The Killing of Abdullah,
the Former King of Jordan
Another
portent of the Mahdi's coming is the
killing of a senior member of the
Hashemites. (Risalat al-Khuruj al-Mahdi,
p. 12)
Jordan, known as the Hashemite kingdom,
was detached from the Ottoman Empire and
came under British control for a period
of time. Great Britain recognized Jordanian
independence in 1946, as part of the Treaty
of London. The monarchy was given to Abdullah,
head of the principality of Jordan. King
Abdullah was later killed by the British
in 1951. Thus the incident indicated in
the hadith came to pass.
Jordan's
King Abdullah was assasinated
in 1951 while praying in al-Aqsa
Mosque. .
