Her control over the natives was enough to cause Ibrahim Pasha , when about to invade Syria in 1832 , to seek her neutrality .
This supremacy was maintained by her commanding character and by the belief that she possessed the gift of divination .
Her control over the natives was enough to cause Ibrahim Pasha , when about to invade Syria in 1832 , to seek her neutrality , and this supremacy was maintained by her commanding character and by the belief that she possessed the gift of divination .