ملف رقم ٣٣٠٠ لسنة ١٩١٦ الجزء ٢ "نشرات عدن: (يناير ١٩١٧ إلى ديسمبر ١٩١٧)" [ظ‎‎١‎٢‎١] (٦٢٠/٢٤٢)

their hesitation to perform the commands of God,
relying on their fictitious leniency and temporary
submissiveness, more particularly that their infamous
acts have greatly been increased, that their ancient
belief prior to the time you were at war with them
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has oeen altered, that the facts of causing the
Moslims to rush into this fearful war and the varieties
of misery is brought on the country by them. God has
rescued the sacred district by causing the important
King (of Hedjaz) to rise and take such actions as
you'have all along been urging him to adopt and,
you had hinted that you would render him the necessary
support in the matter. He continued to place confi
dence on the old arrangement between you and him,
awaiting the arrival of an opportunity. In the mean
while he has been witnessing their (the Turks) bad
conduct against the Islam and the Arabs, so much
so that they have at last openly declared the abolition
of many of the pillars of Islamic faith and are
acting contrary to Shari's laws. They also have openly
shewn their hatred to the Arab's languages and be
sides they have erected gallows at Syria and in most
parts of the country for the execution of the learned
and virtuous men.
Al_ this, oy God, is disgraceful to the Mohamedan
world generally and the Arab nation especially. Could it be
possiule, after all this, that reliance could be placed
on any convention of such people? and, after their Govern
ment having reached such a stage? By God such a thing
cannot be endured and we are astonished to see our
brothers,