 A similar letter was sent to Hauda bin Ali, the governor of Al-Yamama, who replied that he would only convert if he were given a position of authority within Muhammad's government, a proposition which Muhammad was unwilling to accept.The then ruler of Damascus, Harith ibn Abi Shamir al-Ghassani, reportedly reacted less than favourably to Muhammad's correspondence, viewing it as an insult.Jayfar and Abd, princes of the powerful ruling Azd tribe which ruled Oman in collaboration with Persian governance, were sons of the client king Juland (frequently Al Julandā based on the Perso-Arabic pronunciation).