I arrived back in Jordan recently and the next day my friend took me to visit the ruins of Qasr al-Hallabat, which includes a fort, a mosque, houses, a water reservoir and a cistern. It had been a Byzantine fort that was rebuilt by the Ummayads with additions. The mosque was rebuilt recently by a Spanish archaeologist who rebuilds ruins in different countries, so much credit is due to the Spanish embassy.

I prayed Asr in the mosque, by putting my jacket in front of me where my head rested, because the ground was all rock and pebbles, and after I started wondering how many years it’s been since the mosque’s walls last heard the iqama and takbira. Allahu A’lam.

The bad news is I cant get the pictures right now for “The Crowned Son” post, but I’ll try to get them sent to me, we’ll see.

Until the next post I leave you with a couple lines from a beautiful poem, related to the previous posts:

ومن زار الكرام ولم يشاهد

مآثرهم فإنا قد لقينا

لهم علم وإجلال وفضل

بمدح الله صاروا مكرمينا

ـ الشيخ صالح الجعفري، روضة القلوب والأرواح