"شخصيات، شبه الجزيرة العربية" [‎٢‎٠‎٦] (٣٧٤/٢١٠)

His appointment, however, would not be popular with the tribe, for he is
reputed to be mean and overbearing. His two brothers, 'Abd ibn Ibrahim
and Husein ibn 'Abd, are with him but have not much influence.
The A1 Rusheid live round Khamis Musheit and towards Ibha and
number about 4,000 men. 'Ali ibn 'Iteij is their chief Sheikh, a fighter
of repute.
They all support the Turks but they refuse to pay them taxes, nor do
they join the local gendarmerie. They are a prosperous community and
their nomads are rich in a breed of large white sheep. They also own
many horses. They have not a good reputation in war.
The Al Ghamar are braver than the A1 Rusheid and quarrel with
them. They live along the Beni Malik boundary, and muster about 1,000
men, of whom 600 are nomads. Mohammed ibn 'Urur, their chief Sheikh,
dislikes Sheikh 'Abd el-'Aziz and supports Idrisi. His followers, however,
keep very much to their own country and do not meddle in politics.
The Nahas are a purely nomad section and are rich in horses and
sheep. They live out to the east along the 'Abidah boundary, and are of
all the Shahran the most famous in war. They do all their fighting on
horseback, principally against the 'Abidah. The Qa'ud and the Al Rusheid
pay them " khawah " at the rate of 12 piastres for every well as a bribe
against being plundered. They have no cultivation and live by selling
semn and their animals in Khamis Musheit. Their young men are not
permitted to wear rings until they have killed a man, and once blooded
they cut a notch on the stock of their rifles for each of their victims.
Utterly out of hand, they never approach Ibha, and recognize neither the
Turks nor Idrisi nor their own paramount Sheikh. 'A'idh ibn Jabbar
is their chief, a man of 50, who has led them into battle for years.
The Qa'ud are entirely settled in Wadi Tindahah, which flows into the
Wadi Shahran, and is the most fertile of all the Shahran country. They
are peaceable and unwarlike, and obedient to Sheikh 'Abd el-'Aziz.
The Beni Bijad are a large sub-tribe numbering 10,000 men, of whom
7,000 are nomads. The settled portion lives along the Ibha-Bishah road
between Al Batat and Shafan, and is entirely agricultural. The nomads
are warlike and fight both on horseback and on foot. Their cavalry carry
lances as well as rifles. They are on bad terms with the Beni Wahhab and
fight the 'Abidah, Balahmar, and Balasmar. Like most nomads they go
up to Bishah for the date season. Sa'id ibn Hashbal is chief over all the
sub-tribe. He was formerly with the Turks, but now sides with Idrisi,
and only pays a nominal allegiance to Sheikh 'Abd el-'Aziz. He
collects tithes from his followers, with whom he is popular, and is a rich
man.
The Beni Wahhab are the largest sub-tribe, numbering 15,000 men,
of whom 13,000 are nomads. They live in the Wadi Shahran up to Bishah.
Of all Arabs they have the most evil reputation. They are robbers and
highwaymen, treacherous, even to their guests, have little religion and
no marriage laws, and kill women and children in their raids, a custom