-33-God bestowed upon him, and among his miracles, Al-Hajj Khujali said: "When I performed Hajj, I saw him standing on the mountain." And Al-Faqih Muhammad ibn Nur said: "When his father, Sheikh Abdul Qadir, passed away, I washed him and was present with him, and he was buried." He had sons: Sabahi, Abdul Qadir, Ali, and Hijazi, all of whom were virtuous and blessed. As for Hijazi, he was a skilled physician, like Ibn Sinnin in his wisdom, and a talented poet, as if he were Ibn Zuhayr in his poetry. He had a mastery of beautiful calligraphy, as if he were Ibn Muqla in his script, and he knew all the Arabic, Syriac, and Greek scripts. He had knowledge of the science of letters and numerology, through which he could perceive future events, as if he were Ja'far al-Sadiq in his news. Furthermore, he would read the Dalail and the Quran for most of the night, weeping loudly, unconcerned about who was present or absent. He wore fine clothes and had complete acceptance with the Sultanate, the elite, and the common people. He died in Jibs Nasir, from hunger and thirst, Al-Najmi ibn Hamad ibn Sheikh Idris.

Chapter Baa' Ban Al-Niqa, the blind man of Al-Fadli, the trustworthy. His name is Muhammad, his mother is Sudanese. His father is Sandal Al-Aj, the elder of Al-Fatih. His brother from his mother's side. And Sayyid Ban Al-Niqa, because his mother said: "Ban" meaning "my remaining" or "my purity." He was a staff for King Nayil. Then, when divine providence came to him according to the will of the humble, the King sent him to Sheikh Ajib, his replacement in Sennar. When he arrived on the night of the Qawiya, they gathered with Sheikh Taj al-Din al-Bahari and Muhammad al-Fatih, and he said to the people: "Follow and be guided, slaughter, and die in peace." The people dispersed, except for Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abdul Sadiq, who was a young man wearing a shirt with a patch and a clear design, and he knelt and entered the flock. He followed and slaughtered one of the sheep, and blood flowed from the flock. They thought he had slaughtered it. Then Sheikh Ban Al-Niqa came, and he was an old sheikh. He said: "I am a bull, I have chosen to meet my Lord." So he performed ablution, prayed two rak'ahs, entered, followed, and slaughtered another sheep. Blood flowed onto the people, and he said to them: "Come, there is no envy, no hatred, no malice." They refused. After that, the two men came out safely, and he ordered each one to eat a handful of it and told him a secret. He said: "The two boys will shame the country." Then Sheikh Ban Al-Niqa did not serve Sheikh Taj al-Din until he traveled. He gave him all his states and initiated him into the stations of men. Sufficient in this is his training of his son Sheikh Ya'qub and his daughter Bitul. Ya'qub raised his son Musa, who is the son of Bitul, and Abdul Razzaq and Abdul Rafi'. The path of Taj al-Din has diverged from these mentioned individuals, and they have shown miracles.

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