;Expansion Under Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Abu'l-Hussin b. Abu Sinan, the Uyunid's territory stretched from Najd to the Syrian desert. Due to the influence of the Uyunid kingdom, Caliph al-Nasir li-Din Allah gave Muhammad b. Ahmad authority to protect the pilgrimage route to Mecca. Muhammad was later murdered by a family member, instigated by his cousin, Gharir b. Shukr b. Ali. In the years 587 – 605 H. Mohammed bin Abi Al-hussain unites Qatif and Al-Hasa.
Geography
The country was mainly Bahrain in the east of the Arabian Peninsula. It stretched from the south of Basra along the Persian Gulf coast and included the regions of Kuwait, al-Hasa, Qatif, Qatar, and the Awal Islands, now known as Bahrain, UAE and to the edges of Oman. The Uyunid's territory stretched from Najd to the Syrian desert. Due to the influence of the Uyunid kingdom, Caliph al-Nasir li-Din Allah gave Muhammad b. Ahmad authority to protect the pilgrimage route to Mecca.
Ruling Dynasty
The Uyunid dynasty were an Arab dynasty that ruled Uyunid Emirate for almost 200 years, from the 11th to the 13th centuries. They were the remnants of Bani Abdul Qays tribe and seized the country from the Qarmatians with the military assistance of Great Seljuq Empire in the year 1077-1078 AD. ;Law The Uyunid dynasty ruled with the Maliki school of jurisprudence. Sheikh Abdullah bin AliAl Uyuni, commanded that the spread of the Maliki school, throwout the kingdom. To this day country's follow the Maliki jurisprudence, shuch as, UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, kuwait. ;Military The Uyunid dynasty had a great Military system alongside the Great Seljuq Empire.
;Language It was thought that the Uyunid dynasty were the last country in which the population spoke Classical Arabic. ;Religion The Uyunids sect is disputed; some sources mention they were Shia, others Sunni. According to Nakash, the populations of Bahrain, Hasa, and Qatif, may have accepted Twelver Shi'ism during this period. On the other hand, Iraqi historian Safa Khulusi said they were Sunni. Over all the population living within the kingdom were mostly Muslim, however there are two different sect within the kingdom, Sunni and Shi'a.
Culture
;Literature Ali bin al Mugrab Al Uyuni, a poet from al-Hasa, died in 630 AH, one of the late known poets specialists hair systems eloquent among the people of the Arabian Peninsula before the modern era. Percentage due to Al Uyuni built from Abdul Qays, who ruled Ahsa in that period after extracted from Qarmatians. Al Uyuni poet, and is considered his office and explanations which are attached by one of the most important sources on the history of that state. ;Architecture The Khamis Mosque is believed to be the first mosque in Bahrain, built during the era of the Umayyad caliphUmar II. According to Al Wasat journalist Kassim Hussain, other sources mention that it was built in a later era during the rule of Uyunids with one minaret. The second was built two centuries later during the rule of Usfurids. The identical twin minarets of this ancient Islamic monument make it easily noticeable as one drives along the Shaikh Salman Road in Khamis. It is considered to be one of the oldest mosques in the region, as its foundation is believed to have been laid as early as 692 AD. An inscription found on the site, however, suggests a foundation date of sometime during the 11th century. It has since been rebuilt twice in both the 14th and 15th centuries, when the minarets were constructed. The Khamis mosque has been partially restored recently.
