'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.' [‎204] (365/612)

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the imams of oman.
the afternoon, and when he was about to set out on his
return to Barkah he took Muhenna aside and sat down with
him. The latter was the first to speak, and said: " What
was your motive in coming' alone to Nakhl by night without
apprising me beforehand, and before the blood which is
between us and our neighbours the el-Maawal is dry? Had
any of the people of Nakhl seen you without recognizing who
you were something untoward might have befallen you; to
say nothing of the large number of people here who do not
know you." Hamed replied : " Muhenna, when you came to
me at Barkah you showed your confidence in me; how then
can I withhold the same confidence from you ? I came to
prove that confidence, and to assure you that it is sincere."
" May God reward you!" was Muhenna^s reply. Thereupon
Hamed returned to Barkah, and the mutual love and friend
ship between him and Muhenna continued until Hamed's
death.
When Hamed assumed the administration he added a
tower to the Western fort, facing el-Makulla, and armed it
with large guns. He also built a castle in the village of
Riwa, and another in the fortress of Barkah, in which latter
he placed his largest guns, and he took the Island from its
feoffees. Further, he ordered a frigate to be built at Zan
zibar, which cost a large sum, and called it the er-Bahmdny.
He also confirmed my father in his appointment over the
customs, vesting him with full authority therein. He sent
for the sheikh Salim-bin-Muhammad, ed-Darmaky, el-Azky,
who was at the time at Azka, and stationed him at Barkah,
in charge of the correspondence between the Muslims and
the legal authorities. He confirmed the sheikh Fadhl-
bin-Seif, el-Y^hmady, in a similar appointment at Maskat.
His kindness towards the sheikh Salim-bin-Muhammad may
serve as an example which deserves to be copied. When
he had appointed him to the office aforesaid, he ordered a
house to be built for him beyond the wall, and on its com-