A majlis sofa for Muharraq should suit the long, cushion-lined room the town is known for. Sofhu makes raised majlis sets and low Arabic floor sofas in Türkiye to your wall measurements, in velvet, medallion, sadu-pattern and star fabrics, with 32 kg/m³ foam. Shipping to Bahrain is free, and men's and women's majlis rooms can be ordered together.
- Best fit
- Majlis sets or floor sofas along the full length of the walls
- Patterns
- Sadu-pattern stripes, medallions, Sofhu star designs
- Uneven walls
- Each wall measured and cut separately
- Foam
- 32 kg/m³ (32 DNS), no springs
- Shipping
- Free to Bahrain
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Muharraq was Bahrain’s capital before Manama, and it still has many of the country’s best-preserved traditional houses. The Pearling Path, a UNESCO World Heritage site, runs through the old town and takes in merchants’ houses and majalis, the Siyadi majlis among them. People here do not need the room explained to them. A majlis sofa for Muharraq has one job: to furnish that room properly, raised or at floor level, along the full length of the walls.
The Muharraq majlis is a long room
The Bahraini majlis has been described as a long room lined with carpets and cushions, placed so that visitors can be received without walking through the family’s quarters. The larger Muharraq houses have a men’s majlis and a women’s majlis, and some families still open theirs on fixed days of the week. In Ramadan the rooms fill after iftar and the evening prayers, and guests go from one house to the next through the night.
That use dictates the furniture. Seating runs along both long walls and across the end, so nobody has their back to anyone. The centre stays clear for the coffee tray and for people coming and going. The background to all of this is on the Bahraini majlis page.
Majlis or floor sofa, cut wall by wall
A long room exposes a ready-made set at once: the runs stop short or have to be padded out with a spare cushion. Sofhu cuts each run to the wall it sits against. Old houses add their own complications. Walls are thick and not always parallel, there are niches and piers, and doors open where the builder wanted them.
Measure each wall separately at floor level and mark every interruption.
Sofhu makes two products for this room. The Arabic majlis is raised: fully upholstered units at sofa height, with a solid base, tall fixed backs and arm bolsters, the formal choice for a room that receives guests on fixed days. The Arabic floor sofa keeps the older form: a foam seat mattress that rests on the floor and leans on the wall, with loose back cushions. It does not scratch the floor and has no frame to assemble. Both are modular, so a short piece can close an awkward gap by a doorway.
Inside is 32 kg/m³ foam, with no springs. Density is the amount of material in the cushion, and denser foam generally keeps its height and support longer. In a room that seats a full house every Ramadan night, that is what you are paying for.
Patterns that suit a heritage house
Four directions work well against plaster walls and timber:
- Velvet with medallions. The teal majlis at the top of this page, with ivory medallion cushions and striped bases, is the raised, formal version.
- Sadu-pattern red. Sadu is the Bedouin weaving of the Peninsula, in narrow geometric bands. The red floor sofa in the gallery uses an upholstery fabric in that style with a matching rug. The page on the Bedouin majlis and sadu covers its origins.
- Medallions. Burgundy or navy grounds with a repeating medallion give a formal room without shine.
- Stars. Sofhu’s navy floor sofa with cream eight-point stars is one of its own designs.
For a wider view of what the motifs are and where they come from, read majlis patterns and motifs.
Humidity and care on the island
Muharraq is an island, and summers are humid. Choose covers that can come off. All Sofhu covers are zippered, and the company states they can be machine washed at 30°C; velvet covers should not be tumble dried. In a room that is opened only for guests, lift the cushions away from the wall now and then so air can pass behind them.
Ordering for a house in Muharraq
Send the wall lengths of each room, a photo from the doorway, and the pattern direction you prefer through the quote form or WhatsApp. If you want the set in place before Ramadan, say so in the first message and ask what is realistic. Our iftar and Eid seating plan helps with numbers, and Sofhu has a page on Arabic sofas for Ramadan gatherings.
Shipping is free. Duties or taxes may apply depending on the destination, so ask before you confirm; the guide to ordering a majlis in the Gulf explains the steps. Sofhu’s page on Arabic sofas in Bahrain covers the country, and the neighbouring pages deal with apartments in Manama and villa rooms in Riffa.
