The author's experience with the Urabiists In this context, I will explain the incident of the Urabiists in Abidin to the reader, what befell me from prison and the ruler, and my entry into their ranks. I say: When Arabi was defeated at the Battle of Tel el-Kebir and the English were influencing him, he sent a telegram to me. I was in my village, and my men were with me. Soon after, a telegram arrived from the exiled Tawfiq Pasha, informing us of Arabi's arrest and imprisonment. He ordered us to proceed to Kafr el-Dawar and hand over the weapons and ammunition to the English commander there. We complied and went to that place, where we found General (Wolseley). He was then the commander of the Egyptian army. When he saw my soldiers preparing and ready to hand over the weapons, I left my troops and went myself to their location at the Mahmoudia bridge, accompanied by two horsemen. I met General (Wolseley) and introduced myself. I said, "I am Ibrahim Fawzi, commander of the First Brigade of the Third Division." He asked, "What is your rank?" I informed him of the telegram. He said, "Are you subordinate to him?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Dismount from your horse and hand over your sword." I did so. He returned the sword to me and ordered me to return to my troops and have them line up in the middle of his soldiers' ranks to hand over the weapons and ammunition at the Kafr el-Dawar station. The soldiers then dispersed to their homes. I returned to my troops and conveyed the aforementioned orders to them, emphasizing discipline. I told them, "If you are not brave warriors at the beginning of the battle, then be disciplined." So the soldiers obeyed my orders and passed through the ranks of the English soldiers, who were performing their duties with great calm.