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194. 1" Muhammad ibn Medani^ el Natik ibn el Sheikh 'Abd el Rahman walad Hammadtu."

He was taught by his father's brother the feki Sheikh^ el A'sir"*, whom

he succeeded "And the /<?/?/ Hammad^ ibn el Magdhub told me that Muhammad walad Salim el 'Adawi said to him 'When I went to

Egypt I found no one whose knowledge \lit. "who could read"] of law \Khalil\ equalled that of Muhammad ibn Medani, excepting

el Khadashi.'. . .

Now the Muhammads who shared one name and one father and

one epoch were three, Muhammad^ ibn Medani ibn Dushayn and

Muhammad' ibn Medani ibn 'Abd el Rahman ibn Hammadtu and Muhammad ibn Medani ibn el 'Alim el Shafa'i."

195. "Muhammad 'el MisRi.'" Also called Muhammad el Kanawi [Fatawi ?]. He was taught by Sheikh Salim el Sanhuri^ and Yusef el Razkabi walad 'Abd el Baki.. . .He visited the land of the Fung, e.g. Sennar and Arbagi, "in the second half of the tenth century, in the days of Sheikh 'Agib.". . .He finally died at Berber.

"Muhammad ibn Muhammad el Kadawi" {vide sub "el Me- dowi," No. 165).

196. '^"Muhammad IBN Musallam." He was generally called "Walad Kuta" after his mother Kuta the daughter of Amna bint Fatima bint Gabir, [Fatima] being the sister of

the four Imams ^°. . . . His father was a Halanki of the Nas walad Si'da. . . . He was taught by his mother's brother the feki Muhammad^^ ibn el Tankar. He first taught at el Koz and then moved his residence to el Hilalia.

197. "Muhammad el Nukr ibn el Sheikh 'Abd el Razik^^ Abu Kurun."

He was taught by his father and the Awlad Ya'akub^^.

198. 1^ " Muhammad ibn el Hag Nur ibn el feki Hammad^-^ walad Abu Halima, el Rikabi.". . .

He was born at Sharau, and was taught by Hammad^^ ibn Hamaydan and Sheraf el Din^^ walad Barri.. . .He instructed Ibrahim the son of his brother Kaling. . . . His sons, the fekis Nur and Medani, succeeded him in turn.

"Muhammad ibn Nusr el Tergami" (vide sub "Abu Sinayna,"

No. 51).

■ ^ Tree 10. ^ No. 163. * reading j^^c*^! for ji*.aJL3l.

^ No. 193.

^ reading ^^j>v^l for j^^.uJt.

i» No. 17, etc. ^^ No. 202. 13 No. 254. 1* Tree i. 1^ No. 120. " No. 237.

3 No.

236,

5 No.

123.

7 No. 194,

9 Tree i.

12 No. 27. 15 No. 121,