IV. D 3. OF THE SUDAN 241 111. "Hamdan ibn Ya'akub." He was called "el Batran," and was born at el Humr.. . .He died in the year el Wada'a ("the year of tranquiUity").

112. "Hamid el Layn ibn el feki Sulayman ibn el Sheikh Hamid3."

He was taught by Sheikh el Zayn* and was a great collector of books.

. . . He was the first to introduce from Egypt the commentary' of 'Abd el Baki on Khalil.. . .He was a friend of the author's father.

113. "Hamid IBN 'Omar, el Badiri." He was known as "Abu el 'Asa" ["Father of the Stick"], because he always carried a stick.. . .He was born at Sakadi and embraced Sufiism.. . . He was a follower of Muhammad el Mansur.. . .His sons were Hammad, Ibrahim, Sulayman and Sheikh 'Ali.. . .He was buried at el Gebayl.

114. "Hammad ibn el feki 'Abd el Magid." He succeeded his father.. . .Among his pupils was the feki Hammad' walad el Magdhub .

115. "Hammad ibn 'Abd el Rahim, el Alashayrifi." He was known as " Hatik el Mahassi.". . .He was born at el Khartoum and taught law [Khalil] by Muhammad "el Azrak" ibn el Sheikh el Zayn.. . .He was buried at Abu Nagila.

116. °" Hammad Abu Kurun ibn el Sheikh Muhammad el Hamim."

117. "Hammad ibn Abu Zayd, el Rdri el Busaylabi." He was born at Arbagi and educated by the feki Muhammad walad Hegazi.. . .He was buried at Arbagi.

118. "Hammad IBN EL Aghbash." He was a pupil of Sheikh 'Abd el Rahman ibn Hammadtu.. . .His father was Sheikh 'AbduUa* el Aghbash.. . .He was born and buried at Berber.. . .His sons were 'Abd el Magid', 'Abd el Rahman 1, 'AbduUa, 'Ali, Husayn and Abu Kerayn.

119. 1'" Hammad 'el Asda' ibn el Sheikh Dafa'alla." He succeeded his father and taught law [Khalil] and apostleship.. . . Muhammad walad el Terayfi was his spiritual guide. "Sheikh el Gunayd'* walad Taha told me that Sheikh Dafa'alla said to Sheikh Muhammad walad Dafa'alla 21 ibn el Shafa'i 'Take advantage of the days of Sheikh Dafa'alla-2 [while] you are young'; and [again] he said to Sheikh Muhammad 'You were instructed by 1 Tree 8.

2 No. 254.

No. 113 4 No. 258.

Tree 2. No. 10.

' No. 123. No. 204. 12 Tree 2.

8 reading wJJwa-oJ 10 Tree i. 1 No. 21.

1 for aj,a\.

11 No. 190, 1* No. 31.

1 No. 10.

16 No. 20.

1' Tree 9.

18 No. 84. 21 reading xUI*ii 3 19 No. 1771 for ddi\s jJj, No. 83-20 No. 104, •22 No. 84.

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