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Al-Sattami wishes to be like someone; and I do not wish for you to be like them, but rather I wish for you to be above them." We cannot confirm the authenticity of this book, but rather we tend to doubt its authenticity because it indicates that Ibn Al-Senussi and Al-Mirghani met with Ahmad Ibn Idris, while the words of Ahmad Al-Sharif indicate that they met in study. However, this does not mean that the subject of the book is incorrect, because we know of Ibn Idris's love for his student Ibn Al-Senussi. If its subject is correct, then we suggest that it was sent in the last days of Ibn Idris because it talks about a group of Al-Maghariba, and Ibn Al-Senussi did not have a group except after years of his stay in the Hijaz. As for the statement of Ahmad Al-Sharif Al-Sabi, it indicates the great status of Ibn Al-Senussi with Ibn Idris, as it indicates that there were students who held this status. It also shows that Ibn Idris permitted his student Ibn Al-Senussi to call to God after he gained his great ability. Ahmad Al-Sharif narrated from his uncle Al-Mahdi his saying: "Ibn Al-Senussi and Ibn Idris are from the lineage of the continuous presence with the women, and their state has united." Ibn Al-Senussi took from his teacher a number of Sufi orders, studied Hadith and Sunnah with him, and sought his help in elevation and ascent. It seems that after Ibn Al-Senussi's soul found rest in what he had gained from the group, he began to think about the necessity of calling for reform and spreading his ideas in Mecca. This is because his nature was that of an elite individual who was not at rest except by attempting reform. When he followed the Sufi path, he did not intend individual comfort and isolation, but rather intended to gain strength to carry out reform. Therefore, we see Ibn Al-Senussi, after a period of his stay with his teacher, taking permission from Ibn Idris to give the covenant and teach the remembrance. He permitted him and ordered him: "To guide people to God and call the sinners to God."
Al-Musta'in, Encyclopedia, entry Senussi, Vol. 10. Al-Bistawi, Encyclopedia, entry Senussi, Vol. 10. Ahmad Al-Sharif, in Al-Athwar, p. 20. (2) (3) (4) (5)