Etymology

In Arabic, Bahrayn is the dual form of bahr , so al-Bahrayn means "the Two Seas". However, which two seas were originally intended remains in dispute. The term appears five times in the Qur'an, but does not refer to the modern islandoriginally known to the Arabs as "Awal"but rather to the oases of al-Qatif and Hajar (modern Al-Ahsa). It is unclear when