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" His large commentary on the Senussia consisted of 40 pamphlets [kurdst], and his smaller commentary of 10 pamphlets. He also wrote

a commentary on articles of faith concerning apostleship ['akidat el risdla] and, it is said, a commentar}' on apostleship [risdla], but of this I am not sure."

171. i"El Mesallami." He was a disciple of el Kadal Muhammad-, his " Sheikh" and paternal uncle, and was taught by him. His companion in Sufiism was Sheikh Dafa'alla el 'Araki^ the son of Sheikh Abu Idris....He was buried at

el Kubia with his "Sheikh" el Kadal and his grandfather el Mesallami*.

172. ^"El Mesallami wad Abu Wanaysa." "[Abu Wanaysa's] father was 'Ali el Fakir, and Wanaysa was his daughter.". . .EI Mesallami was a follower of Sheikh 'Abd el Rahman' ibn Gabir and lived on the White Nile, and was finally buried between that

river and el Kharu'a.. . .Among his contemporaries as pupils of Sheikh

'Abd el Rahman were Sheikhs Ya'akub ' ibn el Sheikh Ban el Nuka and 'Abdulla^ el Araki and Abd el Rahman^ el Nuwayri and el Hag Lukani^*' and 'fsa^i, the father of Muhammad walad 'fsa " Sowar el Dhahab."

'"El Misri'" {vide sub "Muhammad 'el Misri,'" No. 195).

173. "Muhammad ibn el 'Abbasi." He was a pupil of Muhammad^- ibn 'fsa " Sowar el Dhahab." His son was the feki Musa.

174. "Muhammad ibn 'Abd el Dafa'i^^." A follower of Sheikh Khogali ^^. . . . He was the successor of Sheikh Muhammad 15 walad Daud el Lukr. He was buried at Hilla 'Agib.

175. 1^" Muhammad ibn el feki 'Abd el Rahman ibn el Agh-

BASH."

He was taught hy the fekis BelaP' and Abu el Hasan ^^ and Busati and Ferah^'' walad Arbab, and succeeded his father "He united learn-

ing and good works." 176. 20 "Muhammad ibn 'Abdulla^^ ibn Hammad."

He was called""el 'Alim" ["The Learned"] and "Sahib el Hashia" ["The Commentator"].. . .He was taught by his paternal uncle the feki

'Abd el Magid^^ and by the feki Muhammad el Azrak-^, and followed in his life the precepts of Sheikh Bedowi-^ walad Abu Delayk....He died at Berber.

177. 25 "Muhammad ibn el Sheikh 'Abdulla^s el Terayfi." When Sheikh Dafa'alla^' el 'Araki died, Muhammad's paternal uncle

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