The sons of the sultans and their dark days until they returned to Al-Ghabashir after they had fled from it. Regarding what happened with Al-Qutaybah, Tamru, and Tanbihah, know that Darfur, even though it was anciently one country and kingdom, its climate is different, and its inhabitants are diverse. Therefore, take from its people, the Bedouin Arabs, the strong and free, for the safety of its land from diseases and miasmas. But its water is scarce. We have mentioned distances from Qaru, between water sources, a distance of two days or more. Following this in the journey are the lands of the shepherds, called Dar Al-Raba'. Therefore, you find the shepherds and the Bedouins inhabiting them, possessing great strength and healthy bodies. And its water is abundant in the highlands, especially Jabal Marrah and its mountains and its valleys, because its land is fertile and its highlands are temperate. Those born there you see as healthy and strong, but they suffer from the heat, and it is worse than the highlands. The cities and the strongest of them are Al-Ghashir, Bilad Al-Kuwaybah, and Kabbaka Bilad. As for Asila, Qantaru, Siga, and Tishala, these are places with abundant humidity and continuous rain, not ceasing for more than a month and three. Despite the diseases in Darfur that we have mentioned, each person loves his homeland and the place of his dwelling. If he moves to another land, he weeps for it and wishes to return to it. This is the nature of man, and the times have imprinted it upon him.