He lived for a time, and the people of Fur followed the Sunnah of the Sultan. A group from this tribe was sent on missions, and they had a ruling king over them. And he was a helper in this group, to the extent that they say it forms all kinds of formations. Even a man among them, if he was afraid of being apprehended, would remain in hiding. I met the ruler of this group, and he was an old man, weak in movement, but the signs of wealth appeared on him. Then he died, and his son succeeded him. He was a young man, stout and rough in appearance, but the signs of wealth appeared on him. He rode fine horses and had servants. His son and I became friends, and I visited him several times. Among them was Abd al-Karim. It happened that I met him alone on one of the missions and asked him about what people said about the formations and that he was traveling for ten days in fear. He spoke to me with words of pain, but it did not benefit me in anything, and I left him at that time. I asked him again, and he set a time. He said, "Glory be to God, I did not think you would believe this statement." Then he distracted me with other things until I left him. After that, he denied knowing me and began to ignore me, not turning his face towards me. I also left him when I saw his denial, and I do not know the reason for it except for the repetition of my question.