76 The prayer of Dhuhr was performed by the attendees. And when he was asked about it, he said, "Am I ignorant?" He said, "No, for the slave, if he knows his master, is free, not a slave." For example, if a slave thinks he is capable of freeing himself, is that not a reason for his master to be pleased with him? And when his master is pleased with him, he is not diminished. It is necessary to avoid ignorance, and they are the ones who are ignorant of prayer. He was whipped with many lashes until his body was torn and he was taken to prison. The narrator said that he was ignorant and foolish in his actions. I am eager to say: The Ta'ashi Hamdan Abu Anja was summoned from El Obeid in the year 1290 AH. The Ta'ashi sent him and he arrived with an army of 4,000 men for six months. To reinforce the Qallabat, so that they would be able to take revenge on the Abyssinians. Abu Anja set out for Qallabat, and while he was on the road, a man appeared to him. He claimed to be the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, peace be upon him. When Abu Anja arrived at Qallabat, he presented himself to Younis, the commander of the Ta'ashi. Younis appointed him as the general commander of the Mahdist forces. Younis sent this news to the Ta'ashi, who was pleased and ordered him to proceed with this matter with his known obedience to Abu Anja. As for that man, he is from the people of Dukkoro and has knowledge of various forms of alchemy and sorcery, to the point that he would perform illusions in front of the people, and these were considered miracles. He was a man of great piety and devotion.