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IV. D 3. OF THE SUDAN 239 and Sheikh 'Abd el Rahman ibn Masikh el Nuwayri, and the feki Bakdush for the GAMu'fA country, and el Kadi Dushayn for Arbagi and the Shafa'ites in general.", , . He died and his tomb is at el Dakhila. . . . The following couplet is quoted of him : F 94. "FeRAH IBN EL FEKI ArBAB." He and his brother Busati taught the doctrine of Unity [tawhid] after their father's death.. . .He had a son named Arbab.

95. "Ferah walad Taktuk, el Bathani." A pupil of the feki Arbab .. . . He was the author of a poem beginning "Where are the days of the sons of Gabir," and of the saying: ("Death! He that defies death may yet assure himself that he shall die.") G 96. " Gabir and Gabrulla." The sons of '(3n ibn Selim ibn Rubat ibn GhulamuUa, el Rikabi.. . . Gabir was the father of the four famous men, the Awlad Gabir, and their mother was named Safia. . . . The descendants of Gabrulla, the brother of Gabir, are the Awlad Um Sheikh of Hilalia mosque.

97. " Gad EL Nebi and GuBARA."

' ' They came from el Yemen and their home was in Hadramaut . "... Gad el Nebi settled at Delil.

98. "Gadulla." The disciple \howdr\ of the feki Hammad ibn Mariam, 99. " Gadulla or Hadulla." GaduUa el Shukayri died at Sennar.

100. "Gami'l IBN Muhammad." He was taught by Sheikh el Zayn ', and learnt Sufiism \el tasuf] from Hasan walad Hasuna.

loi. "Ghanim Abu Shimal, el Gama'i el Kordofali." He was a pupil of *Ali" ibn Barri and the feki Arbab "He came [kadani] from Dar Kurun with his wives and his children and settled at Gebayl AuU on the White Nile.". . ."He married 'Ayesha el Fakira, the daughter of the pious Walad Kadal, and by her begot Busati ibn el Fakira."

1 No. 23. 2 No. 69. 3 No. 65. 4 No. 65. 5 Tree i. No. 17, etc. ' No. 258. No. 132. s Tree 11. i" No. 58. " No. 65.

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