The greatest is his eternal friendship. The intention is to complete the Muslims and repel the aggressors.

It speaks of the missionaries' activity. And it is heard that some of the Rihman, to their country, that the Sudanese are more ignorant and blind, and are attracted by beads and other trinkets. They take a lot from them and go to the land of Sudan with translations of the Gospel and other books in Arabic. After gifting the infidels with some beads and the like, they read to them from their books, as if they were preachers of Islam, and gradually they convert them to Christianity and bring them into their religion. Thus, attention to this matter, through scholars and righteous men from your students, is one of the most important religious duties, and it is necessary to do one's best to ward off this harm. It can be inferred from the letter that the religious and the fulfillment of the duty of Islamic brotherhood.

Abd Hamid decided to adapt to the reality of isolation that the Mahdi had adopted as his policy. He tried to shift his policy from supporting the movement with its leader to recognizing its independence while establishing friendly relations with it and benefiting from it in the areas in which it operates. It is most likely that Abd Hamid pursued this policy after seeing the futility of his attempts to control the movement and after he was somewhat reassured that its goals did not conflict with his policy and that there was no danger from the Mahdi to his throne.

The reassurance of Abd Hamid was increased by the report of Al-Sadiq, who supported him, about his trip to Kufra, as Al-Sadiq himself observed the conditions of the movement there and met with the Mahdi, who received him with a grand reception. He was reassured of his good intentions towards the Sultan. Al-Sadiq described his visit to Kufra in his book, in which he narrated his travels. Among what he mentioned is that after his arrival in Kufra and having lunch, the Mahdi met him and his companions. After a pleasant and extended reception for us, we recited Al-Fatiha and he met me in a special meeting where we talked a lot. He also said about the Mahdi's stance on the Caliphate: "He is a righteous sheikh who established the Caliphate and, according to his father's will, every morning after prayer, he prays for the health and well-being of the Caliph of the Muslims, then recites Al-Fatiha."

Shukri (Im a