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"He was known as *Ibn el Turabi.' His mother's name was Kaia. He studied law [Khalil] under the feki Muhammad ^ ibn el Tankar at Muays and excelled therein, having taken the course ten
times [lit. ' took ten sealings ']. Then he embraced Sufiism and devoted himself entirely to God and renounced the world, following the
teaching of Sheikh Dafa'alla^; and [the latter] guided him.. . .
And when he was nigh unto death he said to the people 'The world has lost its fakir and its commander and they will never
repair the loss.' Those who benefit from his teaching are the rulers of the present generation.. . .
He died, God bless him, in the year 11 16 after the Flight of the
Prophet."...
126. "Hammad el Negi'p, el 'Awadabi el Gamu'i." He was a follower of Tag el Din el Bahari^ and was born at Aslang Island "He was a man of power and rank at the court of Sheikh
'Agi'b and went to war with him, and was killed at Karkog^ in the battle against the Fung : and Sheikh 'Agib built for him the mosque which is still standing, and devoted lands to its endowment."...
He had a son, 'Abd el Wahhab^.
127. "Hammad walad Zurruk." He and the feki Gad^ el Nebi'^ came [together?] from Hadramaut.. . . His sons were 'Abd el Salam, 'Abd el Latif and two others.. . .'Abd el Salam begot Abu Delayk, and 'Abd el Lati'f begot Haga^.. . .
" 'Abd el Salam was known as ' Sawak el Raka ' [' the Jug-Driver '], for when they [his women ?] went down to the river to fill his jug, he would drive them both along with a stick.. . .
And Abu Delayk was called 'Yalam el Asad' ['the Lion's Roar'], because, while he was studying as a pupil of Sheikh Maski'n el Khafi and had gone out one day to collect firewood, a lion killed his
donkey." 128. " Hammadnulla walad Malak." He was born at Khartoum, and was a follower of Sheikh Khogali*.. . . His sons were Muhammad and Muhammadayn.
129. "Hamayd rl Sakidi." "And Sarid is a [sub] -tribe of Gudham." He was born at el Kubr, and was a follower of Basbar ^". " My paternal ancestor, the/e/?/ DayfuUa el Fadli^^, was taught by him the doctrine of Unity [tawhtd] and
Arabic."
1 No. 202. 2 No. 84. 3 No. 67. 4 reading ^^j^ for .*^a»j£9. ^ No. 29.
6 reading ^l*. for jl*.. ' No. 97. ^ No. 106.
9 No. 154. ' * ^^ No. 73. 11 No. 88.