abdelrahman:
The three fierce -looking bodyguards standing behind King Abdullah of Jordan are - believe it or not - Jews. But you thought that asdhimmis, Jews in the Muslim world were not allowed to carry weapons. You would be right - but these young men are from the Habbani tribe in Yemen - and they were among very few Jews not only allowed to carry theJambiya,but prized for their qualities as warriors. Why did king Abdullah choose Jews to guard him? Because they could be trusted, as their whole tribe would be held hostage to their good behaviour. (With thanks: Torbjorn)

abdelrahman:
came into contact with Habbani Jews who ransomed him when he was captured and robbed by eight Bedouinin southern Yemen. Yavnieli wrote about the Jews of Habban describing them in the following way. The Jews in these parts are held in high esteem by everyone in Yemen and Aden. They are said to be courageous, always with their weapons and wild long hair, and the names of their towns are mentioned by the Jews of Yemen with great admiration. [22]​ Yavne'eli further described the community structure by stating that the Zecharyah clan were the first of the Habbani Jewish clans and that they were local merchants of silver, leather pelts, and cobbling. He further noted that meat was only eaten on the Shabbat and even coffee was considered a luxury. [23] According to Rabbi Yoseph Maghori-Kohen: The Habbanis were mighty heroes. I heard a lot from elders in my youth about the Habbanis, about their wars, how they would fight ‘according to names’. What does it mean ‘according to names’? –the letters: They would make the shape of the [Hebrew] letters with their hands, and by this they would be victorious. Also the Shar`abim–from the city of Shar`ab–were strong, but not to the same degree as the Habbanis. Once in Yemen there was a wild tribe of murderous Arab warriors that conquered town after town, slaughtering whomever they found. Thus they moved forward from settlement to settlement: killing, destroying–may their names by blotted out–until they approached a city of Jews, 13,000 Jews roughly. Everyone felt hopeless-even the Arabs among them put up their hands, searching for a place to escape. Suddenly ten [Jewish] Habbanis arrived and waged war with them–ten against a thousand–and vanquished all of them. Not even one of those warriors was left alive, and not one of the ten fell. [24]​ Yavne'eli indicated that in 1911 there were only 60 Jewish families left in Habban. Bin Ibrahim Habbani, who was born in Habban and emigrated to Israel in 1945, indicated there were 700 Jews in Hadhramaut, 450 of which were in Habban. [25] Habbani Jews were extremely reluctant to migrate to Israel, citing their good relations with their neighbors. [26]In 1945, a Habbani Jew claimed to be the Messiah, gathering both a Jewish and Muslim following from Hadhramaut and made his way to Beihar. He became known for his pomp and extravagance, decorating his horse's saddle with gold and silver. Following a large battle where the alleged Messiah and his followers were vanquished, tensions between some of the Muslim rulers and the Jewish communities were accentuated. [27]Some Habbani Jews blamed activities and letters by the Jewish Agencyfor aggravating tensions further. [28] After 1948, small numbers of Habbani Jews made their way to Aden[then under British administration], sometimes fighting hostile Arab tribes along the way. From there they were airlifteden masseto Israelas part of Operation Flying Carpet. The vanguard of the Habbani Jews was led by Zecharyah Habbani who kept after the officials in charge of immigration to accelerate the transfer of the Jews from the Hadramaut to the Land of Israel. They are in dere distress," he reported. "They are suffering from hunger and from the edicts of Hussein Abdallah of Habban and his sons. They are also in debt to the Moslems, who charge them exorbiant rates of interest." The Jewish Agency took action, and few families left the Hadramaut. [29]After 1948, small numbers of Habbani Jews made their way to Aden, sometimes fighting hostile Arab tribes along the way. From there they were airlifteden masseto Israelas part of Operation Flying Carpet. The Sofer family and Yehoshua Sofer, Abir of martial arts

Empiree:
[s]Was he not the same king that took bribe from the British in the name of 'jizya', he and king Abdul aziz ibn saud.

They betrayed Islam and the ummah. He was gunned down by a 21 yr old Palestinian at aqsa masjid on jummah at a janaza.[/s]

Demmzy15:
Later you'll accuse others of extremism, so you support his assassination? From this post, I can deduce that you consider both of them to be Kufar but Iran and it's leaders to he pious Muslims.

**spits**

Empiree:
what are you talking about?. Don't support them blindly. Admit they made mistakes, that's all. You can't change the history. Mistakes they made is now playing out a decades later. It was the same mistakes that led to truce btw them and Israel after 6days war.


You'd better not waste your saliva. It takes a while to reproduce

Demmzy15:
You seriously need to study history objectively not from some Sheikh who will twist it for you. King Abdulaziz knew what he did as he didn't make any mistake as regards Palestine, while Abdullah I of Jordan, the problem started entirely with his father not him. Whatever he did, he thought it was the best, in fact he proposed that Jews be given 20% of Palestine, while he will rule the entire 80% in addition to present day Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. The Jews actually accepted with other world powers.

He was assassinated in the mosque on a Friday, you say he betrayed the Ummah and Islam, which translates you support his assassination. I see no difference between you and extremists!

Mistakes they made is now playing out a decades later.

Empiree:
Now media reported earlier this week that Saudi and perhaps Egypt secretly recognized Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel

Demmzy15:
At times you seriously need to read your post and see how pathetic you sound, "secretly recognized" you say? So you think Muslims lost Jerusalem when Trump made his announcement? Seriously, I've got nothing on this!

Demmzy15:
so you support his assassination?

Empiree:
a simple google or yahoo search could have helped you straight up in this day of INFORMATION. And I did not say "secretly recognized" . I said media reported in on Yahoo yesterday or 2 days ago. You did me disservice by putting that in my mouth.

I don't know if you read to understand or not. This statement of your suggest you did not understand my post. I simply stated how he died. How did that suggests I "supported" the 21 yr old assailant?. Bro, cool down and read before you click 'send' button

Demmzy15:


So you ignored all the articles and statements of how the Egyptians and Saudis condemned the action of Trump and now come up with this bollocks?

Demmzy15:

[color=#000099]Why did you also ignore the articles of how Saudi has stood with the Palestinians? What kind of hatred is this? So you're implying yahoo somehow got secrets that Saudi and Egypt have recognized Jerusalem as the Zionists capital? I'm seriously disappointed, are you this gullible? I know my questions are much but I'm baffled at how you do things a times. Remember the Qur'an warned against being unjust to those you even hate.

Demmzy15:

This should be the other way around, you should read your post before clicking the send button. The thread was why did Abdullah I use Habbani Jews as guards, but you crept in and went off the points by claiming King Abdulaziz(nothing even concerns him with the issue on ground) and Abdullah I were traitors who betrayed Islam and the Ummah. Who does that?