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- 15- Lul and the last of the women entered. He was followed by Al-Lin. It is said he took off his shirt, girded himself with a loincloth, and squeezed his udder until milk flowed, and he drank it. And God knows best. He remained until the week, and then God's relief came. Sheikh Abu Idris died in the land of Al-Dabab. They differed about his burial place. Some said, "Al-Dabab, we will bury him with us." Others said, "The children of Al-Arki, his brother, will bury him in Abu Harazam." His brother was present. Sheikh Musa, son of Ya'qub, came and said, "O Sheikh Abu Idris, the miracle of the saint in this world is established. They differed about your burial place because of your steadfastness and that of your children." The people of Al-Dabab, they carried the bedstead, but they could not. Then the children of Al-Arki came and carried it until it almost flew from their hands. When they put him in the boat, they heard someone say, "Today died Abu Idris, the ascetic of this world." They buried him with his brother, Sheikh Abdullah. His grave is visible in Zar. His student, Abd al-Nour, eulogized him with verses, including his saying: A Sufi of pure character, that is my Sheikh Abu Idris, the pious, the wandering. He hastened to the hereafter, prepared, and abstained from the affairs of his worldly life. He did not desire pleasures in it, nor was he asked for food or drink. He pleased his Lord, stayed up at night, loved hunger, and became thin. He said, "A burning fire that anyone with sense understands, and no desire for anything attributed to him." Except the Quran in secret, and prayer, and the Sunnah of Ahmad, the guided Messenger. And after him, the scholar named Daf' Allah from Asad Shmul differed, With verses in which he lengthened. Abu Aqila, whose name was Muhammad, and his daughter Aqila Jaki, followed the path of the people, under his uncle Sheikh Abu Idris, who guided him. And people followed him, and the poor, the sinner, the scholar, and the ignorant followed him. He had a caller who called out to the people, "O thirsty!" He was named Kashif because he reveals and informs people of what is in their hearts, what they eat, and what they hide in their homes. When his death approached, and he was in his upper dwelling, he said, "We are departing from this abode." People thought he was departing to the sea, and he died soon after. He had children: Abdullah Al-Tabar, a faqih whose fame spread. It is as if they chose him in the letter 'Ain, God willing. And Thaman Al-Din, and Abu Idris, and Muhammad Abu Qurun. It is as if they are righteous living beings. Abu Al-Qasim Al-Junaid, son of Sheikh Ali Al-Nil. His father, Sheikh Ali, was amazed by him and preferred him over his children. He used to call him when he was young, "O Abu Al-Qasim, O Jandab, O Rayq." His other wife said to him, "How much your son offends!" He said to her, "O Qasim, the distributor of good."

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