وكان هذا مما وقع لي، وبدأت بالإشارة به، فوقع منه موقعًا عظيمًا، وأمر الديوان وكل من عزم على الحج من العسكر أن يثبت اسمه حتى يحصر عدة من يدخل معنا في الطريق
This was something that had occurred to me. I first made the suggestion on the day that peace was concluded. It made a great impression on him and he gave orders to his secretariat ‘If there are any troops who plan to go on the Hajj, record their names so that the number of those that will take the road with us can be reckoned