He was the jurist Ibrahim, son of Baqadi, who came from his village in Basar, which he reached on a Wednesday. However, he was unable to meet Al-Mirghani, as he was afflicted with a fever that intensified until he passed away. This was considered a miracle for Muhammad Uthman.

Al-Mirghani traveled from Sennar to Al-Matamma, where he stayed for about a year. A number of the local people took the path with him, and he built a mosque for him in that area. Among the most famous who learned from him were Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tarifi, Sheikh Al-Rih, and Sheikh Muhammad. He was sent by the Majdhoubiya and renewed through him. At a later time, he connected with Sayyid Ahmed bin Idris and became one of his closest disciples. Al-Mirghani moved from Al-Matamma to Shendi and stayed there for a period, where he founded a mosque and was pledged allegiance by a large number of people from the region, led by Khalifa Muhammad Uthman Al-Mubashir, Muhammad Basati, and Ali Al-Jazuli. Al-Mirghani warned the King of Shendi, King Nimr, of the Turkish invasion.

Muhammad Uthman continued his journey and reached Ad-Damer. He then wanted to go to Berber, but he learned of the arrival of the Turkish campaign and decided to go to Taka, which is present-day Kassala. On his way, he called people to him, and they responded. Near Kassala, he founded his village of Al-Siniya. He wrote a letter to Khorshid Pasha, recommending that he treat his followers with mercy and kindness. His followers preserved this letter until the Pasha's arrival. The Pasha was surprised by the letter, as he had no prior connection with Al-Mirghani, yet he treated his followers well. This region became a strong center for the Khatmiyya order, and followers of the order flocked to it from all over Sudan, populated it, and it became their headquarters.

Muhammad Uthman returned to Mecca, where he connected with his teacher Ahmed bin Idris. Al-Mirghani visited Sudan three times. The claim that he visited Sudan only once is incorrect. On his second visit, he came accompanied by his wife Ruqayya and his son Muhammad Al-Hasan to Taka. He also visited Suakin and was able to establish a number of zawiyas and gain a huge number of followers, despite the harassment from the supporters of the Majdhoubiya order. Al-Mirghani's last visit to Sudan was from Mecca to Suakin, accompanied by his son Muhammad Al-Hasan, whom he chose as his representative in Sudan on this journey.

While Muhammad Uthman was in Sudan, he exchanged letters with his teacher Ahmed bin Idris. It appears that Ja'far Al-Sadiq bin Sayyid Muhammad Uthman Al-Khatm: Lul'at Al-Hasan Al-Sati'a, p. 73.

Ahmed bin Idris Muhammad Al-Nasih: Al-Ibana, pages from the Islamic Library, edition 710, p. 1.

Ibn Idris Al-Rabtabi mentioned that Ismail's army landed in Abu Hamad, which contradicts the account of Nu'um Shuqair, who said that Ismail's armies marched across the desert from Korti to Al-Baqir in February 1821. They reached Al-Ghabish, towards Berber, in March. (See Nu'um Shuqair, Tarikh Al-Sudan Al-Hadith, Vol. 1, p. 128).

Also, see Abu Salim: Tahqiq Al-Ibana, p. 8.

Ahmed bin Idris Muhammad Al-Nasih: Al-Ibana, pages from the Islamic Library, p. 14.

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