And to him came Sheikh (Naway), leader of the Mawaazima tribe, who live between Darfur and Kordofan. The cattle of this tribe are cows, and therefore they are called (Baqqara). Like all the tribes of Western Sudan, they are strong, courageous, and inclined to warfare and glory. And to him came (Ismail bin Al-Amin Dalnduk), leader of the Qadiyat tribe, who are like the Mawaazima in morals and customs. With each of them came a hundred horsemen from his people. And they pledged allegiance to him for obedience. Sheikh Naway said to him, "I pledge allegiance to you for the Mahdia, and if you are not Mahdi, I pledge allegiance to you for fighting the apostates and renouncing their obedience."

The Battle of Jabal Murada Jabal Murada is located to the east of Jabal Qadir, about 20 miles away. Its inhabitants were a mixture of Arabs and Nubians who had refused to pay the jizya and join the Mahdi's call when he occupied Jabal Qadir. They showed their enmity towards him and prepared to attack him. So, Rashid Bey marched against them and a fierce battle ensued. He defeated them and made their possessions spoils of war for his supporters. Then he pardoned them and returned their possessions after they submitted to him and joined his followers. Then he continued his raids on the inhabitants of the region.

Provisions ran out for him.

Appointment of Abd al-Qadir Pasha Hilmi as Governor of Sudan When Ra'uf Pasha resigned from the governorship in the second year of the Mahdia, he was replaced by Abd al-Qadir Pasha Hilmi, for whom a position was created that was not known before, which was to consider the Governor of Sudan as one of the ministers of the Khedivial government, and he was called the Nazir.