منية المريد (The Desire of the Aspirant — Timbuktu Sufi MS, 1780)

Then he soared with his strong determination to cross over to the West.
He passed through Tlemcen to the house of the Ibil a region or clan associated with his travels in the year eighty-six, he departed.
He passed through Tozeur and Sousse for a year, the year that surpassed the hearts, the anchor of the Sunnah Prophetic tradition.
And there was in Tunis at that time a saint, a bringer of good news, who would shield him with his high love.
Thus, the saint, our master Mahmoud al-Kurdi, gave him the glad tidings.
He is the one who said to him: "You have a destiny that reached the one who is poor, oh perfect one."
He came in Shawwal to the Kaaba in the year seven, after he passed away referring to the timeline of his spiritual transition.
He was at that time among the great ones, some were in it, and he possessed secrets.
The Sheikh benefited from his correspondence, and there was no direct discourse between them.
He informed the Sheikh of his death and said: "You are the one who will inherit my wealth of perfection."
It was as he said, and he gave him glad tidings of what he was informed of, and he had already informed him.