Amal and Warenta, and it was written by Salih, between them and Abd al-Qadir Pasha, the Governor of Kordofan.

By the order of Abd al-Qadir Pasha, the Governor-General, and in the presence of the Governor, Elias Pasha.

Amir Burair, one of the merchants of Kordofan, whose heart was with the Mahdi. The two men went, determined to carry out this decision. Elias Pasha sent a letter to them, informing them of what Abd al-Qadir Pasha had planned for them. He took precautions, and when he learned of the approach of the two men from Khartoum, he stood before his companions as an orator and informed them that the Prophet, peace be upon him, had informed him of the two men and what they had spent with the infidels. He ordered them to meet them and inform them that the Mahdi had come to him. When they did so, the two men were astonished and doubted in their hearts that the illiterate man had learned this from this source. They believed in the truth of his Mahdism, laid down their weapons, and sought his forgiveness for their past actions, pledging their loyalty to him. They pledged allegiance to him with the known pledge and became among his best supporters and greatest commanders.

The common people exaggerate the narration of this story and claim that the two men looked at the Mahdi and he did not flinch, and that they were amazed by this miracle. The truth is what we have narrated.

The killing of Elias Pasha in cold blood in the prison of al-Ta'abti will be mentioned later.

These are the events of Kordofan.

While the government was busy with al-Sharif Muhammad ibn Taha and Uthman ibn al-Makashni, a man named Abd al-Aziz ibn Jir, from Dar Ger, called for the Mahdi in Kordofan.

The Mahdi had sent him with a letter to Ibrahim ibn Ismail Mun'im, of the Awlad 'Ar tribe, and his son Ismail.

This Hamar tribe is a large tribe that lives in the region between Kordofan and Darfur.