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-31-The provinces, the Central, and the marginal, which are the bulk of his works, and two commentaries on the saying of the servant in his own hand. Al-Kabeer in a huge volume of about sixty folios, and Al-Sagheer in seven folios, and a commentary on Al-Hawziya, a good commentary, and a commentary on Aqeedat Al-Risala and Al-Ajrumiya, and others. And between him and Al-Khateeb Amr was brotherhood and unity. He traveled to him when he heard of his arrival from the East. The reason for this was that someone seeking knowledge asked him about the ostrich, whether it was a land animal or a bird. He hesitated and said, "This question is only found in the books of Amr." So he said: May God have mercy on him. The traveler said to Amr, "He brought the books close to every field." So he traveled to him and met on his journey Al-Faqih Arbab and Sheikh Dafallah, and entered Sennar and stayed with Al-Faqih Amr. He brought them to King Awans bin Nasser while he was in the diwan. The diwan was cleared for him. He stood up, embraced him, and chided him, saying, "You are waiting until you are old to come to me." They told him, "He honors him with a hundred beloved." He entered again, a second and a third time, each day giving him a hundred beloved. He entered a fourth time and gave him two camels, a male and a female, and two chicks. He promised him to return to make him perform Hajj and give him the endowment and the jewels in his house and the garment, more than the honor of the King. So he returned to his country and prepared for the journey of Hajj. He traveled to it, and Haj Khawjali traveled with him. He entered Sennar again for the King, and Haj Khawjali refused to enter. He waited for him in the city of Arangi and came to him, and they traveled to the House of God. When he returned, God took his soul in Qoz Rajab in the year 1195 AH. His tomb is visible and visited, and he is around fifty years old. The grammarian Al-Rabati, his name is Makki, and the grammarian is his kunya, and he became famous by it. He took knowledge from Sheikh Muhammad Al-Masri and took all the sciences from him. Then he traveled to Al-Faqih Muhammad Issa and took the sciences from him again. He studied knowledge at Al-Zaydab in the area of 'Azzit for a period, then he traveled and settled in Al-Manasi and died there. Among those from whom he took knowledge are Sheikh Musa, son of Yaqoub Abu Qusah, Al-Sharif Abdul Rahman, Al-Faqih Hamed Al-Lin, Yusuf Farfo, Al-Faqih Hamid Al-Sardi, and many others. He wrote great commentaries, including his large commentary on Al-Sanusiya in forty folios, and his small commentary in ten, and a commentary on Aqeedat Al-Risala. It is said that he commented on Al-Risala, but I have not found it. Ibrahim bin Ramha was born in Hajar Al-Amal, originally from Tekgai. He took knowledge from Abdul Rahman bin Jaber, and he is one of the forty who reached the degree of Qutbaniyah in knowledge and piety. Ibn Jaber said in his Ijaza: Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, and peace be upon the Messengers. After that, the brother, the Faqih Ibrahim, the righteous.

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