Ibe yinyanga epheleleyo ukusukela oko ndafika eAmman, eJordani. Akukho nto inomvuzo ngaphezu kokufunda ngembali yabantu abaye banempucuko ebuyela emva phantse kwiminyaka engama-3,000 XNUMX.
Ndaba nethuba lokuya emazantsi kwisixeko saseKarak, apho inqaba eyoyikekayo eyakhiwa ngamajoni oMnqamlezo ebudeni beminyaka engama-20 yaza yagqitywa ngowe-1161 AD isemi. Isixeko saseKarak kuthethwa ngaso eBhayibhileni ngegama elithi Kir Heres apho ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wakha wangqinga ukumkani wakwaMowabhi ogama linguMesha kwinqaba yakhe. Ibali libonisa ukuba lo kumkani ongumhedeni wayekhathazeke gqitha kangangokuba wabingelela ngonyana wakhe omkhulu kwiindonga ezinqatyisiweyo, nto leyo eyabangela ukuba abangqingi bayeke ukuhlasela baze babuyele ekhaya. UKumkani uMesha wabhala inguqulelo yakhe yeziganeko kwilitye elibizwa ngokuba yiStele sikaMesha kodwa akazange athethe nakuphi na ukoyiswa, endaweni yoko wathi ubadubile ngonaphakade abachasi bakhe. Kwafika engqondweni yam ukuba lo makube ngomnye wemizekelo yokuqala yepropaganda engqubanayo yokugubungela imfazwe.
Uzakuzo wase-US e-Amman ubambe i-Chorus yaBantwana yaseBoston ekubhiyozeleni iminyaka engama-60 yobudlelwane base-US-Jordanian, ibamba umboniso kwiindawo ezininzi ezibandakanya iNqaba yaseKarak. Ekungeneni kwakhe enqabeni, inkosikazi yam uMegan weva abantwana bekwayala beqhelisela iingoma zeentsikelelo phezu koMprofeti wethu, uxolo malube phezu kwakhe, nangona beyintetho yaseYankee.
Kuyo yonke iMfazwe Yomnqamlezo, uKarak wazifumana ekwindawo ebaluleke kakhulu njengoko yayiyindawo yokuhlala yenkosi yaseTransjordan, isityebi kakhulu kwimveliso kunye nengeniso yerhafu kunye neyona nto ibalulekileyo yobukumkani beCrusader. Ngokucacileyo, amaKristu namaSilamsi arhweba omnye komnye, emisela irhafu kubarhwebi babachasi bawo ngoxa imikhosi yawo yayiqubisana edabini.
Umfanekiso oqingqiweyo obonisa imbeko kuSaladin, umlawuli waseSiriya naseYiputa ngenkulungwane ye-12, umi kumbindi weKarak.
Ekuqaleni kweminyaka yoo-1170, uReynald waseChatillon wazifumana eyinkosi yaseTransjordan kwaye wayesaziwa ngeendlela zakhe zokungakhathali nezikhohlakeleyo zokuphatha amabanjwa akhe. Esaphula izivumelwano ekudala zisenziwa, waqalisa ukuphanga waza waxhela iikharavani zabahambi ngezonqulo ababesiya eMecca wada wazama nokuhlasela izixeko ezingcwele zamaSilamsi eMecca naseMedina. Ngexesha lasebusika, uReynald waya kufikelela ekuqhawuleni inqanawa encinci awathi emva koko wayihambisa ngenkamela ebuyela kuLwandle oluBomvu, apho waphinda wadibanisa iinqanawa zakhe kwaye waqala ukuhlasela amazibuko aseArabia. Ndaziswa kuqala kula mabali ukusuka kwiintsuku zam zasekholejini apho ndandihlala ndidlala njengeSaladin kwi "qhinga lexesha langempela" umdlalo wekhompyutheni obizwa ngokuba yi-Age of Empires.
Umlawuli waseSiriya naseYiputa, uSaladin (uSalah ad-Din ngesiArabhu okanye “umhlaziyi wonqulo”) wasabela ngokukhawuleza, ethimba idolophu yaseKarak yaye waphantse wakwazi ukuyibhuqa le nqaba ukuba kwakungengenxa yokungagungqi kweqhawe elinye elathi. wakhusela isango. Incwadana encinane enemifanekiso endayithabatha kwiSebe LezoKhenketho Nezinto Zamandulo ibalisa ukuba ngobusuku bohlaselo, kwakukho umtshato kwinqaba: Unyana wesibini kaReynald wayetshata inkosazana yasebukhosini. Ngethuba lemibhiyozo, u-Lady Stephanie, unina womyeni, wathumela izitya ukusuka kwitheko ukuya eSaladin owathi ngokukhawuleza wabuza ukuba yeyiphi inqaba isibini esitshatileyo esasihlala kuyo, eqondisa ibhombu yamaSilamsi kude nayo.
Ekufikeni koncedo oluvela eYerusalem ungqingo lwasuswa kodwa uReynald wazingisa ekuphangeni ikharavani enkulu kwaye wathatha nodade boSaladin. Zombini ezi zenzo zenzeka phantsi komnqophiso wexesha loxolo owaphumela kwidabi laseHattin elathi emva koko lakhokelela ekoyisweni ngokupheleleyo komkhosi weCrusader. USaladin wasindisa uninzi lwamabanjwa ngaphandle kukaReynald de Chatillon, awambulala ngoko nangoko ngenxa yobuqhophololo bakhe.
Ngaphandle koncedo lomkhosi oyotyiweyo, abakhuseli bakaKarak babambelela kungqingo oluhlala ixesha elide, besitya zonke izilwanyana ezingaphakathi kwinqaba baze bathengisele abarhangqi babo ukuze bafumane isonka abafazi babo nabantwana ababengasenako ukubondla. Emva kweenyanga ezisibhozo, abokugqibela abasindileyo bayinikela inqaba yabo kumaSilamsi awathi, eqonda inkalipho yawo, abuyisela iintsapho zawo aza avumela amaJoni Omnqamlezo ukuba akhululeke.
Ngaphambi kokuba ndiyishiye inqaba, ndaqaphela abafazi baseMerika ababengena nje kwaye bafunda ukuba ngoomama babantwana baseBoston. I-Imam yaseJordani endadibana nayo enqabeni yandinyanzela ukuba ndibameme ukuze baziswe ngobuSilamsi. Ndimguqulela, ndabaxelela ukuba ubuSilamsi lunqulo loxolo olubizela kwisigidimi esifanayo nesathunyelwa ngeelwimi zabaprofeti nezithunywa zangaphambili zokuba abantu bafanele banqule omnye umntu ngaphandle koThixo, ndaza ndaqinisekisa inkolelo yamaSilamsi yokuba uYesu wayengumesiya yaye uya kubuya. ukuzisa ekupheleni kwexesha.
Emva koko ndathi ukuma kule ndawo ukuthetha la mazwi kwakububungqina bokuba zonke iinkonzo zinqula uThixo omnye, umdali nomlondolozi wendalo iphela. Elinye inenekazi laqalisa ukulila laza lacela ukufota nentsapho yakowethu.
Xa ndandibalisa ngesiganeko kumfundisi-ntsapho wam wama-Arabhu, walatha ivesi yeQur’an ethi, “Yaye xa besiva isityhilelo esifunyenwe nguMthunywa, uya kuwabona amehlo abo entywila iinyembezi, kuba bayayiqonda inyaniso. Bathandaza bathi, ‘Nkosi yethu! Siyakholwa, sibhale phantsi phakathi kwamangqina.
Into yokugqibela endayithetha kuye phambi kokuba sihambe yamenza wahleka. Yinto endayithatha kubhuti wam lo ebethetha ezicaweni zase Knoxville. Sithanda ukujonga i-Islam njengomyalezo wesithathu kunye nowokugqibela kwi-trilogy etyhilwe ngokupheleleyo nguThixo. "Ngaba uyibonile iStarwars, iThemba elitsha?" Ndibuzile. “Ngaba ukhe wayibona i-Empire iBuyela emva? Ewe, awuyi kuqonda lonke ibali uze ubukele ukuBuyisa kweJedi!
