A letter and knowledge of books, and a delegation came to Sultan Abd al-Rahman al-Faqi, the ascetic, the hermit, Sheikh al-Maqri al-Falaqi, and a delegation came to him, the learned jurist Sheikh Hussein Ammari al-Azhar, and a delegation came to him from the Ashraf of Mecca, the two Sharifs, with the help of Bin Allaha from the sons of Sharif Surur, and he was a judge. The upright resident, Sheikh Izz al-Din al-Jami', and he was the Qadi al-Qudat (Chief Justice) in Darfur and its territories. Sultan Abd al-Rahman was generous, noble, just, and fierce in spirit. He was of medium height, very dark, with streaks of gray in his hair. He had a deep voice, was quick to anger, and quick to be pleased. He was skilled in good management. When the Mamluk of Egypt entered and the Ghuzz fled from it, he headed to Darfur. He was a Mamluk of Murad Bey, one of the Mamluks of the Alfiyya, and he had more than ten Mamluks with him, and he had his belongings, provisions, camels, servants, a cook, a chamberlain, a stable master, and servants. He brought with him seventy slaves and a Frenchman. Sultan Abd al-Rahman honored him and treated him well, and lodged him in a good dwelling. He provided him with many provisions until he no longer recognized his slaves due to their abundance. Then he asked the Sultan to build a house like the houses of Egypt, and he permitted him to do so. So the construction was ordered, and the slaves were used to cut stones and build a house.