This is not true; the mosque remains as it was since it was destroyed by the Mahdist forces. (10) Influence over tribes, gatherings, and religious occasions: The dispute within the Khatmiyya sect, dividing it into two factions, stemmed from the presence of strong forces within the sect, some supporting Sayyid Ali and others opposing him and supporting Sayyid Ahmed. Each group wanted to appoint a specific person.

The Khatmiyya also played a fundamental and important role in these conflicts, often instigating disputes within families. Some of Sayyid Ali's followers worked to create a rift between him and his nephew, Sayyid Muhammad Uthman (Shambat), whose influence grew after his father's death.

Annual celebrations (hawliyya) were held. With the emergence of the national liberation movement and political parties, Sayyid Muhammad Uthman (al-Khatim) was supposed to organize them, and every leader was expected to do so in his area. However, due to Sayyid Ali's presence in Kassala from the beginning of his arrival in Sudan and his influence there, his followers continued to rally around him.

Sayyid Ahmed responded by requesting that a hawliyya be held in his name, Sayyid al-Khatim, annually in Khartoum Bahri. Sayyid Ali celebrated in Khartoum and objected to Sayyid Ahmed's request. In the end, the matter was settled by Sayyid Ahmed refraining from holding the hawliyya in the Khartoum Bahri area in exchange for Sayyid Ali refraining from celebrating in Kassala. (11) The disputes between Sayyid Ahmed and Sayyid Ali did not end until after Sayyid Ahmed's death in 1969. Sayyid Ali tried to get closer to his nephews, Sayyid Muhammad Uthman (Shambat) and Sayyid Muhammad al-Hasan (Kassala). Since Sayyid Ali was interested in politics and immersed in it, he sought to involve his nephews with him. As for Sayyid Muhammad al-Hasan, he was reluctant to be in the spotlight, detested politics and everything related to it, and only participated in political work once when Sayyid Ali commissioned him to gather voters in the first parliamentary elections in Sudan. He is reported to have considered this a sin for which he sought God's forgiveness and never returned to it. He died in 1981.

Regarding Sayyid Muhammad Uthman (Shambat), he participated with his uncle Sayyid Ali in uniting the federal parties. However, a dispute over some political directions occurred between them, after which Sayyid Muhammad Uthman withdrew from political work and secluded himself in his home in Omdurman, away from the public sphere, until his death in 1977. (12) Abu Salim: Previous source, p. 11. Sayyid Ahmed bin Muhammad Uthman al-Mirghani: Interview. Abu Salim: Previous source, p. 13. Sayyid Ahmed Muhammad Uthman al-Mirghani: Interview.