'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.' [‎242] (403/612)

242 the imams of 'oman.
with literary men, was bountiful towards Muslims of merit,
listened patiently to the unfortunate, and by his urbanity
placed all his associates on an equality with himself. In
fine weather, when he resided at Maskat, he used to fre
quent the mdsjid, called the Masjid of 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. , before
early dawn. (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. who built it in the year a.h . 1182
[a.d . 1768] was the seyyid Khalfan-bin-Muhammad-bin-
'Abdallah, el-Bu-Saidy.) There the Seyyid Salim would offer
up the usual prayers, and then follow them up by other sup
plications until the Muedz-dzin announced the prayer of el-
Fajr, when he took his place behind the learned and pious
sheikh, Abu-Zuhair-Muhenna-bin-Khalfan-bin-Muhammad,
el-Bii-Saldy, in company with the other Muslims. 1 After
wards he would read a portion of the gracious Kuran, until
the sheikh prayed the Prayer of edh-I)hdha, and then return
home. If his brother Said happened to be at Miiskat, he
would then go out with him; if not, he used to take a walk
in the building near the Island, where his father Sultan
used to promenade. Such was his ordinary mode of life.
There was always some learned FaJcih 2 or famous poet present
at his receptions. He committed to memory the poetry of
the Arabs before and after the times of Islam, studying
diligently the histories of Arabian and foreign dynasties,
insomuch that he was quite familiar with their policy and
the events of their reign. He often sat up a great part of
the night discussing with the learned such topics as the
rules of poetry and rhetoric, the comparative sciences, and
other subjects in which he took an interest. And if, on
any of these occasions, reflections were made upon the dead,
he used to say, personifying the departed :—
1 It is clear from this incidental statement that the Seyyid SsUim,
though regent and virtually sovereign of the country, did not perform
the religious functions of Imjlm. It should be borne in mind that the
Imftm Sa'id-bin-Ahmed was still alive at er-Rast&k.
* A jurisconsult. For an elaborate disquisition on the import of the
original word, see Pocock's Specimen Hist. Arah., pp. 203-208.