'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.' [‎124] (285/612)

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THE IMAMS OF 'OMAN.
and woke those who were in the Hujrah, which was imme
diately entered by Muhammad^s followers. These latter
surrounded the room in which the Amir of the garrison had
fortified himself, and then seized and slew him. The slave
Bakhit was also killed on this occasion. On learning the
death of their Amir his men took to flight, and Muhammad
ordered the Hujrah to be demolished.
According to another account, the Hujrah scaled by Mu-
hammad and his slave Bakhit was that of the el-Bekriyyin,
whose Amir, Bekr, having been slain, Muhammad ordered
it to be razed, as he did also that of the Al-Saad; that,
thereupon, all the people of Upper Semilil came and did
homage to him, and he made peace with them, on condition
that they paid the ZaMt. 1 The Benu-Ruwahah also came
and did homage to him and swore to be loyal.
After settling these matters at Semail, Muhammad went
to es-Sib, where he abode several days and received the
homage of the el-Maawal. Then he marched with his army
along the seashore and attacked the Al-Saaly, and cut up a
number of their mounted men, who, thinking that their
assailant was Khalf, called out; " Deal gently, O Khalf, with
your allies and adherents P' After this affair Muhammad
halted at el-Harady. Some time prior to the foregoing
attack a dispute had arisen between Khalf-bin-Nasir, el-
Kusayyar, and the el-Maawal who held the fort of Barkah
for him, and who had consequently decided to surrender it
to Muhammad-bin-Nasir, when they heard that he was at
el-Harady; but Muhammad being ignorant of their inten
tions left that place and returned to Semail.
1 Obligatory alms given, by those who can afford them, for the poor
and other pious uses. My friend Mr. Frederic Ayrton sends me the
following extract on the subject from the Kashf Ahi-SaWd 'ala esh-
Sharh Mnlla Miskln: "According to the Hanafy rite, the amount to be
paid was \ of or 2 i P er cent -» of merchandise, of gold and silver,
(not being women's ornaments,) and of cattle which graze at large, if
of the value of 20 dinars, and possessed by the owner for one lunar year."