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Al-Julanda bin Masud (Arabic: الجلندى بن مسعود, romanized:&#;al-Julandā ibn Masʿūd; died CE) was an Ibadi religious leader who was elected the first Ibadi imam of Oman, ruling from until his death defending against an Abbasid invasion in CE.

Ancestry

Al-Julanda bin Masud belonged to the al-Julanda family of Azd, who had ruled Oman from the 6th century CE until their overthrow by an Umayyad army led by Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf during the reign of Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan.^[1]:&#;&#; His grandfather, Jayfar bin al-Julanda, co-ruled Oman with his brother during the advent of Islam and accepted the faith after receiving a letter from Muhammad.^[2]

Biography

Election

There is no mention of interactions between al-Julanda and the Ibadi school until the Ibadi revolt, during which he pledged allegiance to its leader Abdullah bin Yahya al-Kindi.

Unlike the Ibadi preachers active in Oman, he does not appear to have had connecti