Introduction Dining my teens, I loved to sneak to meeting places, which then existed in every quarter of Amman, where notables and respectable old men gathered. I loved to listen to their fascinating talk about their forefathers in Caucasia and the deeds of their heroes. Despite the fact that my age did not entitle me to join their discussions, I always created an excuse to be there like offering the elderly tea and water in addition to performing errands for them. By the time I had matured and become eligible to join the elderly and to talk with them, things had changed in Amman, and many people had abandoned those gathering spots for coffee houses and theatres. I therefore had to look for those aged people in their homes, where I urged them to talk about the amusing past. I recorded everything I heard from them, thus accumulating a treasure store of tales and proverbs, some of which dealt with life in Jordan, where those elderly people has settled. There are stories about the difficulties and epidemics they had to encounter in the time before they integrated with the noble people of Jordan and shared with them the good and bad things of life. Everything I recorded in this book was told to me by those elderly people, most of whom have now died, leaving behind them those good memories. Historical events reported in this book come from sources I have listed in the back. What Arab and Circassian young people know about the history of Circassians, both in Caucasia and also in Jordan, where they settled about a hundred years ago, is very little specially compared to what they don't know. I am very happy to present this book to every young Circassian and Arab. I hope to educate them about Circassian migration to Jordan, its causes and the hardships Circassians encountered for the sake of preserving their faith and principle and of raising high the banner of Islam. Mohammad Kheir Haghandoqa ——————————— (at Mahall al-Maa محل الماء) https://www.instagram.com/p/COetMvUMnuy/?igshid=1w00d3069lo3j
