26o THE NATIVE MANUSCRIPTS IV. d 3.

199. "Muhammad ibn 'Omran." He was taught what pertains to the sphere of faith ['z7«z el kaldm] and logic [el miintik] at Shendi by el Medowi ibn el Misri.

200. "Muhammad ibn el feki Salim, el Mai'di." He was a follower of the feki BelaF and his son 'Abd el Rahman and Sheikh Khogali".

"Muhammad ibn Serhan" {vide sub " Sughayerun," No. 241). "Muhammad walad el Shukl" {vide sub "Walad el Shukl," No. 253).

201. "Muhammad ibn Surur ibn el Hag Ghanawa." A follower of Sheikh Hasan.

"Muhammad Tag el Din" {vide sub "el Bahari," No. 67). 202. "Muhammad ibn el Tankar, el Ga'ali el Bisharabi." His mother was Amna bint Fatima bint Gabir, and he was taught by her brother Sughayerun'.. . .

He was a follower of Sheikh Idris and would have liked to be his successor but was prevented by Sheikh Abd el Razik. He then settled at el Muays and built a mosque there, and subsequently went south to el Bursi, where he died.. . .Among his pupils were Muhammad "walad Kuta"" and Sheikh Hammad ibn el Turabi.

203. 12 "Muhammad 'ibn Um Gadayn' ibn el Sheikh 'Abd el Rahman ibn Hammadtu."

He was taught by his brother the feki Sheikh, whom he eventually succeeded, and by his brother's son Ibn Medani.. . .Among his pupils were 'Abd el Rahman ibn Asid and Medani' ibn Muhammad ibn Medani.. . .He was buried with his brother Medani at el 'Egayga.. . .His sons were Abd el Rahman, Hammadtu and Ibrahim.. . .Muhammad, the son of the last-named, succeeded the Awlad Um Gadayn as Khalifa.

204. " Muhammad ibn el Sheikh el Zayn, 'el Azrak'" (d. 1108A.H.20). He was taught by his father and his paternal uncle Ibrahim "el Haggar." The latter died in 1098 A.H. The feki SaHm el Mai'di was one of his pupils.. . .One of his miracles is related thus: "The late Sheikh Isma'il ibn Belal told me that one of the Hudur was in a boat on the Salt Sea, and a storm arose so that the boat was almost swamped, and the man called upon Muhammad ibn el Zayn, and saw him come flying through the air with his staff; and the sea became calm and the boat was saved.". . .He died in the year Um Hiriaydil, viz. 1108.

1 No. 165. 2 Tf, jg 3 Jyfo j6 4 Jo j •'' No. 132. Tree i. ' No. 241. No. 141. No. 27. No. 196. No. 125. 2 Tree 10. " No. 21. 1 No. 236. 1 No. 194. i« No. 15. 1' No. 162. 18 No. 164. 19 Tree i. 20 1696 a.d. 21 No. 139. 22 1686 A.D.