Baƙi sun sami wuri guda a cikin rugujewar Crusade

Wata daya kenan da iso Amman Jordan. Babu wani abu da ya fi lada kamar nazarin tarihin mutanen da suka sami wayewar da ta yi kusan shekaru 3,000.

Wata daya kenan da iso Amman Jordan. Babu wani abu da ya fi lada kamar nazarin tarihin mutanen da suka sami wayewar da ta yi kusan shekaru 3,000.

Na sami damar tafiya kudu zuwa birnin Karak, inda wani katafaren katafaren gini da 'yan Salibiyya suka gina a tsawon shekaru 20 kuma ya kare a shekara ta 1161 miladiyya yana nan. An ambaci birnin Karak a cikin Littafi Mai-Tsarki da sunan Kir Heres inda a dā Sarkin Isra'ila ya kewaye wani Sarkin Mowab mai suna Mesha a kagararsa. Labarin ya nuna cewa Sarkin arna ya damu sosai har ya sadaukar da babban dansa a kan katangar kagara, wanda hakan ya sa mahara suka daina kai musu hari suka koma gida. Sarki Mesha ya rubuta nasa nau'in abubuwan da suka faru a kan wani dutse da ake kira Stele of Mesha amma ya kasa ambaton duk wani ci da ya sha, maimakon haka ya yi ikirarin cewa ya fatattaki abokan hamayyarsa har abada. Ya zo gare ni cewa lallai wannan ya kasance ɗaya daga cikin misalan farko na farfagandar ɗaukar hoto mai cin karo da juna.

Ofishin jakadancin Amurka da ke Amman yana karbar bakuncin kungiyar mawakan yara ta Boston a bikin cika shekaru 60 na dangantakar Amurka da Jordan, inda ake gudanar da wasanni a wurare da dama ciki har da Castle a Karak. Da shigarta katangar, matata Megan ta ji ’ya’yan mawakan suna rera wakar albarka ga Annabinmu, tsira da amincin Allah su tabbata a gare shi, duk da lafazin Yankee.

A cikin yakin Crusades, Karak ya sami kansa a cikin matsayi mai mahimmanci kamar yadda yake zama mazaunin ubangijin Transjordan, mai yalwar arziki a cikin kayayyaki da kudaden haraji da kuma mafi mahimmanci na mulkin Crusader. A zahiri, Kirista da Musulmi sun yi ciniki da juna, suna sanya haraji a kan ’yan kasuwar abokan hamayyarsu yayin da sojojinsu ke ci karo da juna a fagen fama.

Wani mutum-mutumi na girmama Salahaddin, mai mulkin Siriya da Masar a karni na 12, yana tsaye a tsakiyar birnin Karak.

A farkon shekarun 1170s, Reynald na Chatillon ya sami kansa a matsayin ubangijin Transjordan kuma ya shahara da rashin hankali da hanyoyin rashin tausayi na kula da fursunoninsa. Ya karya yarjejeniyoyin da aka dade ana yi, sai ya fara wawashe kaya da kashe ayarin mahajjata da ke daure Makka, har ma ya yi yunkurin kai hari kan garuruwan musulmi guda biyu masu tsarki na Makka da Madina. A lokacin hunturu, Reynald ya yi nisa har ya ƙwato ƙaramin jirgi wanda ya yi jigilar su a kan raƙumi ya koma Tekun Bahar Maliya, inda ya sake haɗa jiragensa ya fara kai hare-hare a tashar jiragen ruwa na Larabawa. An fara gabatar da ni ga waɗannan labaran tun lokacin da nake kwaleji inda na yi wasa a matsayin Salahaddin akan wasan kwamfuta na “real time dabarun” mai suna Age of Empires.

Mai mulkin Syria da Masar, Saladin (Salah ad-Din a Larabci ko kuma “mai gyara addini”) ya mayar da martani cikin gaggawa, inda ya karbe garin Karak kuma kusan ya yi nasarar afkawa cikin katafaren ginin ba don tsayin daka na wani jarumi daya ba. ya kare gate. Wata ‘yar karamar kasida da na dauko daga Ma’aikatar yawon bude ido da kayayyakin tarihi ta bayyana cewa a daren da aka kai harin, ana bikin aure a cikin katafaren gidan sarauta: Dan uwan ​​Reynald yana auren wata gimbiya. A lokacin bukukuwan, Uwargida Stephanie, mahaifiyar ango, ta aika da jita-jita daga bikin zuwa ga Salahaddin wanda nan da nan ya tambayi ko wane hasumiya ne aka ajiye matasan ma'auratan, inda ya jagoranci harin bam na musulmi daga ciki.

Bayan isowar agaji daga Kudus an dage harin amma Reynald ya dage yana fashin wani babban ayari sannan kuma ya yi garkuwa da 'yar uwar Saladin. Duk waɗannan ayyukan biyu sun faru ne a ƙarƙashin yarjejeniyar zaman lafiya wanda ya haifar da yakin Hattin wanda daga baya ya kai ga ci gaba da shan kashi na sojojin Crusader. Saladin ya ceci yawancin fursunonin ban da Reynald de Chatillon, wanda ya kashe a nan take saboda ha'incinsa.

Ba tare da taimakon sojojin da aka fatattake ba, masu tsaron Karak sun daɗe suna ci gaba da yin kawanya, suna cin kowace dabba da ke cikin gidan, har ma suna sayar wa waɗanda ke kewaye da su don musanya mata da yaransu da ba za su iya ciyar da su ba. Bayan watanni takwas, waɗanda suka tsira na ƙarshe sun ba da katangarsu ga musulmi waɗanda, saboda jajircewarsu, suka maido da iyalansu kuma suka ba da damar 'yan Salibiyya su fita.

Kafin in bar gidan, na lura da wasu matan Amurkawa waɗanda ke shiga kawai kuma sun fahimci cewa su uwayen yara ne daga Boston. Wani limamin kasar Jordan da na hadu da shi a gidan sarauta ya tilasta ni in gayyace su don a ba su labarin Musulunci. Da na fassara masa, na ce musu, Musulunci addini ne na aminci, yana kira zuwa ga sakon da aka aiko a cikin harsunan annabawa da manzanni da suka gabata cewa kada mutane su bauta wa wanin Allah, kuma na tabbatar da akidar musulmi cewa Yesu shi ne Almasihu kuma zai dawo. don shigar da ƙarshen zamani.

Sai na ce tsayuwa a wannan wuri da fadin wadannan kalmomi shi kansa shaida ne cewa dukkan addinai suna bauta wa Allah daya, mahalicci kuma mai raya halittu. Wata mace musamman ta fara zubar da hawaye kuma ta nemi hoto tare da iyalina.

Da na ba da labarin abin da ya faru ga malamina na Larabci, sai ya yi nuni da wata ayar Alkur’ani da ke cewa, “Kuma idan suka saurari wahayin da Manzo ya yi masa, sai ka ga idanunsu suna zubar da hawaye, domin sun gane gaskiya. Suna cewa, 'Ya Ubangijinmu! Mun yi imani, ka rubuta mu a cikin masu shaida."

Maganar karshe da nayi mata kafin na tafi ya bata dariya. Wani abu ne na ɗauka daga ɗan'uwana wanda yake magana a majami'u a Knoxville. Muna so mu kalli Musulunci a matsayin saƙo na uku kuma na ƙarshe a cikin talifi na uku wanda Allah ya saukar gaba ɗaya. "Shin, kun ga Starwars, Sabon Hope?" Na tambaya. "Shin, kun ga Empire ya sake dawowa? To, ba za ku fahimci dukan labarin ba har sai kun kalli Komawar Jedi!

ABUBUWAN DA ZA KU GUDU DAGA WANNAN LABARI:

  • The ruler of Syria and Egypt, Saladin (Salah ad-Din in Arabic or “rectifier of the religion”) responded swiftly, taking over the town of Karak and almost managing to storm the castle were it not for the steadfastness of a single knight who defended the gate.
  • Throughout the Crusades, Karak found itself in a pivotal position as it was the residence of the lord of Transjordan, vastly rich in produce and tax revenue and the most important fief of the Crusader kingdom.
  • A small brochure I picked up from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities relates that on the night of the attack, a wedding was taking place in the castle.

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Linda Hohnholz

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