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they alighted from their camels and seizing their weapons charged with. 
Mohammed-bin Nur against el-Aluf 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 e}^es 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 Balila. He also placed a Governor at 
Nezwa, named Beyliarah, surnamed Abu-Ahmed. This person was informed 
one day that Abul-Hawari 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 12 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 take 
with him, until a messenger came from el-Beylnarah with orders not to 
interfere with Abul-Hawari, whereupon the soldier returned, and Abul- 
Hawari remained unmolested by the blessed influence 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 ! 
The people then gave allegiance to 
The Ima'm Mohammed-bin el-Hasan el-KhariM 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 Hazabr 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 el-Karmati. They deposed him also and re-elected 
