Regarding his brother, Sayyid Ahmad, son of Ahmad bin Muhammad Uthman, his mother's lineage is Khadija bint Abdullah, from an Eritrean Muslim family. The brothers Ahmad and Ali spent part of their childhood and youth separated from each other. Sayyid Ahmad was confined in Omdurman under the observation of the Mahdist state, while Sayyid Ali was living in Egypt under the care of his uncle Muhammad al-Sir al-Mirghani. The British government stood behind him, providing him and his family members in Suakin, and some successors of the Tariqa, with the necessary aid and support, in recognition of the Mirghanis' esteemed efforts in confronting the Mahdiyya and as compensation for the lands and properties they had lost. Thus, a meeting between Sayyid Ahmad and his brother Sayyid Ali was not possible until after the conquest, when they met in Kassala and lived together for three years. The long separation of the brothers, the new stance of the Khatmiyya Tariqa after the conquest, and the differences in human natures all created a kind of disagreement between the brothers, which later turned into a dispute. The basis of the disagreement, as Dr. Abu Salim believes, is centered around money and status, which is something that usually happens in Tariqas. Sayyid Ali came to Khartoum, where the political power was, and Sayyid Ahmad remained in Kassala, and the matter settled into this division of influence and sovereignty. It appears that the Mirghanis had implicitly agreed on a regional division of their areas of influence, and the form of this division is as follows: Sayyid Ahmad: Kassala, Gadarif, Al-Qallabat, Al-Hadendowa, and Al-Shukriyya, with his headquarters in Kassala. Sayyid Ali: Berber, Dongola, Halfa, Khartoum, and Kordofan, with his headquarters in Khartoum Bahri. Sayyida Maryam al-Mirghaniyya: Red Sea Hills, with her headquarters in Sinkat. Due to political and practical circumstances, Sayyid Ali, with the means, talents, and favorable conditions available to him, was always considered the head, leader, and sole representative of the Mirghani family. We have referred to this division before. Sayyid Ali was truly a leader; God bestowed upon him the qualities of an excellent commander who could navigate... Sayyid Ahmad bin Sayyid Muhammad Uthman al-Mirghani: Interview on (The Relationship between the Family of Sayyid Ahmad and Sayyid Ali al-Mirghani, and the positions of the family of Sayyid Muhammad Uthman in the Mahdist and political affairs of the Khatmiyya Tariqa) at his home in Shambat, near Abu Salim: previous source, p. (4) (4) (4) Sayyid Ahmad bin Muhammad Uthman (Interview) (4) (4) (4) Interview) Sayyid Ahmad al-Mirghani (4) (7) Abu Salim: previous source, p. (4) (7) (14) Sayyid Ahmad bin Muhammad Uthman al-Mirghani (Interview) Abu Salim: previous source, pages (6) (r) (fVY) (9)