'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1256] (305/688)

1256
MUHAMMAD
2. A1 bu Sulainiah. Mansab ibn Maimar is in 'Araibi's territory with half this sectioft.
The remaining half is with 'Abdul Karim Saihud (in Falih Saihud's territory)
their headman being Mulajim ibn Sumairiv Another leading man is Kahanu.
3. A1 bu Ghannam, head Shaikhs 'Ali ibn Kudhaiyir and Muhodar ibn Mughamia
living with 'Araibi Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. > Their principal sections are as follows :—
Ghannam, al bu.
'Arjan, al ». • • • • • • Jawwal.
Jubarah, Bait .. .. . • • • Shuwaiyish.
Kawush.
Korjah, al .. .. - - 'Ali ibn Khudhaiyir.
Rumh, Bait .. - •• Muhodir ibn Mughamis.
Shia ibn Musallam.
is The Al bu Bukhithave no paramount Shaikh though Musallam ibn Musa'ad and
Jabbarah ibn Thajil have pretensions to the dignity. Though they are marsh
people they are described as not Ma'dan but Al bu Muhammad. No one has
any authority over them and like all tribes who live in the isolation of the
swamps, their habits are primitive. They are buffalo owners and have no culti
vated ground. The principal sections are as follows :—•
Bukhit, al lu.
Men.
'Aufi, Bait. .. Musallam ibn Musa'ad .. ..100
Furaij, Bait.
Ghuwainim, Bait
Nakhsh, Bait.
Saqr, Bait.
100
30
100
200
Jabbarah ibn Thajil ..
Sarhan
Mughtadh
Janzil ibn Kuwaili ..
All sections are constantly moving. Their present position is roughly from the Nahr,
Safhah to Haddamah, on the river bank of the Tigris. The Baits /Aufi, Furaij and Saqar
are together immediately below Haddamah and a part of the Bait Saqr is on the oppo
site bank, below Nahr al Rof: the Bait Nakhsh is close to Sakhrichah, the Bait Ghuwai
nim, the smallest and worst section, a little further south. The figures given are appro
ximate only.
The Shaddah Arabs, with the exception of Al bu Ghannam, who transplant nee, in
the marshes in 'Araibi's territory, are not cultivators, but move with their buffaloes as
they find necessary for grazing. In the cold season they generally move further into the
marshes, coming down close to river during the hot months.
They make and sell mats and cut reeds from the marshes for sale.
Shaddah Arabs probably number some 2,000 men.
The Al bu Muhammad control the Ma'dan tribes, Al Fartus [q.r.) and the Bait Haddad
(q.v.)
BAIT HADDlD—
A small Ma'dan tribe controlled by Falih al Saihud (Al Bu Muhammad).^ Their
principal Shaikh is Sultan ibn Marzuq. They have a few baits south of Manjabi and
range up to the Jamshah district. No fixed habitation. They may number some 250
men.
FARTUS, A l—
Originally Ahl Jazair, a constituent of the Bani Asad, by whom they were driven out
of the Chabaish district into the Hor. The Bani Asad now deny their claim to kinship.
The Fartus are split up into many sections and with few exceptions are cultivators with,
and at present subservient to, Majid al Khalifah of the Al Bu Muhammad. They own
a" large number of buffaloes. The question of taxation was always a bone of contention
between the Azairij and Majid al Khalifah as, during certain periods of the year, they
cross for grazing purposes into territory claimed by the Azairij. Previously many of
the Fartus were cultivators with the Azairij and a few odd families are still with Shaikh
Shawai. In August 1916 a section of the Fartus made a raid on the Tigris. The 'Iran