'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.' [‎203] (364/612)

hamed-bin-el-imam-sa'id.
M aawal. When lie subsequently repaired thither, he and
his suite put up at Sabarat-Habashy, where he assembled
the el-Maawal and the Benu-Muhallal and effected a recon
ciliation between them. After partaking of a hospitable
feast prepared for them by Muhenna, Hamed and his fol
lowers and all the other guests dispersed, each returning to
his home.
Two days after, Hamed went alone by night from Barkah
to Nakhl, only one of his most intimate friends being apprised
of his journey. He reached Nakhl before dawn, and securing
his camel near the mosque of Jazy, he took his arms with
him and went and stood on the door-step of the fort, none
of the garrison being aware of his presence. At daybreak,
as one of Muhenna's slaves, named edz-Dzabab, was going
out into the town on business, he saw Hamed and inquired
who he was. He said: "I am Hamed; go and tell Muhenna
that I am here on the door-step." When the servant went
back he found his master Muhenna in the room of prayer
attached to the fort, engaged in reading the blessed Kuran.
On receiving the message he immediately ai'ose and went to
Honied, and taking him by the hand brought him into the
fort; whereupon they both sat down to read the Kuran
together, and when the time of prayer arrived they prayed
together. Then they descended towards Sabarat-Hdbashy,
and when the sun arose the watchman on the tower of
'Akum cried out, " the troops ! the troops !" Muhenna
dispatched a messenger to tell him to hold his peace. The
party espied were friends who had come to pay their respects
to Hamed; the Kadhis and the Mutdwwa'un 1 led the way,
and were followed by upwards of a thousand Arabs and
Hadhr, for whom Muhenna made two feasts, the last more
sumptuous than the first. Hamed remained at Nakhl till
1 Persons who serve without pay, volunteers ; but the latter term, in
its usual acceptation, does not convey the sense of the original, which
means men who attend upon their chiefs willingly and gratuitously.