Salah ad-Din al-Ayubi

213 Pages·13.654 MB·English

by  Abdullah ‘Ulwan

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Salah Ad-Din Al-Ayyubi
(Saladin)
Hero of the Battle of Hattin and
Liberator of Jerusalem from the Crusaders
- - C.E.
532 589 A.H./1137 1193
by
‘Abdullah Nasih ‘Ulwan
Translated
by
Khalifa Ezzat Abu Zeid
Revised
by
Elfwine Acelas Mischler
DAR AL-SALAM
For Printing, Publishing, Distribution and Translation
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Contents
Foreword Sheikh Sa‘id Hwwa
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Preface to the Edition. 16
Sala A-Din’s
1- Family and Upbringing LO
Lineage 19
Birth... ~26
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Upbringing
Education... _
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Rule...
2- The Geginning of Salah Ad-Din’s 28
Beypt during the Fatimid Rule 28
Shawir As-Sa’di’s Rebellion. . 29
Egypt... 3!
Second Stage of the Struggle over
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Egypt...
Last Stage of the Struggle over 32
Analysis and Commentary... 33
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3- Salah Ad-Din in Egypt......... . DE
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Vizier for the Fatimid Caliph
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Ending Internal Conspiracies _ . 35
Fradicating External Plots. SF
Sermon in the Name of the Abbasid 4j
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Policy with Nur 43
4- Salh Syrian
Ad-Dim in 46
afte Nur Ad-Din
Syria 4G
Damascus Sends for Salah AF
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Salah Ad-Din in Damascus
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Homs, Hamah and Aleppo 5]
§ - Countries United under His Rule 59
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6 - Crusaders’ Plots and OD
What Were theCrusades? 65
Reasons for the Crusades OS
First Crusade and Occupation of Jerusalem 67
Reasons for the Crusaders’ 69
Second Crusade: Preludeto Victory at Hattin 70
7 Salah Ad-Din’s Victory inthe Battle ofHattin 72
Reasons forthe Battle BD
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Battle of Hattin and Conquest ofJerusalem...
Salah Ad-Din’s Treatment of the Crusaders...... . oF
Blockade of Acre and Third Crusade 90
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German Campaign 91
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French and English Armies. 92
Muslim Resistance 93
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End Of WAC 95
- Ad-Din’
8 Salah 98
9 - Reasons for Victory ver th Crusaders ... . 08
Fea of Allah an Avoiig the Pohibitd 10
Full Prepartion and Etensive Concern... ........ 116
Political of Muslim Countries.
Unity
Make Aliah’s Word
Ajming to Supreme 119
Liberation was the Issue of Isiam and Muslims. 122
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10 Palestine Yesterday and Today 126
Decline in the Moral and Spiritual Side... ........ 126
Differences, Quarreis and Disputes. 13]
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Interest in Word but Not in Deed ......... 133
Aimof War.
Wrong 135
Just an Arab Issue... 141
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11 Salah Ad-Din’s Characteristics. 149
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Piety and Worship... LAD
Justice and Mercy. 152
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Courage and Perseverance . 154
Understanding and Forgiveness. .. 15F
Chivalry and Magnanimity.. 0 159
Love of Poetry and Literature .. .. 167
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Asceticism and Generosity... 170
Activty an Interest in Jhad .. 173
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12 Reforms Achieved by Salah 178
Construction Improvements...
178
Educational 182
Economic Reform 186
Social Reform
189
Religious Reform 194
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Final Word
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Praise by Prof. ‘Abdul-Jabbar Ar-Rahbi.____ 203
References 206
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Foreword
By
Sheikh Sa‘id Hawwa
All praisebe to Allah, and peace and blessings ofAllah
be upon the Messenger of Allah and his household.
The author did well in choosing to write about Salah
Ad-Din’s life for the following reasons:
1. The Muslim wrnah (nation) urgently needs a person
like the hero Salah Ad-Din in order to regain his
epoch. Therefore, Muslims should search for one
whose characteristics match those of Salah Ad-Din.
2. Jerusalem is undergoing a severe tria] nowadays, so
Muslims should read the history of their forefathers
to realize how Jerusalem was liberated in order to
liberate it
again.
3. Our Muslim wemeh has strayed from the straight
path and deviated from the way of the exemplars.
Thus, the w#eah should search for those who set a
and realize that Salah Ad-Din was
good example
one of those who had an ideal character over the
of time.
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4. Our wnmah has ignored the way jihad, which is the
of
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