“What does a man seek in this world? A position, or a throne? Man seeks peace of mind and the fear of Almighty God. As long as one knows that there is ajudgement day, he tries to keep his conscience clear and do what he can.” KnowsMenWorldTryingMindLongDoeClearPositionThis WorldConsciencePeace Of MindAlmightyThronesAlmighty GodJudgement Day Author:King Hussein I
“Let me say this loud and clear. There is a world of difference between terrorist acts and the Islamic Shari'a. Islam is not only a religion, but a way of life. And at its heart lie the sacred principles of tolerance and dialogue.” WorldWayHeartLyingDifferencesPrinciplesClearLet MeSacredIslamToleranceTerroristDialogueLoudIslamicInterfaith Author:King Hussein I
“Jordan has a strange, haunting beauty and a sense of timelessness. Dotted with the ruins of empires once great, it is the last resort of yesterday in the world of tomorrow. I love every inch of it.” WorldCountryLastsBeautyStrangeTomorrowYesterdayRuinsEmpiresMiddle EastInchesResortsHauntingJordanMonarchsTimelessnessCountry Love Author:King Hussein I
“In this life struggle, here I am among you fully cognizant that a true believer has no fear of what God has ordained for him. Those who are visited by fear live only for their present, under the illusion that the world began with them and will end with their departure.” WorldEndsStruggleIllusionBelieverThis LifeNo FearDepartureHere I AmHave No FearLife StruggleTrue BelieverCognizant Author:King Hussein I
“God willing, we shall come to a stage where the world looks at the Palestinian question, and Palestinian rights on Palestinian national soil, as well as the questions of the occupied Syrian and Lebanese territories. These are the bases on which peace will be built.” WorldWellsLooksRightsStageWillingBuiltBasesSoilTerritoryPalestinianLebanese Author:King Hussein I
“Fundamentalism as it is called is not confined to the Muslim world. It is something that we have seen in different parts of the world. Let us hope that a dialogue between the followers of the three great monotheistic religions could help in putting an end to this.” WorldDifferentEndsHelpingThreeDialogueFollowersFundamentalismConfinedMuslim World Author:King Hussein I
“It should not be strange that the values cherished by all the three major religions are the same, since they originate from a common source. For example, Islam, the predominant religion in the Middle East, accepts as an integral part of its religious teachings both the Old and the New Testaments. If this commonality of moral traditions among the world's major religions does not say something about the universality of religion, it does say something about the universality of mankind.” IfsWorldShouldDoeReligionValuesThreeReligiousCommonAcceptingMoralTeachingMiddleMankindExampleStrangeSourceMajorsTraditionIslamEastMiddle EastTestamentNew TestamentUniversalityCommonality Author:King Hussein I
“One of the great challenges you will face is that a part of the world, and some in it, do not have or do not believe in a standard of moral values. Many in the world today operate on the basis of practical expediency. You have undoubtedly observed this yourselves. It has become a philosophy of life for many. This is true among nations as well as among individuals.” WorldLifeBelieveWellsPhilosophyTodayFacesValuesIndividualBeliefNationsChallengesMoralLife PhilosophyStandardsBasesPracticalsWorld TodayMoral ValuesExpediency Author:King Hussein I
“It would behoove the world to become used to this fact: that without a just solution to the Palestine tragedy, there can be no stable peace in the Middle East.” WorldFactsUsedMiddleSolutionsTragedyEastMiddle EastStableEasterPalestine Author:King Hussein I
