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they alighted from their camels and seizing their weapons charged with
Mohammed-bin Nur against el-Ahif and his followers, who were exhausted
by fatigue. So it happened that when on the point of gaining the victory,
the people of 'Oman were put to flight, and El-Ahif-bin Hamham and many
of his relatives and others were slain, few of the people of 'Oman escaping.
Mohammed-bin Nur after this returned to Nezwa, and ruled supreme over
all 'Oman dividing the people and committing evil throughout the land,
which together with the sons of the land he ruined by his tyranny. As
soon as Mohammed-bin Nur had re-established his authority in 'Oman, he
degraded the most honorable of the inhabitants and reduced them to the
most abject condition. He caused people to have their hands, feet, and ears
cut off, their eyes put out, and generally treated the inhabitants with the
greatest severity and contempt. He also filled up the water channels,
burnt the books, and 'Oman passed out of the hands of its people. After
wards desiring to return to el-Bahrein, he placed a person named Ahmed-
bin Hilal as Governor of all 'Oman, and himself returned to el-Bahrein.
The residence of this Ahmed was at Bahla. He also placed a Governor at
Nezwa, named Beyharah, surnamed Abu-Ahmed. This person was informed
one day that Abul-Hawan and his adherents repudiated Musa-bin Musa, on
hearing which he sent a soldier to Abul-Hawari, who came to him as he
was seated after morning prayer in the Mihrab 1 " Sa'id, known by the name
of Abul-Kasim (that is the mosque of el-Shejebi), reading the Koran, and
informed him that Abu-Ahmed required his presence. Abul-Hawari
replied that he had nothing to do with him, and resumed his reading.
The soldier remained in astonishment, not knowing what course to tako
with him, until a messenger came from el-Beyharah with orders not to
interfere with Abul-Hawari, whereupon the soldier returned, and Abul-
Hawari remained unmolested by the blessed infiuence of the sacred book.
It is said the soldier related afterwards that he had summoned him to arise^
fearing lest his blood should be spilt in the Mihrab.
El-Beyharah continued to be governor of Nezwa until the people rose
and slew him. His corpse was dragged away and buried in a well known
spot a little below the gate called Mo'thir, by the way side of the road
leading to Fark, where they cast manure and ashes and other refuse. God
knows the truth 1
The people then gave allegiance to
The Ima'm Mohammed-bin el-Hasan el-Khaeusi as a Shari
Imam. 13 He soon after abdicated, and they elected
The Ima'm El-Salt-bin el-Ka'sim . They deposed him and declared for
The Ima'm 'Azza'n-bin Hazabe el-Ma'liki ', who derived from Kelb-el-
Yahmad. He was also deposed and their choice fell on
The Ima'm 'Abdullah-bin Mohammed el-Hadda'ni ', known as Abu-
Sa'id cl-Karmati. They deposed him also and re-elected