In addition to Eastern Sudan, the Al-Bayt Al-Mirghani family was active in propaganda against the Mahdia in the region of Shandi. Women from the house of Muhammad Othman stirred up the Ja'alin and Shayqiya tribes against the Mahdia. The opposition movement continued until the end of the Mahdist state, when the two Sayyids, Ahmed and Ali Al-Mirghani, returned to resume their religious activities.

Al-Khatmiyya and Al-Majzūbiyya Tariqa: Al-Majzūbiyya is a tariqa with Sudanese roots, branching from Al-Qadiriyya and Al-Shadhiliyya. Its followers are concentrated in Ad-Damer and its surroundings, then eastward towards the Atbara River, reaching the Red Sea. Its renewal was undertaken by Sayyid Muhammad Al-Majzūb Al-Saghir, one of the students of Sayyid Ahmed bin Idris. Muhammad Al-Majzūb was born and raised in Al-Mutamma, then moved to Ad-Damer, the home of his ancestors. He memorized the Quran and took the Al-Shadhiliyya tariqa from the faqih Qamar al-Din. He then returned to Al-Mutamma for a second time. It was at this time that he met Sayyid Muhammad Othman Al-Mirghani, who was passing through the Al-Mutamma region. Since Sayyid Al-Majzūb took the teachings of the "Idrisiyya school," the Majazib faced the wrath and vengeance of the Defterdar's forces due to their participation in resisting the colonial advance by Muhammad Ali's armies. They stood against Ismail Pasha and his invading forces, then worked towards the revolution against the Egyptian administration after the killing of Ismail by King Nimr. The dome of Sheikh Al-Majzūb was demolished, and the leaders of the Majazib fled to the east, where their tariqa spread, and they adopted a line of opposition to the government. Meanwhile, Sheikh Muhammad Al-Majzūb Al-Saghir was in the Hijaz region, which he intended to visit in the company of Sayyid Muhammad Othman Al-Mirghani Al-Khatm. However, at one stage of their journey together, they separated. Sayyid Muhammad Othman headed to Mecca, and Sheikh Al-Majzūb headed to Medina and settled there.

It appears that Al-Majzūb possessed great knowledge and was not an ordinary man in his qualities and conduct. This is what made Ibn Idris draw him close, praise him, and always speak highly of him. He would relax with him and his spirits would be uplifted with joy and happiness when Al-Majzūb came to him, turning from remembrance to conversation and pleasantries.

Muhammad Majzūb Malik: Previous source, p. 82. Ali Saleh Karrar (Dr.): Previous source, p. 92. Abu Sulaym: Previous source, p. 30. Ali Saleh Karrar (Dr.): Previous source, p. 13. Abu Sulaym: Previous source, p. 23. Ali Saleh Karrar (Dr.): Previous source, p. 45.