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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 :

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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.