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administration of this property into liis own hands. This was by the unani
mous wish of the Musalmans, who assembled and held inquiry regarding the
bloodshed and the property unlawfully seized and appropriated by the Al-
Nebhan. It was found that it was more than their possessions. 39 The Kadhi
under the Imam 'Omar-bin Khattab was Abu-'Abdullah Mohammed-bin
Suleiman-bin Ahmed-bin Mufarrij, and he appointed Mohammed-bin 'Omar-
bin Mufarrij agent for those of the Musalmans of 'Oman who had suffered
injustice at the hands of the A'l-Nebhan. Ahmed-bin 'Omar acted in like capa
city for the Al-Nebhan Princes. Ahmed-bin Salih-bin Mohammed-bin 'Omar
adjudged the whole of the property of the Al-Nebhan, their lands, plantations,
tenements, arms, utensils, water-runs, dykes, in fact all they possessed of
dwellings, wells, furniture, and goods, to those whom they had oppressed.
Mohammed-bin 'Omar accepted this decree for those of the people of 'Oman
who had suffered injury, whether living or dead, old or young, male or female.
By this decisive decree the property in question could be claimed by those
injured. Many, however, were unknown, and their claims forgotten, and
it was impossible in such cases to distribute the shares. All such unclaimed
shares of the property were ordered to be given to the poor, it also being
decreed that, whilst there was a just Imam reigning, he was the most fitting
person to receive such property awarded to the poor, and to expend it foi
the glory and maintenance of the government of the Musalmans. All
persons who established their claims, were to receive their shares of the
property of the Benu-Nebhan. On the property being awarded, an estimate
was to be made of what was due in arrears for the yearly produce of such
property, if the claimant had the necessary information, but if he was
unable to estimate this, that portion of the claim was to come under the
head of unknown claims, and to be assigned to the poor, and taken charge
of by the Imam as above. This decree was confirmed and ordered to be
carried into execution. " If any should alter it after hearing it, verily the
guilt is on those who shall alter it, for Ood hears and knows. ,
This order was passed on Wednesday evening, seven days before the end
of Jumadi el-Akhir, in the year 887 A. H. [A. D. 1482]. This occurred in the
second reign of the Imam 'Omar. For one year after his first election Suleiman-
bin Suleiman rose against him, and his army was defeated at Himat in
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Semail. Afterwards he was re-elected He was succeeded by
The Ima'm Mohammed-bin Stileima'n bin Ahmed-bin Mufaeeij , the
Kadhi, in the year of the Hijreh 894 [A. D. 1489.] He was deposed and
The Ima'm 'Omae el-Sheei'e was elected in his place and reigned
for one year, after which he retired to Bahla. The people of Nezwa then
re-installed Mohammed-bin Suleiman.
The Ima'm Ahmed-bin 'Omae . Next was Ahmed-bin 'Omar-bin
Mohammed el-Zenji,