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'File 32/10 (4/18) Muharram Processions' [32r] (63/90)
The record is made up of 1 file (45 folios). It was created in 6 Mar 1939-14 Dec 1944. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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4-
to them that Mahmood bin Abdulnabi had been killed
by the Bin Rejab people* During the fighting the
torches and lamps were hurled to the ground, oil
spilt and caught fire and this added to the general
confusion. The whole incident however only lasted
a few minutes and when I arrived, at midnight, every
thing was quiet but the two matems were full of men
who had shut themselves in. They were told to go
back to their homes quietly which they did.
About 20 arrests were made and the case is now
being dealt with by the Bahrain Court. Three men
are in hospital with broken heads and a number of
people are said to have received superficial injuries.
Several of the police were injured but none seriously.
There are no grounds whatever for supposing that
the quarrel was a political onej* between Persians and
Bahama. These communities, in Manamah, are on good
terms. The headman of the Bin Re jab matem is the
father-in-law of Mahmood bin Abdulnabi, one of the
leaders of the Persian matem and many of the members
of the two matems are related to each other.
On the following morning I reported the matter
to His Highness Shaikh Hamad and asked his permission
to forbid any processions on the last night of the
ten days n Leilat Ashur". His Highness, with consi
derable reluctance, agreed to my suggestion. The
heads of matems whose members usually take part in
the processions were informed that no night processions
would be permitted. At the same time they were told
that the day time procession on the morning of the
10 th would be allowed provided that the heads of each
matem gave personal guarantees that they would obey
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This file contains correspondence related to Muharram processions performed by the Shia community in Bahrain. Much of the correspondence relates to the logistics of the processions including details of their routes.
In particular, the correspondence discusses the desire of foreigners resident in Bahrain to observe the processions and the complications that this caused. In this context, the file contains a copy of 'Instructions to be observed by those who wish to be present at future Muharram processions' written by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (ff 17-18). Also enclosed is a map of central Manama marking the area where Muharram processions occurred (folio 2).
The file also contains an account written by Belgrave of disturbances that occurred during the Muharram processions of 1942 (ff 28-34).
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- 1 file (45 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 45; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-39; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/819
- Title
- 'File 32/10 (4/18) Muharram Processions'
- Pages
- 5r:5v, 11r:11v, 14r:15v, 23r:24v, 28r:34v, 39r:39v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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