erie “DIN : (SALAI N) ° ObY AA Ter Ou the of Balile aitin d Liberator of all erusalem OT] UIC By Lo Abdullah Nasih ‘Ulwan Translated By Khalifa Ezzat Abu Zeid Dar l-Salam A for Printi g, Publishing, Distribution, and Translation (Saladin) Ha (tin Hero J of the Battle of and Cr salem U Liberator from Crusaders of §a2 - 589 AH ST CE. 9A Translated By Khalifa Evzat Abu Zcid DAR AL-SALAM Fuse i E seta 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 ©All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a reineval system, or transmilied in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher, Second edition: 1425 A.H./2004 C.E. 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Ending Internal Conspiracies _ . 35 Fradicating External Plots. SF Sermon in the Name of the Abbasid 4j 3 Ad-in Policy with Nur 43 4- Salh Syrian Ad-Dim in 46 afte Nur Ad-Din Syria 4G Damascus Sends for Salah AF 4 Salah Ad-Din in Damascus n Homs, Hamah and Aleppo 5] § - Countries United under His Rule 59 | 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 a 23 Battle of Hattin and Conquest ofJerusalem... Salah Ad-Din’s Treatment of the Crusaders...... . oF Blockade of Acre and Third Crusade 90 _.. German Campaign 91 . French and English Armies. 92 Muslim Resistance 93 sit... 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 - 10 Palestine Yesterday and Today 126 Decline in the Moral and Spiritual Side... ........ 126 Differences, Quarreis and Disputes. 13] nnn Interest in Word but Not in Deed ......... 133 Aimof War. Wrong 135 Just an Arab Issue... 141 - 11 Salah Ad-Din’s Characteristics. 149 2... Piety and Worship... LAD Justice and Mercy. 152 ....... ... Courage and Perseverance . 154 Understanding and Forgiveness. .. 15F Chivalry and Magnanimity.. 0 159 Love of Poetry and Literature .. .. 167 5 Asceticism and Generosity... 170 Activty an Interest in Jhad .. 173 - 12 Reforms Achieved by Salah 178 Construction Improvements... 178 Educational 182 Economic Reform 186 Social Reform 189 Religious Reform 194 _ dann Final Word = 198 Praise by Prof. ‘Abdul-Jabbar Ar-Rahbi.____ 203 References 206 | 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. passage 4. Our wnmah has ignored the way jihad, which is the of 7