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Following this, I received through the Egyptian consulate in Istanbul a reply from al-Nahhas Pasha to my letter, informing me of the result of his honorable effort, which was another proof of his nobility and sincere patriotism.

Events of the Palestine cause:

Before proceeding to trace the events of the Palestine cause after my arrival in Egypt in 1946, I consider it useful to summarize the most important events that took place in Palestine shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and during the war years I spent in Europe.

The glorious Palestine Revolt, which erupted in protest against Britain’s unjust policy and the plan to partition Palestine and continued for nearly three years, from 1936 to 1939, and the extraordinary heroic deeds carried out by the Palestinian people, led by the noble fighters, made a profound impression on the world. The effects of that glorious revolt became clear in British policy and among the Arabs generally, and even more strongly in the Arab and Islamic worlds.

In Egypt, a parliamentary committee was formed from senators and deputies of different parties to defend the Palestine cause. One hundred and seventy of them signed a petition condemning Britain’s unjust policy in Palestine and supporting the Palestinian people in their great struggle. Following this, Muhammad Ali ʿAluba Pasha called for a parliamentary conference in Cairo in the summer of 1938. It was attended by a large number of senators and deputies from Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq, and by delegations from Palestine, Morocco, the Muslims of India, and the Muslims of Bosnia. It adopted resolutions supporting the Palestinian people’s charter and condemning Britain’s policy of partitioning Palestine, and the conference sent a delegation headed by ʿAluba Pasha to London to defend and publicize the Palestine cause.

In Syria, a General Arab Conference was held in Bludan on 8 September 1937 through the efforts of the Higher Arab Committee for Palestine and the Committee for the Defense of Palestine in Damascus. It was attended by delegations from Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, and Iraq, with more than four hundred delegates. Naji Pasha al-Suwaydi of Iraq was chosen as its president, Muhammad Ali ʿAluba Pasha of Egypt, Prince Shakib Arslan of Lebanon, and al-Taran Harika of Syria as vice presidents, and Professor Muhammad ʿIzzat Darwaza of Palestine as secretary-general.

The Muslim Brotherhood groups in Egypt and Syria, as well as the scholars of al-Azhar and the students,