"سجلات تاريخ عُمان" [‎٢‎٠] (١١٢/٣٧)

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Annals of 1 Oman.
Book III.
'om the Outbreak of Civil Dissensions to the Imdmate of Sa'id-hin-
1 Abdullah. A. D. 886 to A. D. 934.
There then arose dissensions in 'Oman, and much misery ensued. The
people became divided in religion and counsels, and civil war and discord fell
grievously upon them. Then Musa renounced liashid and his wickedness
and error, and rising against him deposed him.
The Ima m 'Azza'n-bin Temi'm . 'Azzan-bin Termm el-Kharusi suc
ceeded to the Imamate on Tuesday, three nights before the end of the
month of Safar, A. H. 277. [A. D. 890.] Amongst those present at the
ceremony of vowing obedience were 'Omar-bin Mohammed the Kadhl, and
Mohammed-bin Musa-bin 'AH and 'Azzan-bin el-Hizabr, and Azhar-bin
Mohammed-bin Suleiman.
Musa and 'Azzan continued to be mutual friends for a long time, but
at length they quarrelled, and 'Azzan deposed Musa from the office of
Kadhi. 'Azzan then feared what might happen to him from Musa, and
hastened to send a force against him, which he raised partly from the
inmates of the prisons. They proceeded to Izkl, 1 where they entered the
walled enclosure of the el-Nizar, 2 and set to work to slaughter, seize, carry
off and plunder the inhabitants of Izki. They then set fire to the place,
and burned many of the people alive. Musa-bin Musa was killed by the
pebbles of Roddah near the mosque of el-Hajar in the quarter of el-Jenur,
In short, they treated the people of Izki with unheard-of barbarity. The
warfare thenceforward became grievous, and hatred and anger were rife;
each side endeavoured by every means in its power to inflict loss on its
rival. 'Azzan received those who brought the intelligence of this affair
with honour, and rewarded them with largesse, and withheld his favours from
such as had held back from the expedition against Izki. This affair took
place on Sunday, one day before the end of Sha'ban, A. H. 278. [A. D. 891].
In consequence of this occurrence el-Fadhl-bin el-Hawarl el-Koreishi-
el-Nizari took the field, in order to avenge the massacre of the people of
Izki. He was joined by the el-Madhariyeh, 3 and the el-Haddan and some
of the Benul-Harith of el-Batineh ; and he was met by 'Abdullah el-
Haddani in the mountains of the el-Haddan. 4
El-Fadhl proceeded to Towwam which is el-Jow. s Thence he returned
to el-Haddan. He was there joined by el-Hawari-bin 'Abdullah el-Salunl,
and they proceeded on the 16th of Showwal of the same year to Sohar, which
they entered on the 23rd of the same month on a Friday. They attended
Friday prayers, 6 and Zeyd-bin Suleiman officiated on the occasion, and
preached to the people, after which he blessed el-Hawari-bin 'Abdullah el-
Saluni from the pulpit. They remained in Sohar the rest of Friday and