These parties, and that they are only concerned with the Makdum's definition of his power beyond the bounds of what is right. I replied that the Makdum's excellency must also be prepared for that, as there is no harm to him. Every person who cares about his true homeland should only present his ideas, and the government should accept them from its scholar. I also told his excellency that our current important situation is towards this movement and the ability to capture Muhammad Ahmad and the return of the tribes to their previous state. He said that this is necessary and that he will be killed if he does not flee elsewhere. I replied that I think killing him is very important. He said that this is the first duty. I replied that I had previously asked his excellency the Makdum if it was permissible for me to kill him if I saw him near us and he could not be captured alive. If I killed him, what law would I follow? His excellency told me that as long as he is captured alive, it is not permissible to kill him, as the law does not permit it. He replied that even if I killed him and he was in my hands without me suffering any harm from you, you would only receive a reward. Nevertheless, I will not allow him to reach [place name] alive, and I will kill him immediately. My mission is specifically for that. If his excellency the Makdum has an order from the Egyptian government not to kill him and to bring him in alive, then I have no say in that. Nevertheless, I will exert my utmost efforts to kill him, because he is not feared by you, or rather, because I am the only one who is like this. And to you, his excellency the General, I say that the issue of Muhammad Ahmad is a religious issue, and if it extends, there will only be increased confusion. As for whether there are orders from the government to the Makdum to capture him and not kill him, this is not absolute, because I know that the government that fought this rebellion only intends to eliminate him and destroy him when possible. It does not desire the ruin of its country, as has happened so far from Egypt and Sudan. He replied that as long as that is the case, the objective will be achieved and we will all return safely. On blessed Saturday, October 13, 1883, at 2 AM, his excellency the Makdum informed me that the woman we captured yesterday, because she is an old woman, he wants to give her announcements to distribute to the sheikhs in the localities to reassure them.