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Touristic Sites In Jordan

Amman is the capital of the Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan Near Amman (AlSalt,Wadi Seer) 1-- North and West of Amman(Jerash,‘Ajloun,Irbid,Umm Qais,Hemma,Umm al-Jimal) The Jordan Valley(The River Jordan,The Dead Sea,Deir Ain Abata Deir ‘Alla,Tabaqat Fahl) 2-- East of Amman: The Desert Castle Loop(Qasr al-Hallabat,Azraq Oasis,Qasr al-Azraq,Shomari Wildlife Reserve ,Qusayr ‘Amra,Qasr al-Harraneh,Qasr al-Mushatta Qastal) 3-- South of Amman(The King’sHighway,Madaba,MountNebo, Mkawer,Hammamat Ma’een,Karak,Khirbet al-Tannur,Tafileh ,Shobak,Dana Nature Reserve Wadi Rum) 4-- Petra 5-- Aqaba 6-- The Ancient Holy Land 7-- Islamic Holy Sites in Jordan

Thursday, March 1, 2012

The Martyrdom of King Abdullah


The Martyrdom of King Abdullah
His Majesty King Abdullah bin al-Hussein, circa 1950.
© Royal Hashemite Court Archives
After the successful defense of Arab East Jerusalem by the Arab Legion, King Abdullah traveled regularly to al-Aqsa mosque there to participate in the Friday prayers. Friday, July 20, 1951 was no exception, and the Jordanian monarch set off for prayers in the company of his grandson Prince (later King) Hussein. As he approached the mosque, a lone assailant stepped forward and killed the venerable king. The killer also fired a shot at the young Prince Hussein, but the bullet ricocheted off a medal on his chest. In his autobiography, Uneasy Lies the Head, King Hussein wrote of the experience:

“On that terrible day . . . I learned the importance of death; that when you have to die, you die, for it is God’s judgement. Only thus have I found the particular inner peace granted to those who do not fear death.”


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