The Mahdi's decree, which included his appointment as Emir of the Ababda tribe.

When Hussein Pasha arrived from Egypt, the ministry was determined to punish him. However, some members of the ministry defended him and convinced their colleagues that it was not necessary to punish him, as he had come willingly, chosen by himself, and there was no need to bring him back.

Mention of the coins minted by the Mahdi.

We have mentioned the valuable treasures that the Mahdi seized from Khartoum, consisting of gold and silver.

In the latter part of Jumada al-Ula, he summoned the treasurer of the goldsmiths and ordered them to mint gold coins in the form of the Egyptian pound, inscribed on one side with "Minted in Egypt" and on the other side with the eight-pointed tughra, which is the characteristic of the Egyptian pound. The weight of this pound was about three dirhams of pure Sennar gold, with no alloy. Its value was equivalent to the Egyptian pound, i.e., one hundred piasters. He also ordered the minting of silver riyals, weighing ten dirhams, inscribed on one side with "Minted in the Mahdiyya" and on the other side with the tughra bearing the name of the Mahdi. The value of this riyal was twenty Egyptian piasters. After the death of the Mahdi, Al-Ta'aishi replaced these coins with the riyal that was accepted. This will be mentioned in its proper place.

Mention of the circumcision of the Mahdi's sons.

It was often reported to us and confirmed in Khartoum that the Mahdi had decided to circumcise his sons on Aba Island, where he had come from. The spies often reported that he used to tell his followers that the Prophet, peace be upon him, had circumcised his sons.