Karanqashoh

 

Children in Oman celebrate “ Karanqashoh “ in the middle Ramadan, children go around the village from house and sing special song . In this day, children wear traditional dress and carry the candles and colorful lights . When they finish, they have a lot of gifts, sweet, and money .

 

Karaqashoh is good tradition in Oman, because children will be happy and young and old people remind last years and beautiful memories.

 

(Alsajidah cloud) السحابة الساجدة

 

      The willayat of smail is one of Al-Dhakilia region area; it is about 85 km away from muscat and 75Km away from Nizwa. .It has a series of high mountain, and smail wadi plays a significant role in this mountain we call it (The series of Al-Hajar mountains), this mountains devided into two types : East and Western Al-Hajar Mountains .It is the most important and most famous city (smail fayhaa ) glory of the ancient and glorious history, the countrys charming beauty . smail named because they are derived from Highness any height, and this derivation that indicated anything it shows the greatness of will. And they added “Al-Fayha’a” to smail as it has a lot of rain and because of fertility of its soil, and you can find the water everywhere. Also called “Alsajidah cloud” because the first person has entered Islam was from Smail Al Sahabi Al jalil Mazin bin Ghadhooba Al Saadi Al Smaily . and the first people became a Muslim were from smail following Mazin, carrying with him a light and guidance of Islam to Oman . After a long trip and stay in Medina, and what has the Prophet Mohamed said : that after end of the Mazin’s journey, Oman became more secure and peaceful Uncle security and the economic became high.

      The researchers did not get a specific date for the death of Mazin bin Ghadhoobah, and available sources indicate that Mazin became a Muslim in the 6^th year of the Migration and some said 9^th year, and his death after the that, his tomb still exist in a  place called Al Daqhaqhaqain little for from his Mosque.

 

 

 

"Samail, a Tourist Station"

The green street:

        People in Samail succeed when they best describe the truth that their willayat is like the leaf of a green banana tree that extends its green color on both sides and a wadi separates them. It is Wadi Samail that is considered one of the most fertile wadis in the Sultanate of Oman. Also, it is advised to visit these kinds of wadis as they are attractive for both eyes and heart as well. A person who visits Wadi Samail is absolutely fascinated by it. It starts after Al Khoubar Village and it ends in the area near to Al Madrah. The beauty of Oman's nature is represented in Wadi Samail as visitors feel happy and comfortable he they are walking along the wadi since they find themselves walking between two sides of two green oasis with various kinds of trees like mangoes. In this street, all means of nature's beauty can be found as visitors can see the branches of the trees descending near the street and the wadi is on the other side and the gradient colors are obvious behind them.

Besides that, Samail has a lot of popular water springs and falajes such as A' Samdi and Al Heeli. All that witnesses how Omani people are great either in the past or now, but Samail is unique since it combines both the beauty of nature and the cleanest wadis.

So, Samail is an Omani tourist destination that all visitors are asked to visit. Samail is like a beautiful garden that is full of different kinds of trees. The one who visits Samail for the first time will actually spend a very enjoyable time and he will take a good impression on the Willayat as well as it will be kept in his mind for so long.

 

"The Date Palm, the Symbol of the Willayat"

Al Fardh

The date palms and Omani people are strongly related to each other throughout years. Omanis greatly depend on the date palms as they use them as food and medicines as well as Omanis consider the palms as their land and sky according to the firm relationships between each other. Also, the Almighty Allah blesses people to have such plants like the date palms and the Prophet Mohammed Peace Be upon Him describes them as mothers and aunts; that is because of their main roles in people's lives. The date palms have been given different names in the past. For example, Egyptians called them "Banart" which is a Greek name found in their drawings and monuments. The Babylonians, Assyrians and Sumerians gave the date palms the symbol of the power of creation in nature so that they called them The Plant of Life.  What is so interesting in the date palms is that the number of chromosomes in them is equaled to those in the human beings.

The dates have got a lot of nutritional and medical benefits. The Babylonian mentioned about 365 benefits while the Palmyrenes mentioned approximately 800 benefits of dates. In addition, dates are considered one of the most nourishing fruits as they contain a great deal of vitamins A and B, carbohydrate and salts.  

Al Fardh is one of the commonest kinds of the date palms in Samal. It has been chosen to be the symbol of the Willayat as well as it has a good economic benefit for farmers in Samail as a lot of people tend to buy this kind to eat and to extract honey from the dates. Al Fardh is spread all over the willayat and there is a saying that describes the importance of it among people which is, 'Samail has a diagonal Fardh'. People say it because they claim that the Fardh admires Samail only, nowhere else.

Besides the Fardh, there are other kinds of date palms in Samail such as Al Khalass, Al Khenaizi, Al Na'eem, Zabad, Al Barni, Al Khalali, Handhal, Khesab, Al Battash, Qash Al Manhi and Qash Hassass.

"Samail as a spoken history"

Samail Castle

          Omani people are always striving to keep their civilization and identity alive throughout ages. Castles and forts are examples of how Omanis built their identity in the past and they still preserve them from extinction as a part of their history and history that they are proud of all over the globe. In Samail, for instance, there are a lot of forts, castles, towers, walls and houses. More than 150 constructions represent Samail's history such as the forts of Al Shahba'a, Al Bazz, Al Muraifou, Al A'aqaba, Al Janah, Al Manabek and Yourekh.

 

 

       Beside forts, there is a very popular castle in Samail which is Called Samail Castle. It is one of the greatest historical constructions in the Willayat, but there is no specific date of constructing it. Some old people claim that it was built before the era of Islam and the Imam Nasir Bin Morshid first restored it and after a while A'Sayyed Abdul Aziz Bin Sultan Al Busaidi restored it again with a main change that he changed its entrance from the East to the West. The castle has a strategic place since it is located in the center of the Willayah, Samail.

 

 

       The castle has many rooms as well as its wall extends to a number of kilometers on the surrounding walls. Also, the towers that were used as rooms for the Wally and the judge are spread in the four angles of the castle. Furthermore, it has a room called "Al Barzah" where different issues that were related to people's affairs could be discussed.

 

 

     Beside Samail Castle, there are other castles in the Wliiayat such as Al Najd, Al Ganouriyah, Al Mahal and Al Nahdah.