'File 5/C Boundary questions: attacks on Ikhwan; dispute between Shaikh Salim and Ibn Sa`ud' [‎71r] (141/230)

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2 ncl what God had ordained took place, for, as la said in holy •*r
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u Nou^lit that ye devise can ]dc fulfilled unless God I rinse If v/ill it''.
You will realise that these events have been Going on for a long tine
now, and 1 both (n*eat; and s .all havevfelt their effect. It behoves ,us
not to think of greed and satisfying pur own ends, but of how this^ •
ever widening - breach, which as you know will har i both of us, can be
repaired. Two things are necessary, one now and one later on. The
first is that you sign the attached note as a final settlement of
the boundary, and other disputes. If you have any claims to'put forwarl
I will obey justice, or if you make it your plea that Jariyah lias
b 6 en given to you by the British, then leave the matter to them and
'X know how to talk to then. Secondly, you may rest assured that all
I have said in this letter is true, as is :y purpose, and' I assure
yOu that every foot towards a settlement that you go, I will go a,
yard. ; \ . * ^
Regarding your friends ‘Abdullah as-Sumait and *Abdul 1 Aziz al-Hasan,
they have given me your-message, and I have explained everything that
was necessary to them,, and "thereis no might or pov;er save in God”.
As. touchiiig the restitution, I ai sending two camels, a riding camel
and a horse with your friends, and I have sent out men to collect
the rest; as soon as our differepees are settled, all you demand will
be available - from my own property, if not from yours.
I am sending my uncle, Hasir bin Sa*ud, with your deputation, in the
hope that he my gain your good will. I pray to settle our autual
affairs, and'those of all Muslims, so that ye may come to an agreement
arid.be united. ' - > r
usual ending.
Supplement to the above.
After complements.
You know that the affairs of this world depend upon two things i the
first and highest is the "Shdri’ah 11 , and the Second is steadfastness
of purpose and forethought, as the poet has said:-'“The careful man
is he -who’ does nothing until he lias considered N what its result willbtiV-
You must realise that it was not I who Started all these quarrels
and disputes about boundaries,and subjects,* but that it was you your
self wh 6 were responsible for them, though I trust they will now be ~
settled. I want to explain what my own point of view is, and you
know best what your own is and whether the two agree.
You know that from the very beginning there was never any question
about boundaries and subjects between the s Subah and 'Sd’ud fa.lilies,
nor was there .ever any misunderstanding between them, the 3ubah stopped
'/ in. Kuwait and the Sa'ud controlled the tribes, and there was no
friction. Then, when evil days fell on Najd'and the country was split
.'into two parts, one under the Turks, the AjPan and others, and the
other under Ibn Rashid, people who were discontented at this went to
Kuwait, as there was no difference, between the tribes or people, and
everything went quietly until the death of Muhammad as-3ubah. After
him Mubarak succeeded, and I was^in Kuwait. He started- taking "zakat u
from the tribes, which began to come' in to Kuwait - they used to go
one year to him, another to.Ibn Rashid, and another to the,Turks
V/hen your ( father occupied Hasa fori me. he paid the Turks / 600
dollars a year for the “zakat“ of the Awazitn. Although the Mutair mne
Subai' and others used to come and pay him “zakat“, but I said nothing
as it-mvas all in the vray of friendship. When your father died the
. .utaut-hi .and the Rashaidah were with me, .and took "zakat” from them.
If things had gone on the same v/ay there would never have been any
question of"where our frontier was or whose subjects such and such a
tribe was. It was you, in your greed, who started the dispute by N
claiming such and such property as-your own. I am not greedy so" why
should you be when I an your^friend and-brother. If you can orove
your right by the “Shar*”, then I bow before the Shap*, if by the
sword then let the sword decide, but if by friendship^then I an the
man for friendship.This will show who is obedient and who disobedient.
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but do aot stir up strife arid widen the breach, if 70U appeal to