By Mohammad Hussein Bazzi
Translated by Arwa Mahmoud
Bint Jbeil:
Hundreds of visitors continue to flock Bint Jbeil, the Southern
Lebanese town considered the capital of Islamic Resistance, from
different parts of Lebanon and the world in an attempt to see the
Martyrs Tree, a tree stem cut in 2005 and placed in the main hall of
the town commemorating fighters who lost their lives in wars with
Israel.
On Wednesday, August 1, 2007, the stem surprised
the town residents with natural green leaves growing out of its
branches. The branch was also surrounded by drops of musk that came
out of a large crack that was suddenly found in the stem.
The tree stem has names of the martyrs carved on
small blocks of wood, and it is painted in dark brown, symbolizing
the color of the land after absorbing the blood of the martyrs.
After the July 2006 war with Israel, 43 more blocks were added with
the names of the martyrs of the recent war.
Town residents were astounded to find that the
green leaves that grew out of the branch were exactly 43.
This week, Bint Jbeil honors the memory of the
martyrs that gave their lives one year ago in the war with Israel.
The timing of the incident is considered a Godly miracle honoring
the martyrs.
"On Saturday night we organized a festival
celebrating the victory in the war one year ago," explained a
resident, "we had invited Syrian poet Omar Al Farra. As he sat in
the hall he asked about the tree and eyed it with respect as Haj
Selim Bazzi [leading town figure] explained to him the idea of the
monument and how it was made. No leaves were in the monument at the
time. Everything was normal."
Lebanese immigrants have booked flights from the
US, Canada, and Australia, while people from different parts of
Africa and the Gulf, have started to flood the town to see the
monument.
"Bint Jbeil has been called the capital of
resistance and liberation, the mother of the martyrs, and the town
of the revolutionaries," commented another resident, "Now it has a
new name: The Capital of Godly Miracles. May Allah bless this sacred
town and its martyrs and fighters, and may Allah bless all those who
have a heart, and who will learn."
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العلم
قمـر الشعر
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