And God and His Messenger and the Mujahideen in His path are dearer to you than anything else. As soon as our answer reaches you, accompanied by its bearer, Al-Nair, rally to God in parties, parties. Prepare yourselves and seek help for fighting and striving against the infidels with all that you can, and join the Mahdi, the Bedouin. As soon as you hear of our arrival at the White Nile, rise with all your men, light and heavy, and confront Khartoum with your forces, for which the Qubba was prepared. Besiege the enemies of God and destroy them, for God will punish them and grant you victory and triumph over them, by the will of God Almighty. Even if I were alone, whoever abandons me, his blood is forfeit, and his property and children are spoils for the Muslims. Let this be known to you, and peace be upon you. We also wrote to your father, the Mahdi, in the East and the West, facing the Qubba, towards Khartoum, and that your assistance in the destruction of the infidels is needed. So cooperate against them, for the believers are like a building, each part supporting the other. Let this be known. And peace be upon you. We will return to mention the impact of these two letters.

Mention of the raid of Sheikh Madawi Abd al-Rahman Ali Arbad Khartoum and the seizure of livestock and its disturbance Sheikh Madawi gathered his forces in the early days of Safar, year He raided Khartoum and seized about one thousand head of livestock that were grazing outside the fortifications. When the soldiers saw them, they fled towards Al-Jadid, two stations away from Khartoum, towards the Blue Nile. The Mudir summoned the officer Ibrahim Haidar Pasha with two thousand Egyptian infantry, and they set out from Khartoum on two steamers until they reached Al-Madid. Sheikh Madawi met him with his army and his men. He waited for them until they approached the square and the battle.