- Al-Khutt
Al-Khutt (Arabic الخَطّ) is the older name for modern-day
Qatif ,Saudi Arabia .The name survives today in pre-modern
poetry , where the noun "Al-Khuttiyy" is used askenning for "spear ." It is believed that the region was well-known for its spears, most probably made of spearheads imported fromIndia , with which the region has always enjoyed strongtrade and other cultural relations, and spear shafts made frombamboo canes, which were abundant in the region.The name "Al-Khutt" also survives as the eponym of the family name "Al-Khutti" (spelled variously in English). Several prominent poets and scholars hold that family name, most recently the late Shaykh Abdulhameed Al-Khutti (1910-2001), the poet, Shi`i cleric, and
judge at the Ja`fariProbate Court in Qatif, Saudi Arabia (1974-2001). Currently, his son, the famous hematologist-oncologist, Adel Al-Khutti, M.D., is the best known holder of that family name.External links
* [http://www.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/DFA7FF15-6E4C-4C8F-86FD-1901BC8C15B9.htm#5 A biographical sketch of the late Sheikh Abdulhameed Al-Khutti in Arabic]
* [http://www.evda3.com/gallery/details.php?image_id=2776&sessionid=17cd95f0e6b59652f6b39c0c5f9b2af1 Photograph of the late Shaykh Abdulhameed Al-Kutti]
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