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In the previous article, we talked about Egypt; the gift of the Nile and Ancient Egyptians, not only for us, but for the whole world:<\/strong><\/span> General Bishop<\/strong><\/span> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the previous article, we talked about Egypt; the gift of the Nile and Ancient Egyptians, not only for us, but for the whole world: Our ancestors are the first to step and create the civilization which had started along with their stability and agriculture, to change Egypt into a green oasis through work and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":19638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55599"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55599"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56649,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55599\/revisions\/56649"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nOur ancestors are the first to step and create the civilization which had started along with their stability and agriculture, to change Egypt into a green oasis through work and effort, the Egyptian is closely attached to his land and home, which represent the warmth and heart for him, this home love appears in all times, although it is manifested in distresses and adversities.<\/strong><\/span>
\nAnd thus, love for homeland has been planted in the hearts of generations which have passed it throughout years until today.<\/strong><\/span>
\nEgypt is the paradise, warmth and heart, not only for her sons, but rather the whole world considers her so. The Holy Books described her as a paradise and her people as wise men, it has been a resort for God\u2019s saints throughout history, then a resort for the Holy Family which had wandered and lived through her districts \u2013 as stated in previous articles.<\/strong><\/span>
\nIn the Coptic Era, the Coptic Church cared to instill the love for homeland and land value in her children\u2019s hearts, that it made its rituals to include prayers and litanies for the waters of the Nile, the blessing of the land, the sowing and the harvest, and for God to tend His people.<\/strong><\/span>
\nDr. William Soliman told us a story that expresses the deep love of Egyptian Copts to their country: in the days of Emperor Diocletian, and during his torture of a Copt from the city of Tala in Minya, the governor resentfully told him: \u201cWoe to the land of Egypt, from which you came!\u201d The Copt answered him, although suffering from severe pain: \u201cDo not revile the land of Egypt\u201d!<\/strong><\/span>
\nYes, when talking about Egypt, her children don\u2019t hesitate to defend her with all their strength.<\/strong><\/span>
\nThis view full of admiration and appreciation, linked to the religious thinking that glorifies Egypt throughout the historical periods that she lived after the Arab Conquest, has been extending<\/strong><\/span>
\nWe see this clear in the words of its description, historian \u201cAba al-Qasim Ibn Abd al-Hakam al-Qurashi Al Masry\u201d \u2013 who lived in the late second century till the middle third century (187 \u2013 257 AH) (800 \u2013 871 AD) \u2013 presented the oldest history books of Egypt in the Islamic Age. In describing Egypt, he said:\u00a0\u201c\u2026And those who want to see Paradise or to look at its like in this world, he shall look at the land of Egypt when it grows green, and fruits ripe… The paradise extended along the two shores of the Nile from Aswan to Rasheed and seven gulfs: the Gulf of Alexandria, the Gulf of Sakha, the Gulf of Damietta, the Gulf of Memphis, the Gulf of Al Fayoum, the Gulf of Menha, and the Gulf of Sardos, they were all connected paradises, nothing from which is detached from another.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nThe plants between the two mountains across Egypt are reached by water\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
\nOn the Nile River, he stated that the dams and bridges built on it reflect the Egyptians\u2019 ingenuity in the ability to adapt the Nile for the good of the country, so\u00a0\u201cthey established arches and bridges, with skill and measures, that the water flows from underneath their canals and rooms, so they can lock it as they want, unleash it as they want.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nRegarding her king, he was said to be the greatest among all the world\u2019s kings:\u00a0\u201cthe earth had never one day seen a greater king than Egypt\u2019s king\u201d!<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHistorian Ibn Al Kindy (185 -256 AH) (805- 873 AD) said: \u201cGod has given Egypt a privilege over the other countries, as He has given some people a privilege over others, some days and nights over others\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
\nHistorian Ibn Zoulak (306 \u2013 387 AH) (919 \u2013 997 AD) had stated several quotes of scholars said about Egypt; among which, she is described as: \u201cthe Mother of Countries\u201d, \u201cA country blessed for its people\u201d, \u201cthe treasuries of the whole earth\u201d, \u201cthe power of the whole earth\u201d, \u201cthe land of wisdom and science from which came the sage men who caused the world to prosper through their words, wisdom and conduct\u201d. Describing Egypt\u2019s people, Abdullah Ibn Amr, is quoted: \u201cAmong all the Ajamites, the people of Egypt are the most generous, the best element, and the closest to the Arabs in general, and to Quraish in particular.\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
\nIt was said about them also:\u00a0\u201cno sooner had anyone ever wanted them to be harmed that God destroyed him\u201d<\/span>, while Historian Al-Maqrizi (764-845 AH) (1364-1442 AD) wrote about his love for Egypt, he said:\u00a0\u201cEgypt was my hometown, the play field for my companions, the council of my people, and the singing place of my family and my troops, the place of my homeland and my country … and the nest of my wishes, souls like but its memory …\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\nAbout her, poet Salah Al Din Al Safadi (696-764 AH) (1297-1363 AD) said:<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u201cHe who saw the earth, its lands and people of different kinds and genres<\/strong><\/span>
\nBut saw neither Egypt nor her people, did not see the world or the people\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
\nSuch has been the stance and dignity of Egypt, and still they are, not only in her children\u2019s hearts, but rather in the hearts of whoever set foot on her lands, hearts do beat with unique pride and love for being related to her lands and inhabiting them.<\/strong><\/span>
\nHistorians have noticed that the Egyptian character has powerfully imposed herself, not being influenced by the incomers to its lands throughout history, besides<\/strong><\/span>
\nAlthough what Egypt has been exposed to throughout history of external invasions, scholars haven\u2019t found clear traces of the invaders left on the Egyptian character formation, contrarily, it was Egypt that influenced their characters and thoughts.<\/strong><\/span>
\nFor example, Napoleon Bonaparte said:\u00a0\u201cIf I weren\u2019t a ruler of Egypt, I wouldn\u2019t have been the Emperor of France! My dream was embodied in the East, yet it was about to turn into a nightmare in the West!… In Egypt, I had passed the best years, while in Europe; clouds prevent you from thinking about the history changing projects! In Egypt, he who rules is capable of changing history.\u201d!<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nSuch inseparable love and attachment have passed to Egyptians through times till today, so it is no surprise to read a message of one of Egypt\u2019s children who sacrificed their lives, fulfilling their national role and duty towards the country they loved: Captain Ahmed Fouad Hassan, who was recently martyred of a terrorist attack, as he was in one of the Security Forces ambushes in Rafah, North Sinai<\/strong><\/span>
\nHe wrote a letter which he commended to be delivered to his mother in case of his martyrdom, it was found in his military uniform pocket, I will quote some of its phrases:\u00a0\u201cAs my father decided after the revolution to make me join the military, from which I got out in the rank of a lieutenant, it was compulsory to protect \u2018the mother of the world\u2019, for that, honestly: it was me who insisted to serve in Sinai\u2026 When you see my body, o mother, you shall never cry or get weak! you shall tell all people, wearing white garments, that you are \u201cthe martyr\u2019s mother\u201d and \u201cthe hero\u2019s mother\u201d.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nThe blood of Captain Ahmed Fouad was mixed with that of martyr Mina Tawab, a Rafah\u2019s hero in Sinai, who wrote:\u00a0\u201cGet satisfied of me, it is me who may die next\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHeroism has been renewed throughout the history of\u00a0\u201cthe mother of the world\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nAnd\u2026Stories never end in Beautiful Egypt!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\nHead of Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n