‘File XXIX/4 THE IMAM’S RISING 1913-1920. RISING of IMAM of NIZWA JAN. 1915 & ATTACK ON BAIT-al-FALAJ JAN. 1915’ [‎370r] (762/836)

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(j )right to stop us passing orders according .
tV, ii v Shara against the Sultan if he acte contrary
^ aw if he does not follow tokwxwlvKkgfct
*rictly ? / What right have you to ossa
^ whenever we come to punish him who is of our
Ts u + Ci r 3 on u 5 *i th , y°* rifles as you did in
assanah in the days of Ihrahim bln Q,ais who in ,
aay was a learned man of renown and who followed
l£ ie according to hie own views and those of
the ***** rest of the ’mima*. See also xfextxgmx how
you treated us at Birka when you fought with us*
By what right too have you stopped^ our trade with
Aden by making our vessel# xxi3txa±xMxBxKfc(<froa the
Batineh coast ?) call at ■^scat en route and pay xmx
tmaxAstims duty to the Mascat Customs when they (the
vessels) have no business to 4e at -^scat ? 0raan4
traders also wxwxwkwxsat^Rwkyxwxv who go to Bombay and ,
Karachi and other British ports,are made by you to
(observe) the same conditions and in this way our tradi
is hampered.
You have had great experience of the Omani tnxtirsi.
traders. You know they have no means of profit except ’
from Oman. The people of Oman are not intelligent; k
they are mostly lazy and poor.
I write to you,Oh Colonel,knowing you to be a
wise man and of good understanding and the represent
ative of the British Goverbment. I ask you ^ Is it
fair (lit. lawful) to call upon the Imamffl to agree to
conditions which are of no interest or profit to him? 11
Or to ask him to xgxiui accept WBH&fcfcfrXJis only such
terms as you want,while at the same time unlawful
things are permitted to continue tn Mascat ?•
God has said n Do not depend on unjust men. If you do
you will burnt by ther-fire *
The upshot of all this is that if you wish tin*
OmaifTIHe dominions of Mascat) to remain under the
rule of Said Taimur,then he raust follow and obey
M The Mahomadan" (probably the Imam is meant) and con
duct all his affairs according to Mahoaadan Law (which
must be observed also) by his close relations and fx±**
friends and by the public equally both high and low, ,
lie (ths Sultan) must accept and permit the Jlxik Deputy
of the Imam to live with him in Maacat to see that the
orders of Mahomadan Law are carried out. (The Deputy;
will give or withold permission according to that
Law and protect the rights of the snhject*. v If Saiad
Taimur agrees to all this) then the Imam and his yoll
-ers vrill i»e hound not to oppose hina in any way eitner
in his Court or hie buildings or any defence works hel-
.1 onging to him. \
The following conditions therefore may be agreed
upon between us viz|«
I Every slave should be given bacx to his ra«.ster
The dealing in arms should be permitted and everything
s.rroertainin#c to Arms should be allowed also,
I So rule, except ”r (Mahowadan) Rule, should he per-
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Sut if you intend to exercise your authority orer
both s idee, via.o’er the laam's people and ^aid
Taiaur'• ae well, then (X say) this will never be per-
mitted by our xk**g*«x religion; for we do not for
worldly things; we ask only f ° r
anAmwv&mxwx Mahomadan Law and of the right to wamawxwj
mxtfxircewkw)#** ♦bid and forbid* according to the Bhara
mmwxpxwmwmwx Almighty and He is able to assist us
^nd'de^Ly our LeSif ^He ha. said - I hold myself
bound to help the Believers tt ;and we expect such nelp
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