They Said in the Mountain | "I see my coming before him... as nothing more than coming before a goat herder"
In a new episode of the program "They Said in the Mountain," we return to a tale from the pages of history that encapsulates self-pride and strength of position, featuring a proverb associated with the name of Sheikh al-Fadil Muhammad Abu Hilal.
The story dates back to 1633 AD, during the Ottoman campaign led by the Governor of Damascus, Ahmad Pasha al-Kujuk, when direct threats reached the Sheikh. However, he met them with steadfastness and certainty, saying his famous phrase: "I see my coming before him, as nothing more than coming before a goat herder!" – a stance that expressed his contempt for the threats of tyrants and his refusal to submit to the might of authority.
A tale that narrates how words transform into immortal stances, reminding us that dignity cannot be bought with money, and that a person's strength is not in their power, but in their steadfastness and principles.
"They Said in the Mountain".. proverbs and tales that preserve the memory of the land, and tell of the stances of men whose dignity did not bow before threats.
