Oman's Ibadis elect al-Julanda ibn Mas'ud as imam, the first Ibadi imamate in Oman; the elective imamate, held to belong to the most qualified believer rather than to one lineage, becomes the lasting pattern of Ibadi rule in Oman.
Tagged: Ibadi Islam Muslim
The Event
- Date
- 749 (approximate)
- Era
- Umayyad; Standard periodization of Islamic history
- Location
- Nizwa; today Nizwa, Oman
- Traditions
- Islam
- Streams
- Ibadi Islam
- Key figures
- Al-Julanda ibn Mas'ud
Primary Sources
- Ibadi sira literature
Secondary Sources
- Kennedy, The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates (Routledge, 3rd ed. 2016)
- Crone, God's Rule: Government and Islam (Columbia, 2004)
Provenance: HIST-0217; confidence 0.85; accessed 2026-10-27.
Related on This Site
- Battle of Badr History Event
- Birth of Muhammad History Event
- Caliphate of Abu Bakr History Event
- Caliphate of Umar History Event
- Conquest of Mecca History Event
- Death of Muhammad History Event
- First revelation History Event
- Hijra to Medina History Event