Husrev, however, was not dismissed; on the contrary, he was stubborn and himself asked his old rival to give up all his possessions and be satisfied with the pashalıks of Egypt alone. When Mehmed Ali received these "peace offers" he wrote to his old enemy wondering what would force him to accept such terms when he had earlier refused better ones offered by Mahmud. He again repeated his demand to Husrev to resign and told him that if he was concerned about his livelihood after retirement, then he, Mehmed Ali, promised to meet all his expenses and those of his household, no matter how large these might be. He even invited him to retire with him in the Hijaz where, he explained, he had built himself two residences, a winter one in Mecca and a summer one in Ṭā'if where they could both retire in peace, devote their time to prayer and meditation, and preserve good and illustrious names for themselves in history books!

XREF: Builds on the earlier claim that Husrev Pasha, not Mahmud, was Mehmed Ali's chief rival (loc 1553). This offer to retire peacefully in the Hijaz shows how personal their rivalry was. Pays off: "Husrev Pasha, not Mahmud, was Mehmed Ali's chief rival."

Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed…, loc. 1560