"سجلات تاريخ عُمان" [‎٢‎٦] (١١٢/٤٣)

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Annals of 1 Oman.
" these things were combined in him. May God have mercy on him f" It
may he, however, that el-Julanda-hin Mes'dd was his equal; but we are told
that the Sheykh Abu-Ibralnm Mohammed-hin Sa'id-hin Ahu-Bekr said—
"The Imam Sa'id-hin 'Abdullah was superior to Julanda-bin Mes'ud; for
" he was a just and righteous Imam, excelling the people of his time in
" learning, and he died a martyr withal. May God pardon him and
" compensate us and el-Islam for his loss with the highest requital, where-
" with He compensates a people for their Imam!" This is what I have
found recorded of his excellence. I find the date of the affair in which he was
killed stated to have been the year 323 A. H. [A. D. 934]. 1 have read a book
in which it is stated that he met his death in the following manner. A woman
of the people of el-Ghashb of el-Rostak was drying grain in the sun, when
a sheep came and ate some of it, on seeing which the woman cast a stone
and broke the sheep's leg. Another woman who owned the sheep, then
came up and began beating the first woman, who cried to her people to aid
her. One of her friends came up and also one of the other woman's friends,
and each side being augmented by fresh arrivals a severe contest commenced.
The Imam Sa'id-bin 'Abdullah repaired to the scene with a single
attendant for the purpose of separating the combatants, and was killed in
the melee. God knows the truth of this.
The Ima'm Ka'shid-bik el-Wali d . The next Imam was Rashid-bin-
el-Walfd, who was elected in the following manner . There assembled toge
ther the Sheykh Abu-Mohammed 'Abdullah-bin Mohammed-bin Abul-
Muathir and Abu-Mes'ud el-Na'man-bin 'Abdul-Hamid, and Abu-Moham
med 'Abdullah-bin Mohammed-bin Shikheh. And amongst those present
at the ceremony were Abu-'Othman llamshaki-bin Eashid and Abu-
Mohammed 'Abdullah-bin Mohammed-bin Salih and Abu-Manthir-hin Abu-
Mohammed-bin Rub. These persons who assembled on this occasion were
respected and distinguished in the same degree as were those who elected the
Imam Sa'id-bin 'Abdullah in their time. No persons of sense denied their
excellence nor ignored their uprightness, and of their contemporaries in the
same Faith none were comparable to them. Thus " there are men for every
time, as there is a word for every occasion." People of every age desire the
general welfare of their religion. This is proverbial. The authority was
with those who were present and not with the absent. Those who bore
witness could not alter, and those who did not could not demur. He who
gave admittance could not expel, nor could the alfirmer deny his word.
Now it was known to this assembly that there was an adversity of
sentiment amongst the members, and that mutual recrimination had place
with regard to the affair of Musa-bin Musa, and Rashid-bin el-Nadhr.
Wherefore, when they had resolved to elect Rashid-bin el-Walid Imam,
they deemed it expedient to summon a general council, to come to an