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ʿUmân
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both accepted Islâm and invited the Arabs to it. The Arabs then responded and showed special interest in it. ʿAmr and abu-Zaid stayed in ʿUmân until the death of the Prophet. It is said by some, however, that abu-Zaid returned to al-Madînah before that.

Al-Azd and other tribes apostatize. Consequent upon the death of the Prophet, al-Azd apostatized from Islâm under the leadership of Laḳîṭ ibn-Mâlik dhu-at-Tâj and left for Dabba[1] (some say for Damma in Dabba), Abu-Bakr, thereupon, dispatched against them Ḥudhaifah ibn-Miḥṣan al-Makhzûmi, who in a battle with Laḳîṭ and his companions killed him and took from the people of Dabba many captives whom they sent to abu-Bakr. At this, al-Azd returned to Islâm. Other clans from ʿUmân, however, apostatized and went as far as ash-Shiḥr. These ʿIkrimah followed and overpowered, carrying away a large booty and killing many of their number. Then some of the tribe of Mahrah ibn-Ḥaidân ibn-ʿAmr ibn al-Ḥâfi ibn-Ḳuḍâʿah massed a body of men, against whom ʿIkrimah came; but they offered no resistance and paid ṣadaḳah.

Ḥudhaifah made governor. Abu-Bakr assigned Ḥudhaifah ibn-Miḥṣan as governor over ʿUmân. When abu-Bakr died, Ḥudhaifah was still over it; but he was later dismissed and sent to al-Yaman.

ʿÎsa ibn-Jaʿfar abuses the people. The state of ʿUmân continued in a fair way, its people paying ṣadaḳah on their property, and poll-tax being taken from those among them who were dhimmis until the caliphate of ar-Rashîd who made ʿÎsa ibn-Jaʿfar ibn-Sulaimân ibn-ʿAli ibn-ʿAbdallâh ibn-al-ʿAbbâs its ruler. The latter left for ʿUmân with some troops from al-Baṣrah, who began to violate women, and rob

  1. Ṭabari, vol. i, p. 1981: "Daba".