Leaving for Egypt, he reached it via Masu'a. He left it on June 10th and was buried in Bab. He then stayed in Egypt for a few days, after which he passed away on Saturday, the 10th of Rabi' al-Akhir.

The Sheikhdom of the Khatmiyya after the death of Muhammad Othman (Al-Aqrab): Sayyid Muhammad Othman (Al-Aqrab) left for Egypt before his death. His son, Sayyid Ali, accompanied him on this journey. He reached Suakin and stayed there for a while, frequenting an old mosque built by his grandfather, Sayyid Muhammad Othman (Al-Khatm), which is the mosque of "Al-Anwar."

Then, an inclination emerged within the Mirghani family to migrate to Egypt. The government welcomed this and expressed its readiness to care for them, covering their living expenses. Furthermore, their presence in Egypt would place them under the observation and surveillance of intelligence agents. Finally, Sayyid Ali traveled alone, while his family remained in Suakin.

As for the rest of the Mirghani family, a part of it was in Omdurman under the yoke of the Mahdiya. They were the sons of Sayyid Bakri, Sayyid Ja'far, Sayyid Al-Hasan, and Sayyida Aisha, and their mother, Sayyida Fatima Al-Ula, daughter of Sayyid Muhammad Al-Hasan, as we have clarified elsewhere.

Sayyid Ahmed bin Sayyid Muhammad Othman (Al-Aqrab) also remained in Omdurman. The situation continued as it was until the arrival of the Anglo-Egyptian conquest and the demise of the Mahdiya state, which had limited the influence of the Khatmiyya, dispersed their leaders, and forced their successors to participate in its armies under duress. Therefore, the Mahdiya was a curse upon the Khatmiyya, while the arrival of the British in Sudan was the blessing that paved the way anew for the Khatmiyya to build its path, restore its influence, and renew its past glory during the rule of the Ansar.

If we return to the issue of the Sheikhdom of the Khatmiyya and the leadership within it, we encounter two individuals who are next in line for this matter. The first is Sayyid Ahmed bin Sayyid Muhammad Othman Al-Aqrab, and the second is Sayyid Ali bin Sayyid Muhammad Othman as well, who is a younger half-brother of Sayyid Ahmed. His paternal grandfather is Sayyid Al-Hasan bin Muhammad Othman (Al-Khatm), and his mother is Amina bint Al-Nur from the Anqariyab tribe, a branch of the Abdellab. She died in Suakin. He was about nine years old when he died. Sayyid Ali has only one sister, Sayyida Nafisa.