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152. "Khalil ibn Bishara, el Dwayhi." He was known as "Abu Sayf 'Ud" or "Sayf el 'Od.". . .He was born at Shanbat and was a pupil of Sheikh Muhammad^ walad el Terayfi.. . . He dwelt and died at Talha.

153. "Khali'l ibn el Rumi." He was a Dongolawi Gabri by race, and migrated southwards to Surkum where he dwelt, living a holy life, for some years. Then he went,

at el Hag 'Omara's request, to Dadun and built mosques. Several wonders and miracles are related of him; such as the following:

"There came to him a man, saying 'A slave-woman of mine ran away a year ago : pray God to return her to me.' [Khalil] said ' Fetch a jar of servants' beer and a gelded cock'; and the man fetched two jars of servants' beer and two gelded cocks : then they strained the

beer and drank it, that is he [sc. Khalil] and his Danagla who were

with him. Then came the man and said to him 'Where is my slave- woman ?' He replied 'Go among the trees and say "O Bakhita^!" three times.' And the woman appeared, carrying a waterskin with the ropes of it [trailing] over her face; and she said 'My master, what has brought you here ? This is the river Atbara.' Her master answered her ' This is Sennar.' Then he drove her with him and came

[to Khalil] and [Khalil] from afar off said to him ' Be off with you^.' "...

Again, "when the troops all revolted against the king of the Fung at Kerri and Sennar and el Is, and the soldiers had surrounded him

on every side, and had killed all who were with him, so that none were

left but thirty horsemen, and when [the king] had hidden from them in the courtyard of Kimayr bint el Mek, his sister, Kimayr went to

Sheikh Khalil and said to him ' My lord, my brother is losing his kingdom and we fear his destruction at the hands of his slaves.' And he said to her 'Your brother is the wrongdoer and the mischief- maker.' She replied 'Let him come to you, and he will repent at your hands of his wrongdoing and mischief-making.' He said

' Bring him to me.' And she went to the king and brought him muffled and disguised in woman's raiment; and when he came before the

Sheikh he said ' I repent of v/hat you prohibit.' [The Sheikh] replied 'The Fung have taken your crown [lit. "turban of the king"] from you, but here is my turban for you, and I guarantee to you the king-

dom of your father until you die; but if you go forth to battle, take

me with you and I will bring [or, " and take with you "] el Hag 'Omara

[sc. to your aid].' And in the morning he went forth against those armies with his thirty horsemen, and took with him the Sheikh and

el Hag 'Omara, as the Sheikh had commanded him, and he routed

^ No. 177. ^ reading Ai}ai^ for dLs

^ reading ^JLa\ for ^Jm^\.