Al-Din, and God protected us from being affected by this magic. So Ibn al-Basseer wrote a letter to Gordon, which was full of insults and vulgar language against Gordon, Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and the British. He said to him, "I am coming to you, eager to fight you, O infidel." Gordon, upon reading the letter, tore it up due to the extreme distress caused by its vile insults. Ibn al-Basseer's letter came as a blow to his hopes, as Gordon had a glimmer of hope and was trying to mend what had been broken. He began preparing defensive equipment and emergency readiness.

A speech addressed to Gordon was mentioned.

We mentioned what Gordon wrote to the Mahdi and what he gifted him, including clothes.

And now, when the gift and the letter reached the Mahdi, he wrote to Gordon a letter in which he protested against Gordon's lack of legitimacy over Muslims and invited him to Islam, and he mentioned his submission to Darfur and the spread of his influence throughout the northern Sudan. He presented him with copies of the warnings he addressed to Yusuf Pasha Al-Shalali and Governor of Kordofan, General Hicks. We have already mentioned the warning of Yusuf Pasha Al-Shalali, so there is no need to repeat it here.

He presented him with the names of Sultan Pasha and others who submitted to his obedience, and mentioned their allegiance. He also mentioned Dimitri Jadd, who embraced Islam and was a good Muslim. He attached to the letter a final thank you to Gordon for the gift he sent him. He apologized for not accepting it, stating that he did not need such things, as his clothes were like those worn by ascetics who renounce worldly possessions. He mentioned that they were sent as a gift to Gordon.