"تاريخ أئمة وأسياد عُمان بقلم سليل ابن رزيق، من ٦٦١-١٨٥٦ م، مترجم من الأصل العربي، ومُحرّر بملاحظات وملاحق ومقدمة تواصل التاريخ حتى سنة ١٨٧٠، بقلم جورج بيرسي بادجر، عضو في الجمعية الجغرافية الملكية والقس الراحل في رئاسة بومباي." [‎١‎٦] (٦١٢/١٧٧)

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THE TMAMS OP 'OMAN.
EL-MUHBNN A-BIN-JAIF AR,
el-fejhy, el-yahmady, el-azdy.
He also walked in the way of truth and justice, and fol
lowed in the footsteps of his virtuous predecessors, and
'Oman under him was at peace. The Imamate was con
firmed to him on Friday, in the month of Rajab, a.h . 22G
[a.d . 840]. He was very strict and firm withal. Tso one
could utter vain speeches in his councils ; he never preferred
one litigant to another; none of his assistants ventured to
rise while he was seated; nor did any soldier who received
pay approach him without his arms. His anger was tciiil)lo,
and sometimes he would gnash his teeth with rage. 1 ho
unfortunate victim of his wrath might as well have died at
once. His collector was one 'Abdallah-bin-Suleiman, of the
Benu-Dhabbah, of Manh, whom he used to employ to collect the
cattle-tithe. It is related that this official went to the Mahrah
country and there applied to Wasitn -bin-Jaafar, who was
bound to pay a couple of three -years'-old camels. 1 The man
refused to give more than one, and said : " If you choose to
take it, well; if not, look at these graves of your companions:
whenever any of them opposed us, and wanted to force us con
trary to our will, we killed them." 'Abdallah, who had only
one man with him, then left the country, and on his arrival
at 'Azz of'Oman, where his house was, he sent his companion
to the Imam el-Muhenna-bin-Jaifar, whom he found in
council at Nezwa. As the Imam was preparing to leave, he
called for the messenger and inquired of him about Abdallah
and how he had fared on his journey. The man told him in
detail about Wasim and all that had occurred; whereupon
the Imam ordered him not to divulge the matter to anyone.
On the arrival of 'Abdallah the Imam asked him also about
Wasim, and finding his companion's story confirmed he
i It is clear from the above that the people of Mahrah were tribu
tary to 'Oman at this period.