Mudathir Ali Al-Bushi and his role in political life 12/ Lotfi Ahmed Baker Obaidullah, op. cit., p. 8 13/ Mudathir Ali Al-Bushi, article dated 12/5/1974, Central Archives, Khartoum, under number 149/1, Muto, p. 1 14/ Ibid., same page. The author of the book "Al-Qudhaouf wal-Ashira" mistakenly stated that Muhammad Ahmad Al-Mahdi studied Al-Risala Al-Qudayriyah at the hands of Sheikh Ahmed Al-Bushi. 'Awn Al-Sharif Qasim, in his encyclopedia, followed the same line of thought. However, in my opinion, the correct account is what I have stated in the body of the study: that Al-Mahdi received the Risala in Maliki jurisprudence from Sheikh Ali Al-Bushi. See: Othman Hamad Allah, op. cit., p. 254, and 'Awn Al-Sharif Qasim: Encyclopedia of Tribes and Lineages in Sudan, Vol. 1, p. 344. Also refer to: Tariq Ahmed Othman: The Samaniyya Tariqa and its Religious and Social Role in Sudan (PhD), Center for African Research and Studies, African International University (2001) (unpublished), p. 196. 18/ Lotfi Ahmed Baker Obaidullah, op. cit., p. 8 19/ Ibid., same page. Lotfi Ahmed Baker mentioned that the date of Ali Al-Bushi's founding of his mosque in Asar in eastern Sudan was in 1321 AH / 1884 AD. However, this is the date of the founding of Sheikh Ali Al-Bushi's mosque in Wad Madani, not in Asar. It appears that Sheikh Ali Al-Bushi's complete settlement in Wad Madani was not achieved until 1890, as mentioned in the body of the study. 20/ Sheikh Mubarak Shatut, op. cit., p. 31, Director of Wad Madani College and grandson of Mudathir Al-Bushi. 21/ Rahuba Omar Bashari, Pioneers of Sudanese Thought, op. cit., p. 374 22/ Narration by Professor Issam Abdel Rahman Ahmed 24/ Sheikh Mubarak Shatut, op. cit., p. 32 25/ Mudathir Ali Al-Bushi, article, Central Archives, op. cit., p. 1 26/ Lotfi Ahmed Baker Obaidullah, op. cit., p. 13 27/ Mudathir Ali Al-Bushi, article, op. cit., pp. 1, 2 28/ Ibid., p. 2 29/ Mudathir Ali Al-Bushi, The National Renaissance and the Pioneers of the March, op. cit., pp. 25, 26 30/ Ibid., pp. 27, 26 31/ Lotfi Ahmed Baker Obaidullah, op. cit., p. 13 32/ Muhammad Abdel Rahim, Nafthath Al-Bara' fi Al-Adab wal-Tarikh wal-Ijtima', Vol. 1 (n.d.), p. 175 African Studies 124