And thanks to the abilities and talents God bestowed upon him, he was able to establish a huge power and create a strong current of reform and change that altered the map of loyalty and influence in Sudan. Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Abu Salim likens Mohamed Osman's activity in Sudan to the waves of change that swept through Sudanese society at one time, such as the wave of Taj al-Din al-Bahari, who changed the course of the Qadiriyya Tariqa and turned it into a widespread Tariqa after it was a limited and influential Tariqa. And the wave of Ahmed Al-Tayeb Al-Bashir, the founder of the Sammaniyya Tariqa, and the wave of Mohamed Ahmed Al-Mahdi, which changed the course of history in Sudan. He died in 397 AH/1882 AD. Sayyid Mohamed Osman Al-Mirghani was born in Taif in the village of Al-Salama in Rabi' (spring). His mother died when he was about seven years old. The attribution in the name goes back to a grandfather known as Ali Al-Mirghani, with a difference between two grandfathers, each of whom bore the name Ali. The title Mirghani is also written with variations in the way its letters are drawn, sometimes written (Mirghani) and other times written (Marghani), and sometimes we find it with a hamza added at the beginning, becoming (Amirghani). People collectively refer to them as Mirghaniyya and Maraghna, referring to this family. As for the meaning of this title, as explained by Sayyid Jaafar, saying: "From this, they were given the title of Emirate and wealth, expressed by Amirghani. The meaning of Amir in the Persian language is noble, and Ghani is what God has bestowed upon him with his subtle gift." Sayyid Mohamed Osman alluded to the same meaning, saying: "And the title Al-Mirghani was given to his sixth or seventh grandfather, and its origin is two words (Amir Ghani), speaking about himself and the origin of the title in his family." It is mentioned in more than one source that the title (Mirghani) is a compound word whose meaning is the noble or the rich saint. Dr. Abu Salim believes that it is likely that this title is attributed to a city in Fergana in Asia called (Marghinan). The father of Sayyid Mohamed Osman died when he was about ten years old, so his uncle Sayyid Yasin took care of him. He received from him the sciences of jurisprudence, hadith, exegesis, and language sciences. He sat for fatwa in the Grand Mosque of Mecca when he was between thirteen and fourteen years old. Mohamed Ibrahim Abu Salim (1): Introduction to Al-Ibana, p. 40. Al-Mirghani Mohamed Osman: (Manakib Sahib Al-Rattib) included in Al-Rasa'il Al-Mirghaniyya, comprising twelve epistles on the manners of the Khatmiyya Tariqa, 2nd ed. (Egypt: Mustafa Al-Babi Al-Halabi, 1999, p. 47). Abu Salim: Introduction to Al-Ibana Al-Dhuriyya, p. 82. Al-Mirghani Mohamed Osman: The aforementioned source, p. 92. Al-Khatm Mohamed Osman: Muqaddimah Mutazammimah Manhiyat Al-Yad fi Tams Al-Ijtihad bi Silsilat Al-Miri, p. 71. Al-Isadiyya, 2nd ed. (London: Islamic Library, p. 4).