Salah El Deen El Ayoubi August 11, 2006
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Known in the West as Saladin Al Ayoubi, Salah-adeen Yusif ibn Ayoubi ibn Marwan was born in the year 1137 in the region of Iraq. Famous in the Western history books for his challenge against Richard the Lion heart, he is very seldom portrayed in his true light.
He was a man of good build, with a bright face, sharp eyes and a dark thick beard. He was known for his courage, strength of Iman and love of reading the Holy Qur’an. He was also famous for his eloquent speech and the kindness and mercy he had for his people. Although tough with the non believers he respected their creeds and allowed them to worship without facing any harm. Many of them holding good positions during his era.
Salah El Deen died and was, buried in Damascus on the 4th February 1197, leaving behind nothing more than 47 silver pieces and one gold coin.
During Salah El Deen‘s lifetime the Muslims suffered being disunited and subject to humiliation from anti-Muslim powers.
In the coming line we will shed light on how Salah El Deen set about liberating Palestine from the Christian crusaders after he had united the Muslim Nation under his leadership.
In 1169 Salah El Deen took rule of Egypt, and started to make a lot of changes to improve its situation and uniting the State. After establishing his army in Egypt he proceeded to unite the various smaller Arab States that had become semi-independent states. In particular he annexed these States surrounding Palestine. Salah El Deen considered it first necessary to unite Muslims before he facing the Christian kingdoms in the Holy lands.
In 1187 the Christian King of Karak, who was called Arnat, launched an attack against a number of pilgrims travelling to make the hajj. The attackers, showing no mercy, plundered, tortured men, humiliated women. Whilst killing the pilgrims Arnat said: “Go tell Mohammad and ask him if he can save you.” This event ended a period of temporary peace that had ensued between Salah El Deen and the Christians who were occupying Palestine. Salah El Deen who was always keen on setting free Al-Quds (Jerusalem) and Al-Aqsa Mosque, was now given the opportunity to face the Christians.
When the news of this event reached Salah El Deen tried to overcome his outrage and sent a polite message to King Arnat. In the letter he asked him to respect the peace agreement, to free all the hostages and to return whatever he had stolen. But the King refused Salah El Deen‘s request, leaving him no other choice but to teach him a good lesson.
After preparing his army in Damascus, in March 1187. Salah El Deen proceeded to Karak. After seizing Karak Salah El Deen’s next step was to move north towards Tabarieh to assess the reaction of the Christian armies.
The Christian army collected at Nazarate under the leadership of the King of Jerusalem. The battle commenced in May 1187 and ended in complete defeat for the Christians. The Christian army, now strengthened with reinforcements – including Richard, known as the Lion heart – were bent on seeking revenge. It appeared as if the whole Christian army collected at Safarid.
Salah El Deen, however, was always one step ahead of them. He decided to avoid Safarid and attack Tabarieh first. Salah El Deen’s plan was to push the Christian to leave their positions in Safarid so that they would be tired and exhausted by the difficult journey. In July 1187 Salah El Deen destroyed Tabarieh.
Forced into leaving their positions Salah El Deen’s plan proved its success. The Christians wore bulky armour and heavy weapons, the intense heat and shortage of water combined with the difficult terrain, weakened the Christian soldiers. And what was awaiting them? Courageous Muslim fighters were awaiting them, willing to sacrifice their life for the sake of Allah.
On the 4th July 1187, the Muslim army had surrounded the Christians and when the heat was unbearable and the fighting reached its climax, Salah El Deen ordered his soldiers to set fire to the grass and shrubs surrounding the enemy’s army. Their suffering complete, Salah El Deen inflicted on them a resounding defeat.
After this defeat the Christians amassed a strength of 50,000 fighters to do battle at Hiteen. The Christians lead by the Kings of Jerusalem, Karak and Tripoli were again defeated. Many of their princes and knights were taken as prisoners. It was Allah’s will that Salah El Deen should meet face to face with King Arnat of Karak, the butcher of innocent pilgrims. Before killing him with his own hands Salah El Deen told him he was killing him for defaming the honor and dignity of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and for murdering innocent Muslims.
From Hiteen Salah El Deen opened the Castle at Tabarieh. He then moved on to Akka and on a Friday he opened it peacefully. After performing the first Friday prayer he left the city to his son Al-Abdal. Salah El Deen then went to north to Sida and Beirut. All this occurred in one month.
At the outset Salah El Deen ‘s aim was setting free Al-Quds, the eradication of the Christian Kingdom and the uniting of the Muslim Ummah. With Jerusalem his target he moved to Askalan. This enabled him to cut off Jerusalem from the Mediterranean sea and by so doing isolating Jerusalem. He accomplished this on the 5th September 1187.
Before moving on Jerusalem he arranged with the well known Egyptian sailor, Hussain Uddeen El Hajeb, to move the Egyptian navy close to Palestine so as to prevent the Christian navy from approaching the coastline.
On the 19th September 1187 Salah-a-deen approached Jerusalem and proceeded to lay siege on the City. He bombarded the City with fire and projectiles until the Christians surrendered. The Muslim army led by Salah El Deen entered the City peacefully on Friday the 2nd October 1187. He put the Islamic flag and took down the large cross from the Dome of the Rock.
Salah El Deen expressed in the most practical way the kindness, and mercy of Islam when, at the peak of his victory and power he gave freedom for all inhabitants of Jerusalem to leave the City unharmed. When the Crusaders defeated Jerusalem in 1099 the streets of the City flowed with the blood of 70,000 slaughtered Muslims.
After Jerusalem, Salah El Deen opened negotiated with the Christians to leave the Islamic lands. The last stronghold of the Christians, Akka, was removed by the hand of Salah El Deen’s successor Zahir Babers.
Indeed Salah El Deen was both a kind merciful man and a great warrior.
where was salah aldden eyoubi from,,?????
where was salah el deen eyoubi frome
where was salah el deen eyoubi frome
i’m kurdish and he was frome kurdistan he is kudish
iraq..
forgot to complete the history,after which the muslims lost the holly land for ever.
Salah El Deen El Ayoubi was Muslim , the Kurdish Leaders are now a day are in bed with Israel and America , what a shame .
Salams,
I think we should learn a lesson from the above discussion. The primary reason for the state of the Muslims today is our IGNORANCE of the Religion of Allah (SWT). Secondly, NATIONALISM!! We are ONE NATION!! Nationalism is indeed one of the core reasons for the wars in the world today.
The only way out of this situation is “coming back to the Religion of Allah”. Our unity should be under the banner of “Tawheed of Allah” alone.
I’m sure when Salah El Din Al Ayyubi (RA) led the Muslims, he didn’t think about representing Turkish people or any other race. Rather the goal was to put the words of Allah (SWT) HIGH and raise the flag of “La Ilaha Illallah”.
So, lessons to be learned from his life: Be steadfast in your Religion, Victory will come from Allah. For indeed Salah El Din (RA) was a pious man and upholder of the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH). All these foolish things going on in the Muslim world today have brought was no good. It’s been proven again and again how ‘militance’ is not necessarily the ‘best’ solution.
Peace!
Dear Brother,
I recalled seeing a movie on Salah El Din about 35 years ago. It was a great movie. It is good to own the DVD of this movie.
Hello to everyone,
I have seen the movie of salah el din ayoubi it was a great film full of courage and great men in those times. But know in these time everyone is fooling around placing talking a bunch of crap. Listen let me tell you something everyone has there own religion i dont care if they believe or pray on a dog to be honest just believe in what you believe. No racism just power and peace and love to all my people.
p.s. to be honest i do care who you believe in because i believe in god thats who you should believe in but you no wat i waiting for judement day when all you people no whats right from wronge.
those who read just remember this day when you die you
will
say exactly wat that girl said.
helllllllllo i dont like talking about this i like talking about life just live your life
SLAM,
HAIL GREAT LEADERS OF ISLAM. NOT ONLY SALAHADIN BUT PROPHET EBRAHIM(SA) WAS FROM KURDISTAN. AS A KURD AND MUSLIM, I’M PROUD OF THEM. TO YOU WHO SAY KURD LEADERS ARE WITH AMERICANS, I MUST SAY YOU ARE CLOSING YOUR EYES TO THE HISTORY AND TO THE TRUTH. YOU CLAIM TO BE MUSLIMS BUT ARE YOU AND EVEN ME REAL MUSLIMS. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOUR GREAT GHATEL AND SHAYYAD AND THE GREAT CRIMINAL EVER, SADDAM HUSSEIN, ANFALLING-MASSACRING- THE KURD NATION? WHY DON’T YOU BLAME YOUR GHATEL FIGURE SADDAM FOR SHAKING HANDS WITH AMERICANS? WHY DONT YOU BALME ARABIC LEADERS WHO KISS AMERICAN DICKS? WHY DONT YOU SPEAK ABOUT KILLING OF KURD NATION BY ISLAMIC COUNTRIES? WHY DONT YOU TALK ABOUT KILLING OF INNOCENT CHILDREN IN SYRIA? SO, WE KURD BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE NOT MUSLIMS. FOR IF YOU WERE, YOU NEVER MAY TRY YOUR HAND AT KILLING OUR NATION? THERE ARE STILL MILLIONS OF SALLAHADDIN IN KURDISTAN. THEY ARE READY TO FIGHT FOR ALLAH AND FOR THEIR RIGHT TO LIVE ON EARTH. WE ARE CREATED BY ALLAH AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT FOR DEFENDING US. YOU HAVE YOUR HANDS RED WITH THE BLOOD OF KURD. READ HISTORY AND THEN JUDGE. CITIES IN KURDISTAN HAVE THE LARGEST NUMBER OF MOSQUES IN THE WORLD. I’M PROUD OF BEING A KURD MUSLIM. THE BEST ARABIC LANGUAGE EVER HAD BEEN KURDS AND STILL ARE. DID YOU KNOW KURD MEN WROTE THE FIRST ARABIC LITERATURE HISTORY!!!!!!!!! SO WASH YOUR MOUTH BEFORE SAYING THE WORD ” KURDISTAN”
BIJI KURDISTAN, BIJI ISLAM,
MA SALLAMA
Nasser Afghany,
Keep Quiet. Look at Karzay!!!!!!!!!!! Where is he from?
HAHAHAHAHA
neattt! my last name kurdi my dad tells me this man is an ancester of my family, and where can i get this movie u speak of
allah yer7amak my grand father
the eyes r for nothing if u dont know how to look with them.
Gandi
God with u.
He was from iraq, egypt, india, pakistan, russia, ….shall I continue?
HE IS FROM KURDISTAN
i think that salahdin is from libya and all the muslims must do what that man has done.
He was a kurd and the kurds deserve a homeland every muslim country should give back the land they stole from the kurds I think they should give them most of iraq some of syria some of Iran half of turkey . I am a palestinian I know how it feels to lose my land
Hello, to be honest nearly all of you missed the point. Salah al deen was a model not of power not of courage but of the manners and superior laws of Islam, he won because of his faith and because he believed in changing the people (under their free will), bettering them and helping them discover God and his final religion, the complete message sent to prophet Mohammad. He preserved the freedom of the people of Jeuruselum, showing the humanity of Islam, he treated his prisoners like the prophet did with mercy and he killed those who were attacking him and those who killed barbarically showing justice.
Salah Al-Deen showed humanity and civil behavior in the climax of one of the bloodiest wars in history. This alone helped people see the wonders of Islam, protect that. The true soldiers in life are those who fight with their faith, humanity and conscious intact, those who fight with knowledge and not ignorance.
Salam
Arabia is our land, share it, war is not the answer and neither is extremism. Learn to love each other or at least show some respect and TRY to hide your greed. Pathetic, fighting over land over a website that is supposed to encourage unity.
fuck jesus fuck santa claus fuck merry the virgin fuck the church fuck the cross fuck the hollyland fuck salahdeen fuck kurdstan fuck the pope fuck isreal fuck bush fuck obama fuck everyone
^shame on you ..blasfemy
salah-al-deen-al-ayoubi was a great hero of the Isamic hestory.we donot forgat it.today islam need one another salah-al-deen-al-ayoubi for riseup islamic flag.ayoubi was a turht on the world the name of salah al deen is always in my heart .ALLAH HO AKBAR
HE WAS FROM IRAQ TEQRIT BIRTH PLACE PLACE OF SADAM HUSSAIN AND YES HE WAS A KURDISH SUNNI MUSLIM AND FOLLOWED THE ASH’ARI MADHAB THEY ARE SUNNI MUSLIMS WHO AGREE WTH SHIA AND SUNNI DOCTRINE. hE LATER LEFT IRAQ WITH HIS FAMILY TOWORDS SYRIA DAMASCUS. his uncle fighted the crusades but lost. LATER HE AVENGED THE CRUSADES BY UNITING ALL SHIA AND SUNNNI MUSLIMS AND FIGHTING VICTOIOUSLY WITH THE CRUSADES. THAY ASKED HIM WHATS THIS LAND WORTH? HE REPLIED ERVERI BLOOD IN MY BODY!!!
IF WE DONT HELP PALESTINE WE HAVE BETRAYED HIM AND THOSE WHO DIED FOR HIM. UNITE MUSLIMS! UNITE! UNITE! UNITE! WE ARE A BILLION WERE ALL PALESTINIANS!!!
UNITE MUSLIMS! UNITE! UNITE! UNITE!
why?
unite for what?
hate?
1 billion,,,,,, so what. if decent muslums dont help the world
stop terrorists,
[ they hide among you,,if you dont help identify them then when its known they are hiding in a city,the city ceases to exist,all die ] ,,,
the bombs dropped will only get bigger,and along with stopping all imports,,the number of muslums can be reduced to a few small groups,,very small groups.
sei stato un grande salah eldden…
It doesn’t matter where Salah El Deen was from. He is from Kurdistan. Now what? Do you think that only Kurds will have the chance for giving birth to Salah El Deen? As it was said before, it doesn’t matter where was he from, as long as he was a TRUE MUSLIM…
I believe that, nowadays, each one of us, Muslims, could be Salah El Deen by working on himself/herself and asking Allah’s help and support. we should study and gain knowledge for sake of true knowledge not just a certificate. We should hold tight to our Religion, Holy Qura’an, and of course the Arabic language. We should be true Muslims because Allah wants so…
WHOEVER AGREES ON WHAT I”VE SAID NOW, PLEASE JUST SEND A COMMENT. EVERYBODY, LETS RUN A CAMPAIGN TO EVOLVE INTO TRUE MUSLIMS…..