26 Ibn Sa'd Tabaqat., VII, 187; Abu Nu'aim, Hilyah., III,88.

27 Ibn Hajar, Tahdhib., II,38

28 Ibid., II,39

29 Dhahabi, Tadhkirah., I,62; Abu Nu'aim, Hilyah, III, 86

30 Ibn Sa'd, Tabaqat., VII, 181; Ibn Hazm, Mulakhkhas., 64.

31 Abu Nu'aim, Hilyah., III,90; Dhahabi, Tadhkirah., I,62

32 Cf. My "Description of new Ibadhi Mss. From North Africa," Journal of Semitic Studies, XV, I,67

33 Cf. Infra, (150 ff)

34 Cf. My "Description of new Ibadhi Mss," op. cit., 65-66

35 Cf. Infra

36 Cf. My "Description of new Ibadhi Mss," op. cit., 67

37 For the biography of Habib b. Abi Habib, Cf. Ibn Hajar, Tahdhib., II, 180.

38 Cf. Infra, (160-61)

39 Wisyani, Siyar., Ms. 120

40 Abu Zakariya', Siyar., Ms. 31a-32a; Darjini, Tabaqat., Ms. 82-42; Cf. Infra (146-47)

41 Abu 'Ubaidah Muslim b. Abi Karimah, Masa'il., Ms.37; Jitali, Sharh al-Nuniyah., Ms. I,47.

42 Ibn Sa'd, Tabaqat., VII, 181-182; Abu Nu'aim, Hilyah., III,89.

43 Ibn Sa'd, op. cit., VII,181.

44 Abu Nu'aim, op. cit., III, 89.

45 Qur'an: VI, 158

46 Riwayat Ibadhiyah., Ms. Attached to K. Nikah al-shighar., 20; Baghturi, Siyar., Ms. 4; Darjini, Tabaqat., 199.

47 Ibn Sa'd, Tabaqat., VII 181.

48 Al-Qasimi, Qawa'id al-tahdith., 192-195.

49 Abu Nu'aim, Hilyah., III 98.

50 Ibn Hajar, Tahdhib al-Tahdhib., II,39

51 Ash'ari, Maqalat., editor Ritter, I,

52 Ibn Abi al-Hadid, Sharh Nahj al-balaghah., V,76.

53 Shammakhi, Siyar., 67 Cf. Supra, 15.

54 Jumiyil b. Khamis, Qamus al-shari'ah., Ms. Vol. 88, the page related to the subject; al-Qutb, Risalah Shafiyah., 43; Ruqaishi, Misbah., Ms. 38.

55 Baghturi, Siyar., Ms.3