Thuwal from poetic history to 21st-century KAUST

Thuwal has an older name derived from blackness of eyes.

The poetry of the ancestral Sharif of Mecca about the coastal city of Thuwal is not a topic directly related to the teachings of the Qur’an or Hadith, nor is it a subject extensively covered by classical or modern Islamic scholars within the Sunni tradition. The Sharif of Mecca historically refers to the title given to the ruler of the Hejaz region in the Arabian Peninsula, a title held by various individuals over centuries, with the most famous in recent history being Sharif Hussein bin Ali, who played a significant role in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

The city of Thuwal, located on the coast of the Red Sea in modern-day Saudi Arabia, might have been mentioned in various historical or poetic contexts, but specific poetry by a Sharif of Mecca about Thuwal would fall outside the typical scope of Islamic jurisprudence, theology, or exegesis.

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