Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, was particularly fond of the Dhafra area and paid great attention to it. He made great efforts to develop and develop it, He pointed out that the pride of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, in Al-Zafra is clearly shown in his poem «Baynouna», in which he called for the Al-Dhafra region and Binnouna, as well as in his repeated visits to the region.

Al-Kindi said in his interview with Emirates Al-Youm that he witnessed in his childhood the visits of the late Sheikh Zayed to Al-Dhafra. "I saw Sheikh Zayed very often in my childhood during his frequent visits to the Dhafra region. The father of poet Ahmed al-Kindi under his presidency. I still remember his conversation with me and I was in the third grade. He asked me about my name and when I told him, "You are the son of the poet Ahmed al-Kindi and the grandson of Judge Musabah al-Kindi, I answered him in the affirmative."

He added: «The late Sheikh Zayed asked me about my studies and whether I benefited from them, and whether I learned to read, write and calculate or not, I answered positively. Then he advised me to pay attention to the study. He said: "The country is waiting for its educated children to take responsibility for its development and development."

Al-Kindi said that this conversation with the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God have mercy on him, had the greatest impact on himself, as he was an incentive for him to excel in the study, and when he was a little lazy about the study, his father and his mother reminded him of the commandment of the late Sheikh Zayed, and regain his desire to succeed and excellence.

The wisdom of Zayed

Another position reminds him of the Canadian, reflecting the interest that was the late Sheikh Zayed of Education; when his uncle Taher Musbah was studying at the Canadian school and was the only student in his class, so the school administration considered canceling this class because there was only one student, then the late Sheikh Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God bless him and grant him peace, on a visit to the school, and learned the thought of its management in closing the class, ordered it to continue even if there was only one student. After years of this incident, Khali received his doctorate and made sure to go to Sheikh Zayed and give him the certificate he received. He reminds him that he was the only student in the class and Sheikh Zayed was very happy and successful.

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late father of Al-Zafra, said that since founding Abu Dhabi in 1966, his father had visited the Dhafra area and worked to settle the Bedouins. He has built new cities in the region such as Madinat Zayed, Port, Giaithi, Liwa, Ruwais and Al-Saied, and has ensured that cities are integrated with services and facilities.

He noted the keenness of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God bless him, during his visits, to sit with people and deal with them closely, and ask them about their needs and meet them. On the other hand, the people of the region had a deep love and respect for him, and they eagerly waited for his visits to them.

Attention to poetry and poets

Another aspect of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, is touched by the Canadian in his speech, his connection to poetry and his interest in poets. Sheikh Zayed was a poet and interested in poetry. He knew that al-Dhafra included a large number of great poets. He was interested in them and was keen to meet them, so he thought of establishing councils of poets gathering and meeting them to share their poems and talk about poetry. (The Badia poets). Sheikh Zayed assigned his presidency to my father. He ordered that the great poets as well as the young ones invite him to learn from the adults. A radio program was allocated for the Council. There was no television at that time, and then the program became television in 1982. With my father at the time and sit watching what is going on ».

Al-Kindi said that the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, not only made the councils of poets, but he gave them monthly salaries to encourage and support them. "I remember when Sheikh Zayed established the city of Ghayathi in the early 1970s, poets called for poems about the city. He saw poetry as a means of documenting events and preserving heritage, customs and traditions. At that time my father in Zayed City did not attend. He asked him to bring him, And organized a poem about the new city ».

He explained that, through his studies, he found that Sheikh Zayed's hair is characterized by several main features, most notably the adoption in most of the poems on the weight of «refund» because the weight is linked to the UAE and Oman, where the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God bless him, To preserve the heritage of the region and celebrate it, and the second is to use the indigenous dialect, as an essential component of the national identity of the UAE, and as governor is keen to guide his people towards the good of man and society; included the poetry of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , May God rest his soul, on a lot of judgment and advice To pray for the good of his people and his country, in addition to writing poems in various poetic purposes, such as spinning, pride and enthusiasm, and the convergence of many poets.

Interesting heritage

Ali Ahmed Al Kindi Al Marar said that the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God bless him and grant him peace, paid great attention to the heritage and made great efforts to preserve it and celebrate it. He explained that elements of heritage such as horse and camel races, sea races, falconry and folklore such as war, arrogance and coloration are rooted in the people of Dhafra, but the difficulty of life in ancient times prevented them from practicing these arts on a regular basis and was limited to holidays and weddings. , And ordered the organization of races in every visit to the region, and the monitoring of prizes to encourage the value of camel owners to pay attention to their hybrids and care, and helped them to do so.

- Sheikh Zayed not only established the councils of poets, but he allocated them monthly salaries to encourage and support them.

- Sheikh Zayed was keen to sit with people, deal with them closely, and ask them about their needs and meet them.