IV. D 3. OF THE SUDAN

He died, aged 91, in 1094I a.h. "and in 10952 commenced Urn Lahm."

85. ^"Dafa'alla ibn Muhammad, el Kahli el Hadhali" (d. iiai"* A.H.).

His mother was Ria bint Musa walad Hatuna, "and she called him Dafa'alla after Sheikh Dafa'alla el 'Araki^ because the latter was the 'Sheikh' of her father.", . .He was born and resided at el Halfdya, and was taught law [Khalil] by Muhammad^ el Azrak ibn el Sheikh el Zayn, and was the companion in Sufiism of Bedowi walad Abu Delayk,

. . .He was often called "Walad Ria.". . ."When on his deathbed and surrounded by his relatives he said * Be of good cheer, O ye women

of the Hatunab'^ (?), I will be your [strong] rock on the day of the resurrection'; just as Sheikh Bedowi^ walad Abu Delayk said 'Be of good cheer, O ye women of the Kawahla, I will be your [strong]

rock on the day of the resurrection.' " He died in 1121 ^ a.h.

86. ""Dafa'alla ibn Mukbal, 'el 'Araki.'" "He came from the west country, from near Bir Serrar, and was accompanied by the feki Muhammad walad Fakrun, the father of the

Mashai'kha, the people of Ankawi ; but I do not know if they were relations or merely brethren in Islam. He settled at Gerf el Gimi'ab and married Hadia bint 'Atif in the Gimi'ab country and by her begot his five famous sons, the just ones, Hammad 'el Nil' and 'Abdulla^^ and Abu Idris^- and Abu Bukr Abu 'Ayesha and el Magdhub. He was known as ' el 'Araki ' because of his descent from the well-known tribe of 'Arak."

87. "Daud ibn Muhammad ibn Daud ibn Hamdan." He was born and buried at Kuthra, and educated at el Halfaya by Dafa'alla 13 "walad Ria."...

"The great men of his epoch trusted him greatly, and especially Sheikh Muhammad Abu el Kaylak."

88. i^"Dayfulla ibn 'Ali ibn 'Abd el Ghani ibn Dayfulla,

elFadli"(d.'io95A.H.i^). He was born at el Halfaya.. . .Sheikh el Zayn^^ taught him law [Khalil] and apostleship [risdla]; Sheikh Dafa'alla ^^ ibn el Sheikh Abu Idris taught him the tenets of Sufiism [tasuf]; and the feki Hamayd^^ el Saridi taught him the doctrine of Unity [tawhid] and grammar [nahu].

. . .He was a great teacher at el Halfaya, and died in the year Um Lahrn^^.

1 1683 A.D. 2 1684 A.D. 3 Tree 6. ^ 1709 a.d. ^ No. 84. ^ No. 204. ' reading Ol-jO^JUk for oLjUyiA. ^ No. 74. ^ 1709 A.D. 1*' Tree 9. ^^ No. 34. 12 No. 48, reading er-iji' yi^ for u^.j^^ >»'• ^^ No. 85. 1* Tree 6. ^^ 1684 a.d. i« No. 258. ^^ No. 84. 18 reading j^^^f,^ for ju>».l, No. 129. 1^ 1684 a.d.