Following this, Abd Allah al-Ta'aishi, upon the advice of Al-Hajj Zubayr, abandoned the idea of going to Kordofan to establish his independence. He then began to wear the patched robe that he had worn before the Mahdi's death, in a display of asceticism and piety. He wore a patched robe of the type worn by the Mahdi, and a Mecca-made cap, like the ones the Mahdi used to wear. A hut was made for him of reeds in the mosque, in the form of a chamber. He ordered the people to follow his example, so each one of them made a hut in the mosque until the huts connected to each other. He insisted that people abandon congregational prayer anywhere else and that no one should pray in congregation except with him. He strongly urged them to adhere to reciting the "Rattib of the Mahdi" in the morning and evening. The "Rattib of the Mahdi" consists of litanies and supplications, some attributed to Imam al-Dardir, and others attributed to the "Proof of Islam" al-Ghazali. Despite the unclear source of this litany, which he claimed was not from the ignorant, the Mahdi claimed that the Prophet, peace be upon him, taught him this litany word for word. He fabricated virtues and miracles, which are too numerous to mention, stating that whoever recites this litany will have fifty thousand angels descend to protect and support him, like those who descended on the day of Badr. He also claimed that one recitation is equivalent to reciting the entire Quran a thousand times, and many similar claims. He even said that those who adhere to reciting it will attain the ranks of the prophets, peace be upon them. The Mahdi also strongly forbade the recitation of the known prophetic prayers called "Dalail al-Khayrat," claiming that their reward was for the Prophet alone. It will be mentioned later in this book how he confiscated the property of those who possessed them, declaring them infidels, and displayed his arrogance to the people.