They are not of us and we are quit of them. This is not a passing phrase uttered in a moment of anger, but a clear moral, national, and religious stance in the face of anyone who thinks they can hijack religion, employ it to justify murder, and turn religious difference into a pretext for assaulting the innocent.
What kind of thought is this that leads its practitioners to violate the blood of people who gathered to bid farewell to their deceased? And what conscience accepts that moments of grief and farewell be turned into a new tragedy, that the sanctity of death be violated, and that the secure be terrorized in a place meant to be a haven of serenity and peace?
It is the mindset of extremism when it loses its connection to humanity, transforming from a difference in thought into hostility toward life, and from claiming possession of the truth to believing that the blood, security, and rights of others are permissible to violate.
Therefore, these individuals do not represent any religion, do not express the morals of Jordanians, and have no connection to the heritage of this homeland whose people—Muslims and Christians—have known the meaning of brotherhood, partnership in the land, history, and destiny. The Jordanian Christian is not a stranger to their homeland, nor a guest among their people, but a genuine partner in its building, part of its national identity, and present in its memory, achievements, and journey.
In Jordan, citizenship is not measured by the name of religion or denomination, but by belonging to the homeland, commitment to its values, and respect for the rights of its children. The church, like the mosque, and the sanctity of the human being are above all consideration, and an assault on any of the sons of this homeland is an assault on the security, dignity, and stability of society.
Hence, our duty today is not limited to condemning the crime, despite the profound pain it carries, but requires a firm national stance that rejects extremism in all its forms, confronts hate speech and incitement, affirms that religious difference can never be a justification for violence, and asserts that freedom of belief and the practice of religious rites is a protected right that no one has the power to diminish.
Responsibility also dictates waiting for the results of official investigations, holding everyone proven responsible for this crime accountable according to the law, far from rumors and pre-judgments. The state of law is what protects society, safeguards rights, and prevents criminals from achieving their goals of spreading fear and division among the people of a single nation.
Perhaps the most dangerous thing extremists can achieve, alongside their crime, is succeeding in creating a rift among Jordanians, or driving society to doubt its history and entrenched relations. It is precisely here that the response must match the magnitude of the crime: an unshakable national unity, sincere solidarity with the victims' families, standing by the injured, and an uncompromising adherence to the values of coexistence and mutual respect.
Karak has taught us, with its proud Jordanian history, that its people are greater than seditions, and that the relations of brotherhood between Muslims and Christians are not seasonal slogans, but a shared life, firm stances, and a memory that the bullets of treachery cannot erase.
The blood of the victims is a trust upon all our necks, their right demands justice, and the right of the homeland demands that we not allow the crime to turn into a gateway for hatred or division. The stance on this crime must be clear and unambiguous: absolute condemnation, fair accountability, and a decisive rejection of any ideology that violates human beings because of their religion or belief.
They are not of us and we are quit of them; for whoever targets their compatriots in their houses of worship, violates the sanctity of death, and assaults the innocent is rebelling against religion, humanity, and the homeland all at once.
Jordan will remain, through the will and awareness of its people, a homeland that is not divided by beliefs, nor defeated by seditions, and whose values do not allow its houses of worship to turn into arenas for hatred. The Muslim and the Christian will remain brothers in a single homeland, united by the right of citizenship, protected by the rule of law, and bound by a Jordanian story older than extremism and more enduring than crime.
May God have mercy on the victims, grant their families patience, heal the injured, and preserve Jordan safe, united, and defiant against anyone who attempts to tamper with its national fabric.
