Hashemites And the modern states

The course of the modern Arab state, is based on Arab will, and not that of individuals. The Hashemites endeavoured to serve this purpose, and to translate principles into actions and reality that tallies with the building of a modern state. The Arab renaissance, instigated by the liberal Arabs, witnessed a match in the Hashemites will and determination to carry the message and fulfill the aspirations of the Arab nation. A call to reinvigorate the roles of Mecca, the Ummayyads and Abbassids were demonstrated in the exchange of correspondence between Sharif Hussein and Macmahon, the British Hijazi negotiations, and Prince Faisal Bin al Hussein's participation in London Conference, and Paris Conference in the years 1918 and 1919. Dates and locations changed, but the only regular element aspired for was the united independent Arab state , and an understanding of the international political reality, as well as realizing the capabilities needed to achieve aspiration, even if at its lowest.

Sharif Hussein Bin Ali did not surrender any Arab principle, yet he did sacrifice the throne, during his struggle in the political corridors. He refused to give away one foot of Jerusalem and the land of Palestine. He insisted on the unity of Arab land and Arab People. Prince Faisal's negotiations in London and Paris to realize the Arab State and upgrade it to befitting standards were hard. Prince Abdullah Bin al Hussein carried the banner and established an independent state in Jordan.

The Hashemites on a steady course

The Hashemites assumed throughout Arab history a responsible role , based upon a historical legacy.

"God only wishes to remove all abomination from you, ye Members of the Family, and to make you pure and spotless."

The holy Quran

Surant Al-Ahzab – 33

  The Hashemites led the Arabs, succeeded in building an Arab order, laid the foundations for an Arab unity example that would guarantee rights and regulate duties, protected human dignity and sovereignty, and catered for the individual Arab 'personality'. The Hashemites offered an approach to governance and an example in uniting societies. They built the 'state' that began with the gathering at 'Dar al Nadwa', and Al Fadhoul pact, to the greater Islamic state, with several empires. The Hashemites were the only hope when calamities befell. They would rise up to assume the roles demanded of them, forsaking past animosities. They took the lead of revolutions, political leadership and governance management, aiming for no more than the good and well being of their nation.

History witnessed in the land of Hijaz a Kingdom ruled by the Hashemites, which extended to Persia and Busra. They built order and unity, but the decline that swapped Arab lands, soon dropped dark drapes for a while. The Hashemites were soon to lead a new dawn for Arabs, thus regaining glory of the Arabs at the beginning of the twentieth century. King Abdullah I summed up the Hashemites role when he declared that "We, the household of the Prophet, are the reason behind all Kingdoms, and Arab monarchies seen today."

The Hashemites were acknowledged for truthfulness and honesty at every encounter, preparedness to participate in all efforts of help and readiness to present Arab causes on the international arena. Their relentless call for Arab unity, self sufficiency, deplore of all forms of terrorism, and call for dialogue and responsible logic and rhetoric are all demonstrated by His Majesty King Abdullah II, along the course set by the great members of the 'household of the Prophet.'