Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi (d. 1193), the legendary Muslim leader who liberated and recaptured Masjid Al-Aqsa, Al-Quds (Jerusalem) and Palestine after 88 years of occupation from the Crusaders in 1187, and I highly recommend the reading of a three-volume book on his biography: 'Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi' authored by the contemporary Islamic historian Dr Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi:
• Volume One - Crusades Prior to the Rise of the Ayyubid State: Sets the stage for the advent of the Ayyubids, an insight into the geopolitical scene upon which the first Crusaders acted out and their effects on the Muslim world at the time.
• Volume Two - The Establishment of the Ayyubid State: Highlights Salah ad-Din’s upbringing, character and ethics; how he ended the Fatimid opposition and reorganised administrative affairs in Egypt; his attachment to Islamic knowledge, his efforts to revive the Sunnah; his struggle against the Crusaders; and his vision to unite the Muslim Ummah.
• Volume Three - The Battle of Hattin, the Conquest of Jerusalem and the Third Crusade: Discusses the influencing factors and the ramifications of the crucial and defining events in which Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi played the leading role and changed the course of history.
May Allah subḥānahu wa-taʿālā bless us to derive lessons from his life and to implement them in our lives, Allahuma Ameen.
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• Volume One - Crusades Prior to the Rise of the Ayyubid State: Sets the stage for the advent of the Ayyubids, an insight into the geopolitical scene upon which the first Crusaders acted out and their effects on the Muslim world at the time.
• Volume Two - The Establishment of the Ayyubid State: Highlights Salah ad-Din’s upbringing, character and ethics; how he ended the Fatimid opposition and reorganised administrative affairs in Egypt; his attachment to Islamic knowledge, his efforts to revive the Sunnah; his struggle against the Crusaders; and his vision to unite the Muslim Ummah.
• Volume Three - The Battle of Hattin, the Conquest of Jerusalem and the Third Crusade: Discusses the influencing factors and the ramifications of the crucial and defining events in which Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi played the leading role and changed the course of history.
May Allah subḥānahu wa-taʿālā bless us to derive lessons from his life and to implement them in our lives, Allahuma Ameen.
#SalahuddinAlAyyubi #Salahuddin #Saladin #Palestine #MasjidAlAqsa #AlQuds #Jerusalam #Islam #TVSeries #Media #Book #Education #IslamicHistory #Turkey #Pakistan