One day, Al-Omri looked at a bird from the shore birds. I think the Nile was near us, and the water sources were from them. Some of his men went to the place where the shore bird came from, and they returned that day. He approached the water and asked the Nubians for permission to cross to the Nile. They refused, arrested his Arab companions, killed and captured some of his followers. This distressed him, so he gathered his men, and they swore allegiance to him. He ordered the metalworking tools to be brought. He destroyed them and marched to the Nubians, descending on a site on the right bank of the Nile in the Shingir region. He killed a great number of Nubians, and the captives were many.

But King George I of Nubia did not remain silent about what Al-Omri and his Arab people had done in their victory over the Nubians, who had invaded his land and killed a great number of his people and captured the majority. He confronted him, but Al-Omri defeated him severely. Thus, Al-Omri gained control of this land and was able to establish bases on the Nile to obtain water. Al-Omri's activities expanded to include most of Lower Nubia, from Shingir in the south to Aswan in the north, and from the Nile River in the west to the Red Sea in the east.

Perhaps the expansion of his sphere of influence clarifies Al-Omri's desire to establish an Arab Islamic principality under his leadership in the land of Nubia, away from the influence of Ahmad ibn Tulun and the Tulunids in Egypt.

Al-Maqrizi refers to these events that took place between King George I of Nubia and Al-Omri and the Arab forces in order to extend Arab Islamic influence in those regions.

However, Al-Omri's increasing influence and the consolidation of his rule and leadership made Ahmad ibn Tulun fear him, fearing secession and independence from Egypt. So he took the initiative to send a campaign against Al-Omri after hearing about the greatness of his authority and influence. This campaign was led by the commander (Sha'ban ibn Harkhan al-Babaki). But the talk 125