The Mahdist movement in the Sudanese lands, one of the most important events... And what happened with his teacher, as we have mentioned a part of it. In Bayda, they called him... When the Governor-General, Sheikh Ahmed Sharif, heard of the Madhiya, he did not hesitate... Governor-General Mad Rauf Pasha, upon receiving his report, although he had informed him of everything he had done and what he had agreed upon... With the chiefs in the White Nile and Kordofan regions, of the pledges and what he had taken from them... He sent a message to the Governor-General. Then followed... When he appeared with his call on the island of Aba, he sent a message to the Governor-General. Then followed... And I, Aba, stood up to refute him. A considerable number of scholars... The messages were filled with legal evidence refuting that claim and the falsehood of its claimant. And since these messages are difficult for us to reproduce here, we have contented ourselves with referring to them, to avoid the length that tires readers. Among these messages is the poem of Al-Naba, by his teacher Sheikh Mad Sharif, in which he describes... His conditions at the beginning of his affair, where he said that he was a constant faster and worshipper, who did not sleep at night since... He joined the order. His concern was to appear to people with piety and asceticism. He used to wear a patched robe like all his dervishes. As for his descriptions, he was tall... Dark-skinned, broad-shouldered, with strong forearms, a large head, and a large... Forehead, aquiline nose, wide mouth and eyes, round beard, thin... Lips, his teeth were like pearls, and in the upper jaw, a gap between the teeth, a gap... And he used to wear a turban. He had a very good appearance among...