On this Christmas, I thank God for this little story and the picture that goes with it.
Building bridges of friendship, trust, and understanding between Muslims and Christians – one purpose for this blog, one purpose for my life.
AMMAN (The Jordan Times) — A photograph of a Muslim cleric shaking hands with a priest under a Christmas tree in Abdali’s Boulevard has gone viral on the Internet, with sharers commending the sentiment it conveys.
The photo of the sheikh apparently offering his seasonal wishes to the priest has proven a hit on social media, with some 60,000 likes and 2,000 comments on Her Majesty Queen Rania’s Facebook page by Thursday afternoon.
First posted by Queen Rania on her Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts, and exchanged by thousands in Jordan and in the region, the photo was snapped by an anonymous photographer in the newly opened Abdali Boulevard in downtown Amman.
On the Jordan Times Facebook page, by Thursday afternoon, it was viewed by almost 100,000 people.
“This is Jordan, and, God willing, this is how it always will be,” wrote the Queen on her social profiles, wishing users a merry Christmas.
I am So proud of Jordan and the Royal Family for showing so much tolerance and love to all people during this wonderful holiday season . God bless them and God bless all of Jordan !!!!!!
Amen, Ali!
We love Jordan so much! We have been there several times. The people are wonderful. We appreciate so much how the king allows in refugees – both Muslim and Christian – from Syria and Iraq. It is been our privilege to sit in their apartments with so many of them and hear their tragic stories.
God loves them. Jesus loves them. We give them food and blankets and other things – but mostly we try to give them the love of God.
Our alternatively prolonged world wide web search for features right at the end with the evening already been paid using pleasant understanding to share with you having our relatives and buddies.