'History of the imâms and seyyids of 'Omân by Salîl-ibn-Razîk, from A.D. 661-1856; translated from the original Arabic, and edited with notes, appendices, and an introduction, continuing the history down to 1870, by George Percy Badger, F.R.G.S., late chaplain in the Presidency of Bombay.' [‎50] (211/612)

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the imams of oman.
'Omar-bin-Khattab^ for on his first accession lie had only held
the office one year when Suleiman-bin-Suleiman-bin-Muzhaf-
far, en-Nebhany, aided by the people of theWadi-Semail, rose
up against him and overthrew him and his army. Subse
quently, during the year 894, Muhammad-bin-Suleiman-bin-
Ahmed-bin-Mufarraj, the Kadhi above mentioned, appointed
him a second time. After him he set up
'OMAK-ESH-SHERIF,
who held the office one year, and confined himself to Behla.
Then the people of Nezwa appointed Suleiman-bin-Suleimfm
a second time, 1 and not long after they swore fealty to
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AHMED-BIN-MUHAMMAD,
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on whose death allegiance was given to
ABU-^L-HASAN-BIN-'ABD-ES-SALAM,
who held the Imamate for less than a year, when Suleiman-
bin-Suleiman-bin-Muzhaffar rose up against him. He died
before actual hostilities took place, whereupon allegiance was
sworn to
MUHAMMAD-BIN-ISMA'IL,
owing to the following circumstances :—He resided on the
western side of the road leading to the Bab-en-Nizar, at
Azka. 2 Now it so happened that in the midst of his tyranny
and oppression, Suleiman-bin-Suleiman-bin-Muzhaffar, en-
Nebhany, was haunted by a voice bidding him to be on his
1 As this Suleiman was a Nebhany, his appointment shows that the
Benu-Nebhan still retained considerable influence in the country.
2 I take this to be Wellsted's " Zikki," about 20 miles to the east of
Nezwa. He describes it as " a village romantically situated in a hol
low, under some hills, in which also there are several towns. Travels
in Arabia, vol. i, p. 169.