The article by Al-Hindi Izz al-Din reports the death of Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Uthman al-Mirghani, guide of the Khatmiyya order and head of the Original Unionist Party. He is described as one of Sudan's last great figures and among its wisest, a leader of moderation, peace and love. The text says his influence as a major Sufi figure extended from Sudan and Egypt to Eritrea and Ethiopia. It also says he left the world on the evening of a blessed Friday in November.