'History of the imâms and seyyids of 'Omân by Salîl-ibn-Razîk, from A.D. 661-1856; translated from the original Arabic, and edited with notes, appendices, and an introduction, continuing the history down to 1870, by George Percy Badger, F.R.G.S., late chaplain in the Presidency of Bombay.' [‎11] (172/612)

THE IMAMS OF 'OMAN.
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the city of er-Rastak, He propagated the lemon-tree from
his own grounds at Warith, which place is named after him,
and he diverted the excess of water from the valleys, espe
cially from that wherein his noble tomb stands, but he over
looked that where he was subsequently drowned.
During his government, [the Khalifah] Harun-er-Rashid
dispatched an army consisting of 1,000 horse and 500 foot
against ^Oman, under the command of 'Isa-bin-Jaafar. In
telligence of the impending invasion was communicated to
the Imam Warith by Yezid-el-Mahlaby, el-Azdy, and he
accordingly sent Faris-bin-Muhammad against him with a
large body of soldiers and all the Imam^s forces. The two
armies met near Sohar, and 'Isa with the remainder of his
troops was put to flight and embarked from the coast close
by. Abu-Hamid-bin-Falah, el-Haddany, and 'Omar-bin-
'Omar pursued them in three ships and captured them,
killing all his men, but sparing 'Isa, whom they imprisoned
in the fort of Sohar. They also seized their ships and kept
them to aid the Mussulmans in defending the true faith.
The Imam Warith then consulted the learned sheikh ^Aly-
bin-'Azrah respecting ^Isa. He replied : " If you put him
to death you will do well; and if you spare him you will also
do well." The Imam therefore allowed him to live, but kept
him in prison. It is related that on hearing this, a party of
Mussulmans, of whom Yahya-bin-'Abdu- , l- , Aziz was one, came
to Sohar without the knowledge of the Imam, and, concealing
themselves in the prison, assassinated him, returning to their
own homes the same night. 3 When Har{ln-er-Rashid heard
1 Haruu-er-Rashid began to reign a.ii . 170 = a.d . 786.
2 Most of these facts are corroborated by the historian Ahmed-bin-
\ ahya, el Beladzory, who writes: u The inhabitants of 'Oman con
tinued to pay tithes and poll-tax until the Khalifate of er-Rashid, who
appointed 'Isa-bin-Ja'afar-bin-Suleiman-bin-'Aly-bin-'Abdallah-bin-el-
'Abbas governor over that country. 'Isa went against them accom
panied by troops from el-Basrah, who began to violate the women and
to commit other outrages. This coming to the knowledge of the