word (Al-Balush).[1][2][3] One of the Arab tribes of Levant,[4][5][6][7] Members from the tribe are commonly found in those areas, Persian Gulf region, Countries of the Levant. particularly Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco. People carrying this surname trace their tribal origins to Al-Zaffa clan and the origins of Al-Zaffa clan are from the Al-Ahamdah clan.[2][4] and branched out in the countries of the Levant, after a migration from Hijaz (Yemen) to the Levant, and they became of Levant origin, and their lineage is from the Hijaz (Yemen),[8][5][9][10] However, there are some of them whose ancestors trace their tribal origins from Coast of Makran during, the migrations from Sultanate Of Oman to Coasts of Makran in late of medieval ages and before 19th Century, are (Omani origin).[11][12]
They are a part of The Bedouins.[5] The Al Balushi speak Arabic, however some of them use Balochi or Persian, and they are (very-few), For persons who pretended to be from the Tribe or influenced by other cultures and languages, likely Baloch ethnic, learned from others, But it has no connection to the tribe, only a similarity of names.[13][14][15] They are mainly Sunni Muslims. They are a populous tribe in Oman, UAE, the Kuwait and Bahrain.[16]
The beginning of the Tribe
Zaffa Clan Map in Levant Circled in Red (in Arabic).List of Tribes in United Arab Emirates & Sultanate Of Oman, as Listed (Balush) Tribe in the East(in The Sultanate Of Oman).Sur Al Balush, In Shinas State, Sultanate of Oman.[12]An old photograph belonging to members of the Bedouin Arab Balush tribe in the desert of the coast of Makran.
One of the Arab[17]Bedouin tribes traveling in the desert they migrated from Hijaz (Yemen) to the Levant, from the main branches of the (Al-Ahmada) and branched from the Zaffa clan[4] in the Levant, and later the majority of them left to (Yemen), then (Sultanate of Oman), then to Coasts Of Makran (It was a part of the Sultanate of Oman),[15] then back to (Sultanate of Oman).
The estimated date of a migration from Coasts Of Makran to Sultanate Of Oman is (16 - 19th) Century.
Origin of the Tribe name
The Word balshh (Arabic: بلشه)[18] means (Trouble) in Arabic, a word has been used In the colloquial dialect of the Levant countries, after the tribe migrated from Hijaz to the Levant, and the origin of the word is due to the fact that that word was used because other tribes felt in Trouble when trying to wage wars with them.
Then named (Balush), Later (Al Balush).
While some writers referred the naming of the tribe is back to Ottoman rule:[19] The word (Balush) means courage[20] in Turkish origin, and the origin of the word dates back to the periods of Ottoman rule over the branches of the Arab Azd tribes[10] and their influence on the tribe.
Tribal lineage
A letter from the General Authority for Antiquities and Book Houses in the Yemen Arab Republic about the Arab tribe, Al-Balush.
Billy bin Amr bin Al-Haf bin Qud'a'ah bin Malik bin Hamir bin Saba bin Yashjeb bin Yarub Al-Qahtani (Al-Azdi).[8][4][10][14][21][22][23][24]
Similarity of Names
The beginning of the Balush tribe is that they branched off from the ancient Yemeni Azd tribes, although at that time they were not the ethnicity that some call them (Baloch).
The Persians took the word (Balush) "from (Al Balush) Arab tribe" and turned it into (Blwj) then (Baloch) to establish a previously unknown ethnicity of Persian origins who came from somewhere in North East (Zabulistan) to (Sistan) lands, while (Sistan) has been set as a part of Makran by Portuguese during the Portuguese colonization in the (16th century) after the Portuguese colonization, which led to the expansion of Magan and they changed it from Magan to Makran during the colonial period.
Sistan is the original name before Balochistan land.
Until the British colonization in (1812) AD, these regions were ruled separately, so that after the Portuguese were expelled from the lands of Makran, the Persian Empire took control of the lands of Sistan, and it was separated from Makran, and Sistan became under independent rule by the Persian Empire.
There is a difference[27] linguistically, culturally, in lineage, and origins between the Balush of Makran[27] at that time. They migrated from the south of the Arabian Peninsula to the coasts of Majan and Majan under the Omani rule over them (which is Makran today). They were originally from branches of Al-Zaffa Clan.[4][11]
As for the Baloch who came from Sistan, who are known today as (Baloch of Balochestan), they are from Sistan of Persian origins, and they came with a language, dialects, and cultures dating back to Persian and Urdu, And they doesn’t relate to the tribe with any relationship, the lineage or anything in the Arab Balush tribe,[9] only the similarity of names between the (Baloch) ethnicity and the (Balush) tribe.[15]
This proves that their origins from Al-Balqawia[2][28][29] that the Arab[30] Balush in Makran (who migrated from Sultanate of Oman) is based on the Sunni-Hanafi-Shafi'i[31] doctrine and not as some claim to be Persians, although Iran before it declared an Islamic Republic in 1979, the doctrine of Islam was their Shiites and not the Sunni sect in Iran.
(English Caption) : Origin Of Balush (Author : Majid Al Abasi)
After a period of time, control over the Makran lands was restored, including the Makran coast, which was under The British colonization after a short period until the year (1928) AD.
Makran was annexed with the Persian state under the Persian Empire.
^ abcAl-Attar, Adnan (2004–2005). تاريخ البلوش [History Of Bloosh] (PDF) (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Dar Aya - Beirut: Dar Al-Mahaba Damascus - Syria. p. 8.
^J., Frederick (1998). تاريخ شرقي الأردن وقبائلها [The History of Eastern Jordan and its Tribes] (in Arabic) (1nd ed.). The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: Al-Ahlia For Publishing And Distribution. p. 352.
^Hoath, Nissar (17 May 2011). "Tribal leaders pledge loyalty". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 9 August 2016. Some of the big tribes, including Al Dhawahir, Al Shawamis, Al Za'ab, Al Ka'ab, Al Braiki and Al Balush have already concluded their meetings with thousands of people signing the documents that are being finalised.
^Firestone, Matthew (2009-06-01). Kenya. Lonely Planet. Footscray, Vic. London: Lonely Planet Publications. p. 27. ISBN9781741047738. Archived from the original on 2019-10-01.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^Al-Attar, Adnan (2004–2005). تاريخ البلوش [History Of Bloosh] (PDF) (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Dar Aya - Beirut: Dar Al-Mahaba Damascus - Syria. p. 8.
^Morkcke (2004-03-25), تاريخ البلوش, archived from the original on 2021-03-15, retrieved 2008-06-23
^Firestone, Matthew (2009-06-01). Kenya. Lonely Planet. Footscray, Vic. London: Lonely Planet Publications. p. 27. ISBN9781741047738. Archived from the original on 2019-10-01.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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