This thesis is an attempt to
provide a comprehensive overview of Omani political history from the advent of
Islam until the collapse of the second Ibadi imamate in 280/983.
The work commences with a
review of the political situation in pre-Islamic Oman, with special emphasis on
the arrival of the Azd and other Arab tribes in Oman. The Islamicization of
Oman and its early relations with the Islamic central authorities in Medina are
dealt with extensively, and the position of Oman during the Umayyad caliphate
is discussed in depth. The relationship between the Omanis and the Khawarij is
reappraised.
The middle section of the
thesis deals with the foundation of the Ibadi school in Basra, the spread of
Ibadi teachings in Oman, and the concept of imamate according to Ibadi
doctrines. The heavy involvement of the Azd tribe in the promulgation of Ibadi
teachings is highlighted.
The establishment of the first
Ibadi imamate (132-134/750-752) is one of the most important events in Omani
history, and this momentous occurrence is examined at length. The rise of the
second Ibadi-imamate and the policies of its various imams are covered
extensively; the thesis concludes with the civil war and the collapse of this
imamate in 280/893.
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