He then came to Al-Badan, mounted his guest, and proceeded. I knelt and kissed his hand, standing before him to serve him. He ordered me to sit, so I sat. He asked me what craft I had learned. I replied that I had learned to read and some of the sciences. He was pleased by this and the next day prepared a feast, at which several sheep and cattle were slaughtered. Many people ate, and it was a day of joy. Then, three days later, preparations were made for the Sultanate. The Sultan, may God have mercy on him, and his Grand Vizier, Sheikh Muhammad Kara, and the jurist Malik, who was the representative and the one through whom the state's affairs were conducted, were present. He is from a tribe called the Fulani, and his people in Darfur call them the Galawa. Fulani are skilled in administration, and the aforementioned jurist Malik is one of the greatest viziers from the Arab lineage. At that time, Sultan Muhammad Fadl, son of the late Sultan Abd al-Rahman, was young, and all matters were in the hands of Sheikh Muhammad Kara. His long Fulani title means that he was the one who supported Sultan Muhammad Fadl after his father's death, seated him on the throne, and acted on his behalf in judgments and the administration of the kingdom due to his young age. The people of Darfur have spread rumors that he is a slave of the Sultan, but this is not true. He is the one who strengthened the Sultanates, enriched them, served them, and bore their burdens.