'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.' [‎187] (348/612)

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he paid it at once. One of his Wakils Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator. , a man of er-Kastak
—I think he was of the family of el-Hally—came to him on
a certain occasion—it was on the 8th of el-Hijj, a.h . 1170,
[24th August, 1757], and reported that he had expended
one thousand silver Mahmudis for his, the Imam's, house
hold. The Imam forthwith ordered one of his slaves to go
to the house and bring him one of the bags labelled one
thousand silver Mahmudis ; the man went and brought a
bag which contained one thousand Mdshhhases 1 in gold.
When the Wakil Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator. opened it and found that a mistake had
been made he returned with it to the Imam, whereupon the
latter inquired how much the bag contained. On being told
that it contained one thousand gold Mdshlchases, he said:
" It is God's bounty ; therefore be grateful to Him for the
gift." So the Wakil Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator. retained the money and thanked the
Imam for his liberality.
Another instance to the same effect is as follows;—The
Imam had appointed Rabiaah-bin-Ahmed, el-Ruwahy, who
was a poor man at the time, Wakil Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator. over the property of
Nuaman-Barkah. Two years after, Rabiaah began to pur
chase property on his own account, as also date-trees at
Barkah and el-Jau. This fact having been reported to the
Imam, when the latter came to Nmlman from er-Rastak on
his way to Maskat, he said to Rabiaah : " Is it true as peo
ple say that out of this agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. you have managed to pur
chase property in the town of Barkah and in the towns of
el-Jau and Nakhl ?" The other replied : "0 Imam, I found
a treasure and with it was enabled to purchase the property."
"Where did you find it?" rejoined the Imam. "Just where
you are standing," replied Rabiaah. The Imam, compre
hending at once his figurative speech, smiled and said ; " It
is God's bounty towards you; so thank God for it and
praise Him for His goodness to you."
In fine, the Imam Ahmed-bin-Said was most liberal and
1 Mdshkhas is the Arabic name for the Venetian sequin.
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