Among the tribal leaders who visited Bediuzzaman was Kör Hüseyin Pasa, it would seem on several occasions. One time he was accompanied by Abdülbaki, the son of the Mufti of Van, Seyh Masum, a close friend of Bediuzzaman's. This visit Abdülbaki describes in some detail, telling of the extremely ascetic conditions under which Bediuzzaman lived on Mount Erek. He also records that during the visit Bediuzzaman foretold the great difficulties they would undergo in the future, but that they should not be unduly dismayed for Allah would send someone to protect and revive His religion of Islam. Interestingly, there is another record of his foretelling the difficulties of the future. On this occasion he told his students to "seek refuge with Almighty God....dire things are going to happen..." When they asked for an explanation of this, he merely told them that he was not permitted to say anything further at present.
During the same visit, Kör Hüseyin Pasa tried to give Bediuzzaman money, something he never accepted under any circumstances. Molla Hamid describes a similar occasion, noting Bediuzzaman's anger at the offer and his refusal. Their exchange continued with Hüseyin Pasa saying:
"I want to consult you. My soldiers, horses, weapons and ammunition are all ready. We only await your command."
"What do you mean? Whom do you want to fight?"
"Mustafa Kemal"
"And who are Mustafa Kemal's soldiers?"
"I don't know... soldiers."
So Bediuzzaman told him: "Those soldiers are the sons of this land. They are my kith and kin and your kith and kin. Whom will you kill? And whom will they kill? Think! Use your head! Are you going to make Ahmed kill Mehmed, and Hasan kill Hüseyin?"
Kör Hüseyin Pasa also approached Bediuzzaman on the question on a further occasion, this time in Nursin Mosque after the