Bahrain
Culture -- Holidays
Table:
Date
English name
Local (Arabic) name
Description

1 January
New Year's Day
رأس السنة الميلادية
The Gregorian New Year's Day.

1 May
Labour Day
يوم العمال
Locally called "Eid Al Oumal" (Workers' Day).

16 December
National Day
اليوم الوطني
National Day of Bahrain.[331]

17 December
Accession Day
يوم الجلوس
Accession Day for the late Amir Sh. Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa

1st Muharram
Islamic New Year
رأس السنة الهجرية
Islamic New Year (also known as: Hijri New Year).

9th, 10th Muharram
Day of Ashura
عاشوراء
Represented on the 9th and 10th day of the Hijri month of Muharram. Coincided with the memory of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein.

12th Rabiul Awwal
Prophet Muhammad's birthday
المولد النبوي
Commemorates Prophet Muhammad's birthday, celebrated in most parts of the Muslim world.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Shawwal
Little Feast
عيد الفطر
Commemorates the end of Ramadan.

9th Zulhijjah
Arafat Day
يوم عرفة
Commemoration of Muhammad's final sermon and completion of the message of Islam.

10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th Zulhijjah
Feast of the Sacrifice
عيد الأضحى
Commemorates Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son. Also known as the Big Feast (celebrated from the 10th to 13th).

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Arabic ( Arabic : اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ , al-ʿarabiyyah , [ al ʕaraˈbijːa ] ( listen ) or عَرَبِيّ , ʿarabīy , [ ˈʕarabiː ] ( listen ) or [ ʕaraˈbij ] ) is a Semitic language that first emerged in the 1st to 4th centuries CE . It is now the lingua franca of the Arab world . It is named after the Arabs , a term initially used to describe peoples living in the area bounded by Mesopotamia in the east and the Anti-Lebanon mountains in the west , in Northwestern Arabia and in the Sinai Peninsula . The ISO assigns language codes to thirty varieties of Arabic , including its standard form , Modern Standard Arabic , also referred to as Literary Arabic , which is modernized Classical Arabic . This distinction exists primarily among Western linguists ; Arabic speakers themselves generally do not distinguish between Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic , but rather refer to both as al-ʿarabiyyatu l-fuṣḥā ( اَلعَرَبِيَّةُ ٱلْفُصْحَىٰ , the purest Arabic ) or simply al-fuṣḥā ( اَلْفُصْحَىٰ ) . Arabic is widely taught in schools and universities and is used to varying degrees in workplaces , government and the media . Arabic , in its standard form , is the official language of 26 states , as well as the liturgical language of the religion of Islam , since the Quran and Hadith were written in Arabic . During the Middle Ages , Arabic was a major vehicle of culture in Europe , especially in science , mathematics and philosophy . As a result , many European languages have also borrowed many words from it . Arabic influence , mainly in vocabulary , is seen in European languages - mainly Spanish and to a lesser extent Portuguese and Catalan - owing to both the proximity of Christian European and Muslim Arab civilizations and almost 800 years of Arabic culture and language presence in the Iberian Peninsula , referred to in Arabic as al-Andalus . Sicilian has about 500 Arabic words , many of which relate to agriculture and related activities , [ full citation needed ] as a legacy of the Emirate of Sicily from the mid-9th to mid-10th centuries , while Maltese language is a Semitic language developed from a dialect of Arabic and written in the Latin alphabet . The Balkan languages , including Greek and Bulgarian , have also acquired a significant number of Arabic words through contact with Ottoman Turkish .
New Year 's Day , also simply called New Year , is observed on 1 January , the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar . In pre-Christian Rome under the Julian calendar , the day was dedicated to Janus , god of gateways and beginnings , for whom January is also named . As a date in the Gregorian calendar of Christendom , New Year 's Day liturgically marked the Feast of the Naming and Circumcision of Jesus , which is still observed as such in the Anglican Church and Lutheran Church . The Roman Catholic Church celebrates on this day the Solemnity of Mary , Mother of God . In present day , with most countries now using the Gregorian calendar as their de facto calendar , New Year 's Day is among the most celebrated public holidays in the world , often observed with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts in each time zone . Other global New Year 's Day traditions include making New Year 's resolutions and calling one 's friends and family .
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most of the world . It is named after Pope Gregory XIII , who introduced it in October 1582 . The calendar spaces leap years to make the average year 365.2425 days long , approximating the 365.2422-day tropical year that is determined by the Earth 's revolution around the Sun . The rule for leap years is :
Labour Day ( Labor Day in the United States ) is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers . Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement , specifically the eight-hour day movement , which advocated eight hours for work , eight hours for recreation , and eight hours for rest . For most countries , Labour Day is synonymous with , or linked with , International Workers ' Day , which occurs on 1 May . For other countries , Labour Day is celebrated on a different date , often one with special significance for the labour movement in that country . Labour Day is a public holiday in many countries . In Canada and the United States , the holiday is celebrated on the first Monday of September and considered the unofficial end of summer , with summer vacations ending and students returning to school around then .
A national day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a nation or non-sovereign country . [ citation needed ] This nationhood can be symbolized by the date of independence , of becoming a republic or a significant date for a patron saint or a ruler ( birthday , accession , removal , etc. ) . Often the day is not called National Day but serves and can be considered as one . The national day will often be a national holiday . Many countries have more than one national day .
An Accession Day is usually the anniversary of the date on which a monarch or executive takes office . The earliest records of accession celebrations date from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England , and the custom is now observed in many nations . Accession Day in India 's Jammu and Kashmir commemorates the day in 1947 when the area joined the Dominion of India .
Muḥarram ( Arabic : ٱلْمُحَرَّم ) is the first month of the Islamic calendar . The general meaning of the adjective muharram means banned , barred , forbidden , illegal , illicit , impermissible , prohibited , unlawful , unpermitted , unauthorized . It is one of the four sacred months of the year during which warfare is forbidden . It is held to be the second holiest month , after Ramaḍān . The Tenth day of Muharram is known as the Day of Ashura . Sometimes , as part of the Mourning of Muharram , Shia Muslims practice partial fasting , and Sunni Muslims practice fasting on Ashura . Shia Muslims mourn the martyrdom of Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī and his family , honouring the martyrs by prayer and abstinence from joyous events . Shia Muslims do not fast on the 10th of Muharram , but some will not eat or drink until Zawal ( afternoon ) to show their sympathy with Husayn . In addition there is an important ziyarat book , the Ziyarat Ashura about Husayn ibn Ali . In the Shia sect , it is popular to read this ziyarat on this date .
The Islamic New Year ( Arabic : رأس السنة الهجرية , Raʿs as-Sanah al-Hijrīyah ) , also called the Hijri New Year or Arabic New Year , is the day that marks the beginning of a new Hijri year , and is the day on which the year count is incremented . The first day of the Islamic year is observed by Muslims on the first day of the month of Muharram . The epoch ( reference date ) of the Islamic era was set as 622 Common Era ( CE ) , the year of the emigration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina , known as the Hijra . All religious duties , such as prayer , fasting in the month of Ramadan , and pilgrimage , and the dates of significant events , such as celebration of holy nights and festivals , are calculated according to the Islamic calendar . While some Islamic organizations prefer determining the new month ( and hence the new year ) by local sightings of the moon , most Islamic institutions and countries , including Saudi Arabia , follow astronomical calculations to determine future dates of the Islamic calendar . There are various schemas for calculating the tabular Islamic calendar ( i.e . not based on observation ) , which results in differences of typically one or even two days between countries using such schema and those that use lunar sightings . For example , the Umm al-Qura calendar used in Saudi Arabia was reformed several times in recent years . The current scheme was introduced in 1423 AH ( 15 March 2002 ) . A day in the Islamic calendar is defined as beginning at sunset . For example , 1 Muharram 1432 was defined to correspond to 7 or 8 December 2010 in official calendars ( depending on the country ) . For an observation-based calendar , a sighting of the new moon at sunset of 6 December would mean that 1 Muharram lasted from the moment of sunset of 6 December to the moment of sunset of 7 December , while in places where the new moon was not sighted on 6 December , 1 Muharram would last from the moment of sunset of 7 December to the moment of sunset of 8 December .
The Islamic calendar ( Arabic : ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ at-taqwīm al-hijrīy ) , also known as the Hijri , Lunar Hijri , Muslim or Arabic calendar , is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days . It is used to determine the proper days of Islamic holidays and rituals , such as the annual period of fasting and the proper time for the pilgrimage to Mecca . The civil calendar of almost all countries where the religion is predominantly Muslim is the Gregorian calendar , with Syriac month-names used in the Levant and Mesopotamia ( Iraq , Syria , Jordan , Lebanon and Palestine ) . Notable exceptions to this rule are Iran and Afghanistan , which use the Solar Hijri calendar . Rents , wages and similar regular commitments are generally paid by the civil calendar . [ citation needed ] The Islamic calendar employs the Hijri era whose epoch was established as the Islamic New Year of 622 AD/CE . During that year , Muhammad and his followers migrated from Mecca to Medina and established the first Muslim community ( ummah ) , an event commemorated as the Hijra . In the West , dates in this era are usually denoted AH ( Latin : Anno Hegirae , in the year of the Hijra ) in parallel with the Christian ( AD ) , Common ( CE ) and Jewish eras ( AM ) . In Muslim countries , it is also sometimes denoted as H from its Arabic form ( سَنَة هِجْرِيَّة , abbreviated ھ ) . In English , years prior to the Hijra are reckoned as BH ( Before the Hijra ) . The current Islamic year is 1441 AH . In the Gregorian calendar , 1441 AH runs from approximately 1 September 2019 to 20 August 2020 .
Ashura ( Arabic : عَاشُورَاء , romanized : ʿĀshūrāʾ [ ʕaːʃuːˈraːʔ ] ) , also known as Yawm Ashura ( Arabic : يَوْم عَاشُورَاء ) , is the tenth day of Muharram , the first month in the Islamic calendar . It marks the day that Husayn ibn Ali , the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad , was martyred in the Battle of Karbala . Ashura is a major holiday and occasion for pilgrimage in Shia Islam , as well as a recommended but non-obligatory day of fasting in Sunni Islam . Ashura marks the climax of the Remembrance of Muharram , the annual commemoration of the death of Husayn and his family and supporters at the Battle of Karbala on 10 Muharram in the year 61 AH ( in AHt : October 10 , 680 CE ) . Mourning for the incident began almost immediately after the battle . Popular elegies were written by poets to commemorate the Battle of Karbala during the Umayyad and Abbasid era , and the earliest public mourning rituals occurred in 963 CE during the Buyid dynasty . In Afghanistan , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon , Bahrain and Pakistan Ashura has become a national holiday , and many ethnic and religious communities participate in it . For Sunni Muslims , Ashura also marks the day that Moses and the Israelites were saved from Pharaoh by God creating a path in the Sea or Noah leaving the Ark .
Al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib ( Arabic : اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ , romanized : Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAliyy ibn ʾAbī Ṭālib ; 10 January 626 - 10 October 680 ) was a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muhammad 's daughter Fatimah . He is an important figure in Islam as he was a member of the Household of Muhammad ( Ahl al-Bayt ) and the People of the Cloak ( Ahl al-Kisā ' ) , as well as the third Shia Imam . Prior to his death , the Umayyad ruler Mu'awiya appointed his son Yazid as his successor , contrary to the Hasan-Muawiya treaty . When Muawiya died in 680 CE , Yazid demanded that Husayn pledge allegiance to him . Husayn refused to pledge allegiance to Yazid , even though it meant sacrificing his life . As a consequence , he left Medina , his hometown , to take refuge in Mecca in AH 60 . There , the people of Kufa sent letters to him , asking his help and pledging their allegiance to him . So he traveled towards Kufa , after getting some favorable indications along with a small caravan of his relatives and followers but near Karbala his caravan was intercepted by Yazid 's army . He was killed and beheaded in the Battle of Karbala on 10 October 680 ( 10 Muharram 61 AH ) by Yazid , along with most of his family and companions , including Husayn 's six month old son , Ali al-Asghar , with the women and children taken as prisoners . Anger at Husayn 's death was turned into a rallying cry that helped undermine the Umayyad caliphate 's legitimacy , and ultimately its overthrow by the Abbasid Revolution . The annual commemoration of Husayn and his children , family and companions occurs during Muharram , the first month of the Islamic calendar , and the day he was martyred is known as Ashura ( the tenth day of Muharram , a day of mourning for Shi ' i Muslims ) . Husayn 's actions at Karbala fueled later Shi ' a movements , and his death was decisive in shaping Islamic and Shi ' a history .
Rabī ' al-Awwal ( Arabic : رَبِيع ٱلْأَوَّل , Rabīʿ al-ʾAwwal ) is the third month in the Islamic calendar . The name Rabī al-awwal means the first [ month ] or beginning of spring , referring to its position in the pre-Islamic Arabian calendar . During this month , many Muslims celebrate Mawlid - the birthday of the Islamic prophet , Muhammad . Although the exact date is unknown , Sunni Muslims believe the date of birth of Muhammad to have been on the twelfth of this month , whereas Shia Muslims believe him to have been born on the dawn of the seventeenth day . In the Ottoman Empire days , the name of this month in Ottoman Turkish was Rèbi ' ulèvvèl , with the abbreviation Ra . In modern Turkish it is Rebiülevvel .
Mawlid or Mawlid al-Nabi al-Sharif ( Arabic : مَولِد النَّبِي , romanized : mawlidu n-nabiyyi , lit . 'Birth of the Prophet ' , sometimes simply called in colloquial Arabic مولد , mawlid , mevlid , mevlit , mulud , among other vernacular pronunciations ; sometimes ميلاد , mīlād ) is the observance of the birthday of Islamic prophet Muhammad which is commemorated in Rabi ' al-awwal , the third month in the Islamic calendar . 12th Rabi ' al-awwal is the accepted date among most of the Sunni scholars , while Shi ' a scholars regard 17th Rabi ' al-awwal as the accepted date . The history of this celebration goes back to the early days of Islam when some of the Tabiun began to hold sessions in which poetry and songs composed to honour Muhammad were recited and sung to the crowds . The Ottomans declared it an official holiday in 1588 , known as Mevlid Kandil . The term Mawlid is also used in some parts of the world , such as Egypt , as a generic term for the birthday celebrations of other historical religious figures such as Sufi saints . Most denominations of Islam approve of the commemoration of Muhammad 's birthday ; however , with the emergence of Wahhabism/Salafism , Muslims began to disapprove its commemoration , considering it an illicit religious innovation ( bid'ah or bidat ) . Mawlid is recognized as a national holiday in all Muslim-majority countries of the world except Saudi Arabia and Qatar which are officially Wahhabi/Salafi .
In religion , a prophet is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on that entity 's behalf , serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people . The message that the prophet conveys is called a prophecy . Claims of prophethood have existed in many cultures throughout history , including Judaism , Christianity , Islam , in ancient Greek religion , Zoroastrianism , Manichaeism , and many others .
Muhammad [ n 1 ] ( Arabic : مُحَمَّد , pronounced [ muħammad ] ; [ n 2 ] c. 570 CE - 8 June 632 CE ) was an Arab religious , social , and political leader and the founder of Islam . According to Islamic doctrine , he was a prophet , sent to present and confirm the monotheistic teachings preached previously by Adam , Abraham , Moses , Jesus , and other prophets . He is viewed as the final prophet of God in all the main branches of Islam , though some modern denominations diverge from this belief . [ n 3 ] Muhammad united Arabia into a single Muslim polity , with the Quran as well as his teachings and practices forming the basis of Islamic religious belief . He is referred to by many appellations , including Messenger of Allah , The Prophet Muhammad , Allah 's Apostle , Last Prophet of Islam , and others ; there are also many variant spellings of Muhammad , such as Mohamet , Mahamad , Muhamad , and many others . Born approximately 570 CE ( Year of the Elephant ) in the Arabian city of Mecca , Muhammad was orphaned at the age of six . He was raised under the care of his paternal grandfather Abd al-Muttalib , and upon his death , by his uncle Abu Talib . In later years , he would periodically seclude himself in a mountain cave named Hira for several nights of prayer . When he was 40 , Muhammad reported being visited by Gabriel in the cave , and receiving his first revelation from God . Three years later , in 610 , Muhammad started preaching these revelations publicly , proclaiming that God is One , that complete submission ( islām ) to God is the right way of life ( dīn ) , and that he was a prophet and messenger of God , similar to the other prophets in Islam . The followers of Muhammad were initially few in number , and experienced hostility from Meccan polytheists . He sent some of his followers to Abyssinia in 615 to shield them from prosecution , before he and his followers migrated from Mecca to Medina ( then known as Yathrib ) in 622 .
Shawwal ( Arabic : شَوَّال , Šawwāl ) is the tenth month of the lunar based Islamic calendar . Shawwāl stems from the verb shāla ( شَالَ ) to 'lift or carry ' , generally to take or move things from one place to another , so named because a female camel normally would be carrying a fetus at this time of year .
Eid al-Fitr ( /iːd əl ˈfɪtər/ eed əl FIT-ər ; Arabic : عيد الفطر ʻĪd al-Fiṭr , IPA : [ ʕiːd al fitˤr ] ) , also called the Festival of Breaking the Fast , is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan . This religious Eid is the first and only day in the month of Shawwal during which Muslims are not permitted to fast . The date for the start of any lunar Hijri month varies based on when the new moon is sighted by local religious authorities , so the day of celebration varies by locality . Eid al-Fitr has a particular salat ( Islamic prayer ) that consists of two rakats ( units ) generally performed in an open field or large hall . It may only be performed in congregation ( jamāʿat ) and features six additional Takbirs ( raising of the hands to the ears while saying Allāhu ʾAkbar , meaning God is the greatest ) in the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam : three at the start of the first rakat and three just before rukūʿ in the second rakat . Other Sunni schools usually have twelve Takbirs , similarly split in groups of seven and five . In Shia Islam , the salat has six Takbirs in the first rakat at the end of qira ' a , before rukūʿ , and five in the second . Depending on the juristic opinion of the locality , this salat is either farḍ فرض ( obligatory ) , mustaḥabb مستحب ( strongly recommended ) or mandūb مندوب ( preferable ) .
Ramadan ( /ˌræməˈdɑːn/ , also US : /ˌrɑːm- , ˈræmədɑːn , ˈrɑːm-/ , UK : /ˈræmədæn/ ; Arabic : رمضان , romanized : Ramaḍān [ ramaˈdˤaːn ] ; [ note 1 ] Ramazan , Ramzan , Ramadhan , or Ramathan ) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar , observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting ( sawm ) , prayer , reflection and community . A commemoration of Muhammad 's first revelation , [ citation needed ] the annual observance of Ramadan is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam and lasts twenty-nine to thirty days , from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next . Fasting from sunrise to sunset is fard ( obligatory ) for all adult Muslims who are not acutely or chronically ill , travelling , elderly , pregnant , breastfeeding , diabetic , or menstruating . The predawn meal is referred to as suhur , and the nightly feast that breaks the fast is called iftar . Although fatwas have been issued declaring that Muslims who live in regions with a midnight sun or polar night should follow the timetable of Mecca , it is common practice to follow the timetable of the closest country in which night can be distinguished from day . The spiritual rewards ( thawab ) of fasting are believed to be multiplied during Ramadan . Accordingly , Muslims refrain not only from food and drink , but also tobacco products , sexual relations , and sinful behavior , devoting themselves instead to salat ( prayer ) , recitation of the Quran , and the performance of charitable deeds [ citation needed ] as they strive for purity and heightened awareness of God ( taqwa ) . [ citation needed ]
Dhu al-Hijjah ( Arabic : ذُو ٱلْحِجَّة , Ḏū al-Ḥijjah , IPA : [ ðu‿l.ħid͡ʒ.d͡ʒah ] ) , also spelled Zu al-Hijjah , is the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar . It is a very sacred month in the Islamic calendar , one in which the Ḥajj ( Pilgrimage ) takes place as well as the Festival of the Sacrifice . Dhu al-Hijjah literally means Possessor of the Pilgrimage or The Month of the Pilgrimage . During this month Muslim pilgrims from all around the world congregate at Mecca to visit the Kaaba . The Hajj is performed on the eighth , ninth and the tenth of this month . Day of Arafah takes place on the ninth of the month . Eid al-Adha , the Festival of the Sacrifice , begins on the tenth day and ends on sunset of the 13th . In the Ottoman Empire times , the name in Ottoman Turkish was Zī- ' l-Hìjjé or Zil-hig̃g̃e . In modern Turkish , the name is Zilhicce .
The Day of Arafah ( Arabic : يوم عرفة , romanized : Yawm Arafah ) is an Islamic holiday that falls on the 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah of the lunar Islamic Calendar . It is the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and the day after is the first day of the major Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha . At dawn of this day , Muslim pilgrims will make their way from Mina to a nearby hillside and plain called Mount Arafah and the Plain of Arafah . It was from this site that Muhammad gave one of his last famous sermons in the final year of his life . Muslims hold that part of the Qur'anic verse announcing that the religion of Islam had been perfected was revealed on this day .
Eid al-Adha ( Arabic : عيد الأضحى , romanized : ʿīd al-ʾaḍḥā , lit . 'Feast of the Sacrifice ' , IPA : [ ʕiːd ælˈʔɑdˤħæː ] ) or Eid Qurban ( Persian : عيد قربان ) , also called the Festival of the Sacrifice , is the second of two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide each year ( the other being Eid al-Fitr ) , and considered the holier of the two . It honours the willingness of Ibrahim ( Abraham ) to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God 's command . But , before Abraham could sacrifice his son , God provided a goat to sacrifice instead . In commemoration of this intervention , an animal is sacrificed ritually and divided into three parts . One share is given to the poor and needy , another is kept for home , and the third is given to relatives . In the Islamic lunar calendar , Eid al-Adha falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah , and lasts for four days . In the international ( Gregorian ) calendar , the dates vary from year to year shifting approximately 11 days earlier each year .
Abraham [ a ] ( né Abram ) [ b ] is the common patriarch of Christianity , Islam , Judaism , and some other religions . In Judaism , he is the founding father of the covenant of the pieces , the special relationship between the Hebrews and God ; in Christianity , he is the prototype of all believers , Jewish or Gentile ; and in Islam he is seen as a link in the chain of prophets that begins with Adam and culminates in Muhammad . The narrative in the Book of Genesis revolves around the themes of posterity and land . Abraham is called by God to leave the house of his father Terah and settle in the land originally given to Canaan but which God now promises to Abraham and his progeny . Various candidates are put forward who might inherit the land after Abraham ; and , while promises are made to Ishmael about founding a great nation , Isaac , Abraham 's son by his half-sister Sarah , inherits God 's promises to Abraham . Abraham purchases a tomb ( the Cave of the Patriarchs ) at Hebron to be Sarah 's grave , thus establishing his right to the land ; and , in the second generation , his heir Isaac is married to a woman from his own kin , thus ruling the Canaanites out of any inheritance . Abraham later marries Keturah and has six more sons ; but , on his death , when he is buried beside Sarah , it is Isaac who receives all Abraham 's goods , while the other sons receive only gifts ( Genesis 25:5-8 ) . The Abraham story can not be definitively related to any specific time , and it is widely agreed that the patriarchal age , along with the exodus and the period of the judges , is a late literary construct that does not relate to any period in actual history . A common hypothesis among scholars is that it was composed in the early Persian period ( late 6th century BCE ) as a result of tensions between Jewish landowners who had stayed in Judah during the Babylonian captivity and traced their right to the land through their father Abraham , and the returning exiles who based their counter-claim on Moses and the Exodus tradition .