“In Sultān Ṣalāḥ ud-Dīn’s era, no Islamic scholar had more influence than ʿAbdul Qādir al-Jīlānī, and Ṣalāḥ ud-Dīn was s…

“In Sultān Ṣalāḥ ud-Dīn’s era, no Islamic scholar had more influence than ʿAbdul Qādir al-Jīlānī, and Ṣalāḥ ud-Dīn was strongly influenced and aided by him and his pupils who formed majority of the Ayyūbid army.” 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞: Saladin, Pearson Longman, p. 48. Here is a painting depicting the surrender of the Latin ruler Guy de Lusignan … Read more

Once when Ṣalāḥ ud-Dīn al-Ayyūbī was a young boy, he was playing with other children on the street. Ṣalāḥ ud-Dīn’s fathe…

Once when Ṣalāḥ ud-Dīn al-Ayyūbī was a young boy, he was playing with other children on the street. Ṣalāḥ ud-Dīn’s father saw this and grabbed him in anger, lifting him up and saying: “I did not marry your mother so that you could play with other children, but to reclaim al-Aqṣā!” His father was a … Read more

Once when Ṣalāḥ ud-Dīn al-Ayyūbī was a young boy, he was playing with other children on the street. Ṣalāḥ ud-Dīn’s fathe…

Once when Ṣalāḥ ud-Dīn al-Ayyūbī was a young boy, he was playing with other children on the street. Ṣalāḥ ud-Dīn’s father saw this and grabbed him in anger, lifting him up and saying: “I did not marry your mother so that you could play with other children, but to reclaim al-Aqṣā!” His father was a … Read more

#OnThisDay Salāḥ ud-Dīn al-Ayyūbī left this world….

#OnThisDay Salāḥ ud-Dīn al-Ayyūbī left this world. Sultān Nūr al-Dīn Maḥmūd Zengī intended to liberate Jerusalem and made many efforts, but he passed away in 569 AH. His deputy Sultān Salāḥ al-Dīn al-Ayyūbī fulfilled his aim years later. The great Sultān did not get back Bayt al-Muqaddas by carrying out the massacre like the non-Muslims … Read more

The guardian of Madinah, the lion of the desert, Umar Fakhr ud-Din Pasha….

The guardian of Madinah, the lion of the desert, Umar Fakhr ud-Din Pasha. He was an Ottoman career officer, who served as the commander of the Ottoman Army and governor of Madinah from 1916 to 1919. When the Muslim Ummah was betrayed by traitors who sided with the west to destroy the Ottoman Caliphate, Fakhr … Read more

The guardian of Madinah, the lion of the desert, Umar Fakhr ud-Din Pasha….

The guardian of Madinah, the lion of the desert, Umar Fakhr ud-Din Pasha. He was an Ottoman career officer, who served as the commander of the Ottoman Army and governor of Madinah from 1916 to 1919. When the Muslim Ummah was betrayed by traitors who sided with the west to destroy the Ottoman Caliphate, Fakhr … Read more

Yesterday marked 74 years since the guardian of Madīnah, the lion of the desert, ‘Umar Fakhr ud-Dīn Pāshā left this …

Yesterday marked 74 years since the guardian of Madīnah, the lion of the desert, ‘Umar Fakhr ud-Dīn Pāshā left this world. He was an Ottoman career officer, who served as the commander of the Ottoman Army and governor of Madīnah from 1916 to 1919. When the Muslim Ummah was betrayed by traitors who sided with … Read more