'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.' [30] (191/612)
The record is made up of 1 volume (435 pages). It was created in 1871. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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30 the imams op 'oman.
a martyr;" he adds, however: "the Imam Julunda-bin-
Mas'iid 1 may perhaps be compared to him." On the other
hand, the sheikh Muhammad-bin-Said-bin-Abi-Bekr says:
" the Imam Said-bin-^Abdallah was far superior to Julanda-
bin-Mas'ud, who is not to be compared to him, for he was
an upright Imam, and was far in advance of his cotemporaries
in learning. Moreover, he died a martyr." He further gives
the following account of the manner in which the Imam
Said-bin-'Abdallah came by his death, which is said to have
occurred a.h . 328 [ a.d . 939]; but God knows. A woman of
el-Ghashb, of er-Eastak, was drying grain in the sun when a
sheep came and began eating it; in order to drive it away
she threw a stone which broke the sheep's leg; thereupon
the woman who owned the animal commenced beating her.
The latter screamed for aid, and a large concourse of people
soon joined both sides and a serious conflict took place. On
hearing this the Imam Said-bin-'Abdallah approached, ac
companied by a soldier, intending to act as a mediator be
tween the combatants, but somehow or other he fell in the
scuffle. After him allegiance was given to
E ASHID-BIN-EL-WALID
on this wise :—there assembled together sheikh ' Abdallah-
bin -Muhammad-bin-Abi-'l-Muathir, and Naaman-bm-Ab-
du-'l-Hanrid, and Abu -Muhammad-'Abdallah-bin-Muham-
mad-bin-Salih, and Abu-'l -Mundhir-bin -Abi -Muhammad-
bin-IUih. These men were looked up to at that time with the
same confidence and respect as were those of the assembly
who gave their allegiance to the Imam Said -bin-'Abdallah.
None questioned their virtue or ignored their probity, for they
were the most eminent of their class. Thus there arc men
forthcoming to suit all times, just as there is a rhyme for
every word, and contemporaries are never wanting to extol
their virtues, having full confidence in them. The man ot
1 See ante, p. 7.
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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 The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. of Bombay.
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- '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.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:20, 1:128, 1:436, 1:8, iv-r:vi-v, back-i
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- Ḥamīd ibn Muḥammad Ibn Ruzayq xx Salil ibn Razik
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- Title
- '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.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:20, 1:128, 1:436, 1:8, iv-r:vi-v, back-i
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- Ḥamīd ibn Muḥammad Ibn Ruzayq xx Salil ibn Razik
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