Tarout

Tarout

Tarout Island is a small island in the Persian Gulf, off the coast of the Qatif oasis in Saudi Arabia. It is inhabited predominantly by Shia Muslims.

The known history of this island goes back to over 5000 years ago.Fact|date=August 2007It was believed to be the Garden of Eden, a piece of Heaven on Earth.

Major yearly events

*A'shura, Martyrdom of Imam Hussein.
* The Martyrdom of other Shia Imams
*The birthdays of Shia Muslim Imams, the biggest is Al-Mahdi's in the 15th of Sha'ban also known as AL-Nasfah or Nasfat Sha'ban.
*The Islamic Eid's, Eid Al-Fitr, Eid Al-Adha and Eid AL-Ghadeer.
*The Annual Wedding Festival; on-hold in recent years.

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