...and from Sudanese students, he gave lessons in philosophy and natural sciences, which sharpened his intellect. He returned to his country and opened a school in his village, dedicating himself to benefiting the common people, and he benefited them. The government used to extend assistance to all who stood for a beneficial purpose, contributing to the education of the people and the removal of their ignorance, even though most of them... do more harm than good, as they possess only a few words of knowledge. And few of them... memorized the text of the Risala of Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani in Maliki jurisprudence. The government did not pay attention to Sheikh Al-Hussein as it did to his peers. So his chest swelled with anger, and his resentment grew. When the Mahdist call appeared and scholars rose to refute the arguments of its adherents and expose the falsehoods of its claimants, it was expected that Sheikh Al-Hussein would follow their example, especially since... the Prophet, peace be upon him, said... it was among the absurdities of the Mahdi, and he commanded him with these fabrications which... contradict what is known of his Sharia, peace be upon him. It is enough that this call is contrary to the established Sharia, so Sheikh Al-Hussein did not refute it, even though he was known among the people for his piety and adherence to the limits of the Sharia. On the contrary, he incited people to support and assist him. The Mahdi sent him gifts of concubines, whose origins were freeborn Egyptian women whom the Mahdi had enslaved, acting on his decree in which he said that the Prophet, peace be upon him, informed him that whoever denies his Mahdism is an infidel, his blood is forfeit, and his property is lawful spoils according to Sharia, and his children are spoils for the Muslims. So Sheikh Al-Hussein... people thought of him...