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certain Moghrabi, Sheikh Mosa el Kaylubi, and the date 981 a.h. (1573 A.D.), and of an exchange of presents between Idris and Sheikh

Sughayerun^.]

" Sheikh Khogali^ said ' The first to light the fire of Sheikh 'Abd el Kadir was Sheikh Idris.'". . .

He was a most eminent teacher and a pillar of religion. One of his

disciples [howdr] was Sheikh 'fsa el Talib.

He foretold many important events. "For example, his prophecy to Sheikh 'Agib when [the latter] applied to him for a prediction regarding the war with the Fung: Sheikh ['Agib] said 'The Fung have oppressed us' [lit. 'changed the customs upon us']: [Idris] replied ' Do not make war upon them for they will kill you and sub-

ject your seed afterwards until the day of Resurrection.' And it happened as he had said. Again, his prophecy to King Badi Abu Rubat when he was Master of the Household [Sid Kum\ to King

'Adlan walad Aya and [they] proposed making war on Sheikh 'Agib. Now this Badi was a disciple [hozvdr] of Sheikh Idn's and enquired of him concerning the matter and [the Sheikh] replied ' Ye shall kill Sheikh 'Agib and be victorious, and thou shalt return to Sennar as king, and the kingdom shall be in the hands of thy descend-

ants after thee.' And it happened as he had said, and five [of Badi's descendants] ruled, Rubat, and Badi his son, and Ounsa walad Nasir, and Badi his son, and Ounsa his son; and the period of their rule was no years.

Again, his prophecy that the kingdom of the Fung would come to an end : and the reason that it did so was that they fought among themselves and divided themselves into two parties, each of which

fought the other until their kingdom was lost."

142. " 'fsA WALAD Abu Sakaykin." He was born at Abyad Din'.... Both a Mahassi and a Mesallami married his mother in turn and claimed 'fsa as their son.. . .

His kubba is on the road between 'Aylafun and Gebel el Maylakit.

143. " 'fsA WALAD KaNU," A most holy man, the disciple and pupil of Sheikh Muhammad^ ibn fsa Sowar el Dhahab.. . .He was born at Dongola el 'Aguz ("Old Don- gola"), and was by birth a Hadari....He instructed 'Abd el Rahman* ibn el Aghbash and the feki Dow el Bayt^ in the art of Kuranic reading

[tagwid] One of the miracles related of him is that "he was in prison, and the house in which he was imprisoned caught fire; but when the fire reached him, it died out : and in the corner of the house

was a hen ; and she ran hurriedly to drag her eggs to him, and he was

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