226 THE NATIVE MANUSCRIPTS iv.ds.

27. "'Abd el Razik Abu Kurun" (d. 1070 a.h.). He was by race a Rufa'i.. . .He was a follower of Sheikh Ya'akub ibn el Sheikh Ban el Nuka, who sent him to teach at el Abwab, and a contemporary of Sheikh Idris wad el Arbab and Sheikh Hasan* Hasuna and Sheikh Sughayerun and Sheikh Maski'n el Khafi....He had twelve sons He worked several miracles, of which the following is an example.

"And there came to him a slave girl, the wife of King 'Adlan, and said to him * My lord, my children have died; I prithee beseech God to recompense me for them with others.' He said to her ' I grant it, I grant it' five times, and she bore five children; and they became the ancestors of the 'Adlanab.". . .

He died at Muays and was buried at Meshra el Ahmar, "and his tomb is plain to see and should be visited with becoming humility and gravity . . . and the news of his death reached Sheikh Hasan walad Hasuna. ..."

28. '"Abd el Sadik ibn Husayn walad Abu Sulayman, el HOWARI."

He was born, died and was buried at Um Dom.. . .The feki el Zayn' taught him law [Khalil] and Sheikh el Medowi apostleship [risdla].

29. "'Abd el Wahhab ibn el feki Hammad el Negid, el Gamu'i." He was Imam of the mosque at Aslang, and was buried on the hill to the west of it "And when the feki Hammad" went forth with Sheikh 'Agib the Great to war against the king of the Fung he said * After me my son Bekri shall read in the mosque, and after him this boy 'Abd el Wahhab.'"

30. " 'Abd el Wahhab walad Abu Kurbi." Born at Aslang Island, and buried west of it.

31. "'Abdulla el Aghbash, el Bedayri el Dahmashi." He was born at Berber and taught by Muhammad Sowar el Dhahab and Walad Gabir.. . .He propagated [///. "lit the fire of"] the Kuran at Berber.

32. " 'Abdulla ibn el 'Aguz." A pupil of Sheikh Muhammad el Mesallami.

33. "'Abdulla ibn 'Ali el Halanki." He was born at Taka and finally buried there.. . .He was taught by Sheikh Dafa'alla* and, in his turn, taught Sheraf el Din walad Barri, and 1659 A.D., reading Ju■ for uju-j. - No. 254. 3 No. 141. * No. 132. No. 241. V. sub No. 250. ' No. 258. No. 165. 9 No. 126. 10 No. 126. 11 Tree 2.

12 No. 191. 13 No. 17? 14 No. 84.

1 No. 237.