238 THE NATIVE MANUSCRIPTS iv.d3.
89. ^ " Dayfulla iBN Muhammad iBNr)AYFULLA2"(d. ii82A.h.^). His father named him after his grandfather ^. . . . He was taught by the fekis Belal^ and Abu el Hasan ^ and Idn's ibn Bella el Kenani and Sheikh
Khogali '. . . . The last named was his " Sheikh " and taught him Sufiism. . . . "Everyone agreed that he was the most learned man of his age in rehgious subjects, and there is a saying 'After the feki Ibrahim*^ el Hag [was] the feki Abu el Hasan, and after the feki Abu el Hasan [was]
the /ey^/DayfuUa. '"...' Among his pupils were the feki Isma'il, Sheikh of el Koz, and Sheikh 'Abd el Rahman ^ Ban el Nuka, Abd el Rahman ibn Arbab and others
He began teaching in ii30^"a.h. and continued till his death in 1182^1 a.h.
90. i2'"D6libNesi."' "His name was Muhammad el Dari'r ibn Idris ibn Dolib, and
the meaning of 'Nesi' in the language of the Danagla is 'son's son.' He was a man of extraordinary energy and used to enter the square retreats [khalwdt] for the performance of religious ceremonies
[dhikr] and devotion ['ibdda]. Now the place where there are 40 retreats is Gebel Bursi, and each of them is a forty-days '-retreat; and el Bursi is a hill between the Shaikia country and Dongola. The
people of Dongola say 'O God, bless us with the devotion of Doli'b Nesi and the generosity of Habib Nesi ^^ and the learning of Walad
'fsa.' His sons were Sheikh Muhammad el Ni'ri ^^ (for whom see under M) and the feki Idris, a reader of the Kuran and its judgments,
and Mekki and Medani, — all of them good men.
Hewas buried atel Debba and all the Doalib are his descendants."
91. "Dow EL Bayt ibn Ahmad el Shafa'i." He was born at Berber and trained by Sheikh 'Isa^^ ibn Kanu and Muhammad ^^ walad Shafa'i.. . .He resided among the Zaydab at Gerf 'Agib.
92. " DOWAYN AhAYMER." His mother was the daughter of el Khatib 'Omara^'.. . .He was born at Sennar and began life as a merchant. He was a pupil of Sheikh
KhogaU ^^.
93. "DusHAYN, 'KApi EL 'Adala' ['The Just Judge']." He was born at Arbagi and was a Shafa'ite.. . ."He was one of
the four judges appointed by Sheikh 'Agib by order of King Deki'n when he came from the east. He ordered Sheikh 'Agib to ap-
point the judges, and ['Agib] appointed Sheikh 'Abdulla el 'Araki^^,
^ Tree 6. ^ reading AXi\\Ju^ for sJu^. ^ 1768 a.d.
4 No. 88. 5 No. 79. " 6 No. 47. 7 No. 154. 8 No, 139. 8 No. 25. ^" 1718A.D. 11 1768 a.d. 12 Tree i. i^ No. 105. 1* No. 187. i^ No. 143. 18 No. 180. " No. 21Q. 18 No. 154. 19 No. 34.