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To the waters of Al-Hamra, bin Jusun, then he departed from Ba'ath Mu'ahmarah to Al-Hudhafa, and he took Mors with him, suffering from the intense heat and thirst. What is famous about Abd al-Malik, who stayed there, with his horses moving towards Al-Kufri, a watering place. A letter arrived from Al-Mawaddah, the Amir, ordering him to return to Al-A'rad, as it was established about him. Taghlib 'Athra and the son of Abd al-Nabi'. When the messenger arrived, the caravan was with Bazieh, with his tents. When he arrived, Amir Al-Markab sent him letters from Fayd Al-A'rad, informing him that he had gathered the caravan, tent by tent, until he had gathered them. He said that he had no knowledge to follow that, and the caravan was gathered. He marched for a stage until he reached a place where there was no news. When he despaired of finding them, he sent to Qajis, the messenger of Al-Bir, and he informed him Al-A'rad, telling him that Tariq and the son of Abd al-Nabi' had gone to Ghudamis during the caliphate of Qajis. He said that he had chosen him. Then he reached Al-Bizbik, which is a place in the sand dunes from the direction of the desert. He stayed there for twenty-five full nights, under the salt and the heat, and his eyes were deprived of drink. He opened his hand to many of the strong men of the desert and the Arabs of that region. News of him reached him. He had arrived at Ghudamis, with the stones of Sheikh Abu al-Qasim Abu Saif bin Abd al-Nabi', who was a follower of Ahmad al-Safi. He sent him to inquire about his situation and to listen to him. The pot was stirred, and it happened. Sheikh Abu Saif was on his side, and he denied it to him and inquired about the reason for it. And the knowledge is that he ordered him to follow the paths, as he was ordered. He also said that Abu Mascub departed from Ghudamis, heading towards the north, and he himself went in a different direction. But he wanted to know. So he sent the horses to gather all the information he could. He arrived at Al-Yasa' and informed him that he had gone towards Al-Mashriq, then turned west until they reached the place where they were tracking his footsteps until they reached Bani Al-Jais. They asked for news.

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