Unification: Saladin and the Fall of Jerusalem | The Crusades: An Arab Perspective Ep3

The Crusades: An Arab Perspective is a four-part documentary series telling the dramatic story of the crusades seen through Arab eyes, from the seizing of Jerusalem under Pope Urban II in 1099, to its recapture by Salah Ed-Din (also known as Saladin), Richard the Lionheart's efforts to regain the city, and the end of the holy wars in 1291. Part one looked at the First Crusade and the conquest of Jerusalem. In part two, we explored the birth of the Muslim revival in the face of the crusades. And part three looks at the Battle of Hattin, Saladin's siege of Jerusalem and the Third Crusade.
By 1164, almost seven decades had passed since the first crusaders arrived in the east. Their initial success had been crowned with the fall of the holy city of Jerusalem.
But within half a century, the Zengids, a Turkic dynasty ruling the northern Levant, took command of the Muslim revival and managed to recapture Edessa, the first crusader state founded in the east.
After this first big defeat for the crusaders, two powers set out to conquer Egypt in 1164. The troops of both, Nour Ed-Din Zengi and Amalric I, the crusader king of Jerusalem, fought for control of the Nile valley.
After years of struggle, Nour Ed-Din's Kurdish general, Shirkuh, managed to expel the crusaders from Egypt.
With Nour Ed-Din now in control of Egypt, the dream of reconquering Jerusalem seemed very close. But the mission of liberating the holy city was soon passed on to his Kurdish deputy in Egypt, Salah Ed-Din, the Ayyubid, known in the west as Saladin, who had succeeded his uncle, Shirkuh, as vizier.
Salah Ed-Din declared Egypt's loyalty to the Sunni Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad, making it an integral part of the Zengid state. Now Egypt was large and strong enough to carry out Nour Ed-Din's grand plan to expel the crusaders.
n 1174, both Nour Ed-Din and the king of Jerusalem died. When a succession issue arose after Nour Ed-Din's passing, Salah Ed-Din set out from Egypt, heading for the Levant to eventually bring the Zengids under his command by force.
"There was no doubt that Salah Ed-Din was the legitimate heir of Nour Ed-Din's mission. He came to Damascus specifically, even though he didn't need to. He made it his capital because he wanted to realise Nour Ed-Din's liberation plan," says Ibrahim Baidoun, Islamic history professor at the Lebanese University.
Meanwhile, with King Baldwin IV, a leprous boy on the throne of Jerusalem, a struggle broke out among the nobility over who should be the regent. Raymond III, the count of Tripoli, took the prize and quickly signed a truce with Salah Ed-Din.
"Salah Ed-Din realised the time was not yet right to fight the crusaders, so he entered into a truce with Raymond, the count of Tripoli, for 10 years, 10 months and 10 days, as it was the custom back then. He started putting his internal house in order, in view of the tense political situation at the time. It required Salah Ed-Din to go into battle against small warring princes for 33 months," says Qassem Abdu Qassem, head of the history department, Zaqaziq University.
For another eight years, Salah Ed-Din continued his efforts to reunite the territories of the Levant and Mesopotamia under his command. And when Aleppo finally surrendered, Salah Ed-Din became the mightiest ruler of the Muslim world - the Sultan of the Ayyubid state, a dynasty that ruled for another seven decades.
As the Muslim front was uniting, the King of Jerusalem faced problems controlling his vassals, who were endangering the truce with Salah Ed-Din.
Raynald of Chatilllon, who controlled Kerak Castle, allied with the Knights Templar, the most powerful and extreme of the crusader military orders. Their goal was to lay waste Islam's most sacred sites - the Kaaba and the Prophet's tomb in Hijaz.
"Salah Ed-Din was able to thwart this attempt and it was regarded as a major religious achievement for the Muslims. Someone had attacked the holy Muslim lands, and they were protected by Salah Ed-Din who was gaining in fame and glory," says Mahmoud Imran, professor of European medieval history.
When King Baldwin IV died, the throne was passed to his sister. She married Guy of Lusignan who became King of Jerusalem in 1186.
The new king could not control his vassal nobles, who finally succeeded in destroying the kingdom's truce with Salah Ed-Din by brutally attacking and looting a commercial caravan.
"Salah Ed-Din felt he had gathered enough troops, and that the time and military conditions were right, and the opposite was the case on the crusaders' side. He thought it was the right time to start a war," says Imran.
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[@HammadMian]

*Salahuddin - The Man of the character and humbleness. I wish I was a soldier in his army*

[@hillncer1]

there was Baibars also sometimes later who shattered the crusaders badly and the Mongols also........

[@chewyismycopilot788]

Richard the Lionheart would slay you

[@hillncer1]

@@chewyismycopilot788 exactly....the duty of a butcher

[@OsmanOsman-ge5st]

@@chewyismycopilot788 he was a fool like u who cannot keep his word their is nothing lion about such man

[@chewyismycopilot788]

@@OsmanOsman-ge5st at least he didn’t worship a kiddie diddler. How old was Aisha again when mo first violated her?

[@harryintifada5495]

Behind Salahudin success was obeying Allah's command. ‏{‏‏وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَالِغُ أَمْرِهِ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدْرًا‏} ‏[‏الطلاق‏:‏ 2- 3‏]‏

[@MaryamShamsWayMaryamShams]

It makes me proud I’m Muslim Alhamdulillah Salah Uddin Ayubi is one of many but my favorite history that causes my heart joyous and beautiful feelings insh’Allah grant him joint Al fardois

[@carbondioxide5719]

Mamluks also was great warriors of Islam.. Salahudin trained them

[@anonymousman2521]

Islam 🇧🇩🇧🇩

[@ahsan-ahmad]

There are 2 documentaries: Tiger of Islam Unification: Saladin and fall of Jerusalem

[@sherzadharris5320]

But brother peace be on salahuddin ayubi the kurdish warrior never expected the arabs, turks and Persians to be so cruel to his people. If you love him then you should sympathise with his kurdish people and their prosecution

[@cosicnimren5769]

-Halid ibn Velid-, -Salah-U'Deen-,-Khabib-Nurmagedov ...💜💜💜...

[@shabeerbulbulia1178]

may Allah swt grant salahuddin al ayoobi and all of us the highest of Jannah. aameen

[@yousufsayyad5663]

With kind deeds ....... Highest place in janna is sure my friend.......

[@matthewrodriguez7391]

Ameen

[@mohammadihsan7169]

i want to watch a movi of battle of Salahuddin. Plz anyone tell me the name of movie

[@matthewrodriguez7391]

@@mohammadihsan7169 saladin the victorious or King Richard and the Crusaders

[@nishadhs1340]

അമീൻ

[@princesssarah9757]

The part where a mother was looking for her child and turned to Saladin for help almost made me cry.

[@KeithShuler]

Salidin was not only a great commander but a decent human being.

[@wydadaloumaify]

Yes , exactly bro i agree that.

[@pawarJatt7]

I am happy you are at least speak the truth about Salah uddin ayyubi.

[@kikinanda7566]

Keith Shuler terom doog trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom isis trom

[@dawoodahmed4541]

He was a kurd

[@hektor74]

@@dawoodahmed4541 Yes he was Kurd and muslim very brave warrior and strategist but to day mostly of kurds are komunist(pkk ypg) and hate Islam

[@hassaanbokhari13]

A Kurd who didn't care much for ethnic prejudice, a king who didn't care much for personal wealth and power, a peace-and-quiet loving man who spent his life amidst the clamour and din of battle, in short, a man of pure heart who lived and died for Islam, a man who sacrificed worldly desires and prejudices in-service of a higher cause, a true Muslim who personified the Islamic values of benevolence, clemency, bravery, generosity and honour. Salahuddin is truly a unique figure, a king who was both saint and scholar, praised by friend and foe alike.

[@bethbartlett5692]

He seemed to be exactly all of that and had a quick witt. This I gather through some World History studies and (of all sources), "a documentary on Richard the Lionheart". There are some figures in History that just stand out, their energy remains. Beth a Sociologist/Behavioralist and Historian Tennessee, USA (Alumni, University of Memphis)

[@dehadista2006]

If only the leaders of the west thinks like thinks like him. Netanyahu acting like Reynald. Biden is like the Leprous King. I love that they mentioned Palestine.

[@Pfapulle]

The difference between Pope'S army and Saladdhin: Pope's army once victorious murdered and plundered whereas Saladdhin was modest and humble and human. May his soul rest in peace!

[@mitzvahgolem8366]

Pfapulle true he protected my people . Shalom Akk

[@faariskahn3660]

اللهم آمين يارب

[@SilentNinjaaa]

True

[@Templarswordxx7]

Everyman chooses his own path, his own actions, and his own fate.

[@stevefrench7512]

A little out of context tho. When the Crusaders came they were in a foreign land whose people did not resemble their own while Saladin was fighting a war of liberation, of course he wouldn't kill those he conquered, they were his own people. Add that to the fact that the Pope literally told them "murder all you want, you'll still be forgiven" and it's no surprise that the crusader armies acted the way they did. I'm not justifying it, merely explaining how normally decent men can commit horrible atrocities when put in the proper environment.

[@powersystem6856]

Khalid bin Walid. Salahadin Ayubi. My heroes

[@syedhadi1737]

Also Umro bin Aas who conquered Egypt and Tariq bin ziyad who conquered Spain.... Jabal Al Tariq also know as rock of Gibraltar

[@nileshsonawane72]

Why u r so ignorent ..... U snatched it from jews and christian first of all....thats the root cause...

[@seifmohamed5994]

@@nileshsonawane72 and who they ''snatched" those lands from? did Egypt belong to christians? or jerusalem belong to jews?

[@jimmyrebel9385]

yet the arabs are massacring the kurds now

[@MultiDivebomber]

@@jimmyrebel9385 Really? Be specific please....

[@goldigujjar9973]

Inshallah we will repeit time ....... Lots of love from Pakistan for my Palestine people's ...sisters ...brothers

[@zeesh02]

@@rajanikantasabar8824 cow mutter penny waly chup tmhari b bhari any wali hy

[@rajanikantasabar8824]

@@SAVE_CONSTITUTION_DEMOCRACY ADHA KASHMIR TO FREE HO CHUKA HAI.....BAKI BHI HO JAYEGA...😁😁😁😁😁

[@maryamfatima6519]

Lots of Love and Hugs to my Brothers & Sisters of Palatine😍

[@yasirakbar453]

@@rajanikantasabar8824 ye crusaders bhe yhe kehte thay betay .. thora saber kro 😂🇵🇰

[@me.aa.1300]

But he was not palestine tho

[@nasheedzone_]

We need another Salah-ud-din, May Allah help the Palestinians and save Jerusalem. Ameen

[@elcanops3603]

It's not Fall of Jerusalem .. It's liberation of Jerusalem ..Al Quds

[@drogonaut2012]

nah that came way later when jews got it again :)

[@Maroofgilani621]

@@drogonaut2012 no man it never belong to Jews because they disobeyed the al mighty they can never have their own land according to their own religious book need proof tell me..

[@abbaslegend9214]

@Pasanik Cerriku I don't know sorry, I misread what he said. @maroof hassan should tell you if his account is working

[@makedonistoi]

@@Maroofgilani621 so the the greedy children of ish-mael still deny their cousins a small plot of land in the world when they have 20-30 plus contrys,now that is sick logic

[@parallax7344]

​@pm they will not today not tomorrow but in the right time. maybe after 100 years more or less who knows

[@tsunamix4283]

This guy is seriously underrated in the history books

[@skywalker936]

Thanks al Jazeera. ...... I am from the family of salah al din.

[@hafzafarooq429]

O my God..seriously?

[@gam2387]

u r successor of a great hero. Love u from Pakistan..

[@Dubaiproperties101]

When will born another Salah uddin ?

[@pt.borneopancatehnikatjand8143]

Yes , Its Imam Mahdi

[@royalindian1677]

I want to meet you

[@jalilhassan6957]

We will repeat the history of salahuddin INSHALLAH

[@ahlal-sunnahwal-jamaaah3215]

Inshallah

[@HazwanGiloz]

@Grimm Reaper only 2 % remember

[@robertoppenheimer8976]

This time it will be against the Jews, the real owners and the chosen people. You will have no chance

[@GameSteph]

Six days war :)

[@muhammadintekhabjawed6388]

jalil hassan I am with I bro

[@carlosfalcon6606]

World is witness,He was a great Muslim leader,He believe in justice,even though,he forgave all Christians after the victory of philistine,even,King of British!😓😔,this is a truth,when,when,I read his history, suddenly,tears comes into my eyes

[@drr4637]

You need to read truth . Holy land was not his property . That land belong to yahudi only . Your property considered only Arab . Ok

[@hasbialhadi7929]

@@drr4637 pfffftttt lolllll you don't know anything

[@drr4637]

@@hasbialhadi7929 Bhai to aap bata do ki saladin Ka waha haq kaise ho Gaya . Saladin ke khandan ki property hai kya Jerusalem . Aur kaise . Al aksa masjid hazrat Ibrahim ne banwayi thi to wo to yahudiyo ki hui . Aur Rahi baat Jung ki to Bhai Egypt ke national museum Mai waha ki history moujood hai . Aap pad sakte hai ki fort acre,fort hattin , fort Jaffa pe kiska kabza hua baad Mai . Saladin ko Jaan bacha ke bhagna pada waha se . Aur mujhe reply zarur Kerna . Jub malumat ho Jaye to . Aur ha Kisi local SE Puch Ker mat aa Jana . Jo verify ho use hi padna

[@hasbialhadi7929]

@@drr4637 dude I don't understand

[@AdolfFreak]

@@drr4637 lol what?? You need to read some history about jews and their origin. The holy land didn't belong to jews.

[@saeedkhan-mk8ze]

May Allah grant Salah uddin Ayubbi highest place in Jannah ameen

[@rajababy2009]

ameen summa ameen

[@melzzyzuniga5280]

Aaaaaminnnnn Ya Robbal Alaaminnnn

[@Giureh--G.I.U.R.E.H.]

The Crusades: the last stronghold of the Templars Accon or Acres fell on may 18th 1291, only 2 and a half months later Switzerland was founded on august 1st 1291 - the time to get back on horseback in those days. So the Templar`s treasure was hidden in Switzerland, with which the swiss banks were founded and all wars were being financed by ever since - and out of the templars came the freemasons. The Pharaohs are still there and are ruling the world through secret societies - "and the Pharaoh and his army disappeared in the sea" . . . the sea of peoples that is, through mixing they are amongst us on all key positions, and Switzerland is their biggest base; the home of the Templars. This is why their flag shows a simplified Templar`s flag in exactly the same colours. They did it. Watch videos "Templar Itinerary" or "Octogon The Empire of Darkness", etc.

[@MiddleEast-4Ever]

salahedin al ayobi was Kurd, and today we Kurds fight for our right and land Kurdistan in turkey iraq and syria.

[@mustimon]

Bahdini Kurd calling us terrorist isent helping youre Popularety whith other sunis around the World you know.

[@BXGUY73]

I'm Catholic/Christian and I believe that Salah-Uddin was a great leader if not one of the best during the Crusades and Middle Ages

[@luciuspaullus1948]

Eastern Catholic?

[@veeraaa6344]

Great leader?he beheaded 300 templar knights,he could have kept them as prisnoers. He took jeruselum from christians. He was again invading europe but it was stopped by the greatest and the bravest,richard the lion heart. Thank him oh blind man.

[@mauriman2210]

@@veeraaa6344 x

[@hillncer1]

@@veeraaa6344 before u say something against Saladin watch yourself at mirror and ask what the Crusaders has done to the dwellers of Levant. Crusaders were refused by ethnic Arab Christians when they did figureout the crusaders were just somekind of looters and they dont fight for religion. king Richard and Saladin got truce in between them about cease fire before Richard left Jerusalem. and Saladin died sometime after. so whatever its lion heart or chicken heart Richard was its obvious that Saladin wasnt intended to invade Europe. Crusade were finally terminated after the Constantinople fall to Mehmet the conqueror.

[@vinkywink]

I am Orthodox Christian, Crusaders were nothing else but bunch of thieves.

[@i..336]

May ALLAH grant salaudin ayubi jannat ul firdos

[@rabiyasyne621]

Irfan Sanjrani. AMEEN.

[@mirumarumar7855]

Ameen

[@b_amit]

He is Sitting Near The Prophets Am Sure Already! What A Great King and Greatest Man in History!!!🙏❤

[@mfatehdin]

Ameen

[@seljukandottomanempire4380]

Our ancestors were really great.We are proud of Our ancestors. Love from Pakistan

[@aldjamil5576]

Respect to this Warrior-Salahuddin.All Muslims should possess his virtues and qualities.He was the meaning of the word GREATNESS&STRENGTH!!!

[@makombendekwe1867]

Al Djamil but we don't have salahdin now who is going to bring back the hukm of Allah

[@osamapattal1887]

History will repeat itself IN SHA ALLAH

[@emmanuelameyaw9735]

😀😀😀 all histrory will repeat itself...not only the history you want. By the way who built Jerusalem...? Mohammed?

[@osamapattal1887]

@@emmanuelameyaw9735 if u are alive, you'll come to know brother.

[@emmanuelameyaw9735]

@@osamapattal1887 😀😀😀...but you don't know who built Jerusalem, do you? Why everyone wants to capture it...?

[@thirdeffect]

Salaam from Magreb Al Aqsa Morocco 🇲🇦🇺🇸🕋❤️🖐🏾 Peace. Allah is the Victory.

[@josephcampbell4724]

When he die he left 1 dinar couple of cents and a Horse couple of war vast and swords. King of EGYPT DAMASCUS LIBYA SYRIAN We can see how our leaders deflected by materialism. And forget the way of Allah subanaTala . And we all Ummah r paying for this. May Allah forgive us. AMEEN. Peace be upon Salah uddin. Peace be upon Beloved Prophet Mohammed (s)

[@zakyzayn5361]

You're right my friend

[@KAASHIVIDEO]

Great my brother

[@marsew1219]

saladin was great leader and Warrior

[@vidkit3595]

" enjoining good and evil" you mean to say, enjoining good and forbidding evil.

[@vidkit3595]

I am sure it says to enjoin good and forbid evil. Why would you enjoin evil while it is wrong and forbidden .

[@slimpickens9135]

Sala who?!?

[@wakillangar5527]

Look at these haters they're just mad because salahudeen took your Holy Land . And on top of all that he's the one that showed them the meaning of kindness and Humanity.

[@alKhalili1929]

Really? He was defeated twice by a boy with leprosy with a fraction of the army.

[@KatGlos]

I visited several of the crusader castles when I was in Lebanon, now I really wish I had seen this documentary beforehand!

[@hunnahuna550]

His was Kurd and I am so proud of him honestly he is the best Kurd May Allah protect from the punishment of the hereafter ameen

[@me.aa.1300]

@@shabeerbulbulia1178 ok so No body Said that he loved being a kurd more than a muslim he just Said he was kurd you people need to relax

[@apexpredator1706]

I am so inspired and motivated from salahuddin and I have learning how react with people in up and down

[@adamnazifi]

Great series about Great Men, insha Allah salahuddeen will attain the highest of Jannah. Watching this make me pity us, muslims of the 21st century

[@RashidKhan-nq4mj]

There is no such thing as a Jannah of virgins. Wake up and welcome to the modern world

[@adamnazifi]

Rashid Khan Are you welcoming me to the world where immorality is the norm, where exploitation and greed is the drive of the people, where people are feed with fake information without facts as the modern world ? nah thanks im out

[@RashidKhan-nq4mj]

Adam Nazifi Better to escape from reality to an imaginary fantasy world where people split the moon, magic horses called Buraq fly around in the sky, marriage to 9 year old children is endorsed, and 72 virgins await you when you die. Got you

[@adamnazifi]

Rashid Khan The One behind all that Created this whole reality, yourself and the Universe, but your logic is too shallow to grasp that Great can do something as minor as that. And tell me how marrying a 9 Year old is any problem whatsoever ?

[@lorenzoepling242]

Adam Nazifi 9 and 9 year old made Muhammad a pedophile. how many of you would marry your nine year old daughter off to a 40 year old man? that is sick

[@taymoorrehmankhan9196]

we will take back jerusalem again soon inshallah ..

[@slimpickens9135]

Always the same, and now all this. You can fire your arrows from the Tower of Babel... but you can NEVER... STRIKE... GOD!

[@abdulshafig7407]

Taymoor Rehman Khan brother it is written their second country will last 76 years little time left

[@justgamesaaron7968]

@@slimpickens9135 lol🤣😂 god does not side with the occupiers but the very ppl that did not massacre Jerusalem when they conquered it and let the jews and Christians live peaceful

[@promasterwaris4055]

Abdul Shafi were is it written, but it is written we will take it back insha, Allah

[@kwdhaka3796]

Inshallha

[@Wulf98]

Truly an amazing figure for the pages of history to remember. Salah Ed-Din is a very unique character that all should study and know of.

[@mor2145]

Fenrir m

[@islamapologist5756]

LEGEND SALAHUDDIN

[@elitemangudai1016]

overrated personality in the islamic history. you should be talking about nur ad din zangi

[@jeremesalazar3134]

Victory is always granted to the righteous.

[@dieauferstehung]

true

[@gooner9439]

Yes like Israel.

[@BravoSixGoingDark]

Nobody holds power forever. People come and go.

[@jokyourvideo4078]

Not all time

[@russelingersoll6902]

not always....

[@simontay1187]

King Richard & Saladin become the best of friends like 'brothers'. Saladin called King Richard 'the lion heart' when his large army was defeated Richard's small army. Richard told Saladin " i am here not to humilate you but beg you to live in peace'. Richard gave pride and respect to Saladin. When, King Richard was injured during his horse riding, Saladin sent his best physician to attend to him. "Respect begets respect and kindness begets kindness".

[@hillncer1]

copy paste from wiki i guess.........

[@nabilkhan1702]

It's time to retake Jerusalem! Allahu Akbar

[@elainelenaming4981]

no one will take jerusalem to israel. stop dreaming.

[@wolfpro919]

Soon the war started in all world

[@ssjeelani398]

@@elainelenaming4981 we will break ur this dream brother wait for it time is near

[@hamzaekram9355]

@@elainelenaming4981 nobody but whom Allah the Lord of worlds and the Lord of throne of honour wills. Indeed he is great and always help His servant

[@hamzaekram9355]

@Mike H jesus is a messager of Allah he eats, he walk. Allah doest have any son or daughter nor he has wife. He is pure . The only absolute and the only one worthy of worship. May Allah guide u to the straight path. Ameen

[@HH-bi7yk]

May the almighty Allah bless, and safeguard the ruler of Qatar and his family for making this documentaries. Allah blesses the ruler of Qatar for Al Jazeera

[@alaasharif]

I love this series! Many thanks!

[@alomgirdu1092]

what the name of the series ?

[@mosopinie4097]

Salahedinne greatest medieval General of all time.

[@mosopinie4097]

digiart haha go fool yourself. Accept or not, but dont try to disturb the truth.

[@ahmedshehryar6990]

@digiart who is better is determined by what is achieved, what has Richard achieved? History never remembers those ALMOST did something.

[@digiart622]

history just about forgot sallahedin untill some europeans made him popular. But you do have a point

[@hasnainjam491]

digiart yes ofcourse at that time story of saladin is forgotten by the muslims not only because of the internal affairs of state and the invasion of mongols but also a decisive victory of sultan baiberk of Egypt on Mongol and its crusader allies he quickly changed the whole domination not just by strategy but by luck and fate and that become the real unification of muslims by taking the fort of acre and tyre and end all the principility hostile to sunni,s sect including Assasins and notably ethopians......so just to renounce the next crusade the propaganda began by the pope end in dispair just because of hostilities b/w Venice and constantinopole over venician genocide and the pope killed himself and after over 2 decades the crusade launch but end by looting and savaging constantinopole......at that point something might be notable that there had been crisis in France and britain !Germans are on the way of christianizing the viking lands of sweden finland and the baltic region ....after 50 decades the fighting broke out in britain and after which b/w french -britain crisis emerged from the debris of rotten society.....So ,the new pope call for a new crusade but on an italian mainland and coast of sicily it was normandian who merchandise this crusade venoa had an issue with the catholics over trading routes but the helped with resources....but templars the most powerful ally of the Italy officially brought to an tragic end in the uneventful killing of their last order by the king of France....so stories of Richard the lion heart resurfaced in this period and his achievement among the britains to pull out french out of their country...and when Richards heroic actions had to be circulated there will be an enemy of course and this was Yousuf Salahuddin Al Ayubi...but to be quite honest Richards victories were not overwelming because of his wish to return to britain earlier So they enchanted the Salahuddin to be a leader having moral characters ,Now when that happened many jews of britain pretending to be a christain by circumcision were in muslim countries of andulus and persian land for the seekment of knowledge when they heard the stories they goes to a library and found a profound piece on the life of salahuddin written by his personal biographer baha-uddin shams i think they translated it to enchant Richard more and less likely william wallace of scotland ....So the westerns had the wonderful stories of the events of pre and post second crusade.and wow credit goes to thr western

[@dsda21dasda12]

Richard the Lionheart was better.

[@manzoorahmad4148]

A Great leader and Warrior..Whole Muslim Umma Salute this Tiger of Islam

[@thesighsofhistory2724]

Wealth of a Muslim is his character and faith. .. Ayubi

[@Osazzdgreat]

Thanks for an engaging and enlightening piece on the crusades. Looking forward to the next.

[@DennisCambly]

Very good refresher from our course of studies decades ago when we were doing the studying of humans. They never seem to get off the merry-go-ride and see themselves as a simple human. We also knew him as Salah Ud Din a leader who walked the walk towards compassion.

[@ijazulhaqmir2704]

Thanks Aljazeera for the documentary. It was great, very well filmed! Really Enhanced my knowledge.

[@fatimaguilford8645]

May Allah bless the ummah, bless it's lands, protect it's people and unite our hearts

[@RajibAhmed04]

Quality documentaries. Thank you.

[@JohnHlavaty]

I've enjoyed this Al Jazeera series, the Crusades, An Arab Perspective. While my knowledge of this epoch in human history is limited to a Eurocentric biased undergraduate course, I believe that Al Jazeera has presented the material without undermining its credibility by using inflammatory and overtly biased language. My intent is to view the series in its entirety, read two allegedly objective histories on the Islamic invasion of Europe and the Crusades. Only then, will I judge the veracity of this series. BTW, Salladin, as we call him in the West, is held in very high esteem. He is known for his chivalry and valor.

[@andybolon5345]

@Hero Uniq your comment itself was a propaganda! Can't even spell it right, yet tried to make an argument

[@Simon-eu2hz]

Haha about 10% of westerners could tell you who saladin was.

[@waleedyusuf3965]

The documentary shows Salahuddin lived in a palace, actually he always lived in tent in battlefield.

[@slimpickens9135]

Waleed Yusuf true. But had Saladin lives when the assassins were around we would not have heard of him except for in a footnote how he lost to them

[@mahamedaden7237]

@@slimpickens9135 shut up pagan

[@thehonesttruth415]

@@mahamedaden7237 the pagan is the one who does pagan practices like kissing black stone, circling kaaba, bowing towards kaaba, stoning satan at jamarat, apply logic satan is invisible how can you stone satan. the term paganism was created by Christians for stone religions like islam.

[@bonar1211]

@@thehonesttruth415 what? ... Do you even understand why we kiss the black stone??? And why you talking about Kabah merely as the direction of praying, when your religion also praying toward Jerusalem. I dont understand at all, really

[@manzoorahmad4148]

Tears n tears after knowing about this great warrior.

[@koljemcetnikepovoljno9027]

Saladin a great warrior, he is a loser... he lost all his battles against Richard the Lionheart , Richard beat him with less men at the battle of Jaffa ,Arsuf and Acre. Lionheart > Saladin.☩✝️💪⚔🛡

[@waqarbajwa2579]

May Allah give us again leaders like hazrat umar ,khalid bin waleed and salahud din ayubi

[@matthewrodriguez7391]

Ameen

[@wolfpro919]

Mahdi will come soon

[@Ok-gm7qx]

313 of Badar with purified souls.

[@Ok-gm7qx]

@@wolfpro919 The world is accepting Islam at a super fast rate.

[@ilonofficial8926]

SALAHADIN AYUBI AL KURDI ❤ Ferom kurdistan

[@spiderh]

Kurd? We don't know. Names of his brothers are Turkish, not Kurdish.

[@plano1981]

Spiderh - long live Kurd.

[@user-mx6oe7lh4e]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Funny u are

[@MohammedAli-lk3dq]

Hmdl ☝☝kurdish ♥

[@ifat4264]

We proud of Salauddin. I salute you bro bcz you are from same ethnic of Salauddin. From Bangladesh

[@Gabriel-lm7jw]

Brilliant production! Thank you!

[@bobbybola4164]

Great documentary . I love this!

[@shabaanj8413]

I have so much respect for Kurt's because of him.

[@me.aa.1300]

Thanks

[@ElSa-fu8bi]

Thank you Al Jazeera for filling in the gaps on the Islamic side of the story when we are only hearing about Richard the Lion Heart our whole lives in the West! I did not know the Islamic states were so divided. It was good to know the Muslim background, the story of the different caliphates who were infighting and their dynastic challenges. I am not a Muslim but definitely, Salah ad Din was a very talented leader and one of the more interesting generals in history. He was very level headed, shrewd, and good at parsing the personalities of those around him. A totally gifted man!

[@user-ss1nu5vy3x]

Bravo Aljazeera for bringing such important and historical stories شكراً

[@jishamusthafa4585]

We need badly a Salahuddin Ayubi today....May Allah grant him high rank in Jannah

[@imnotokbmh]

interesting seeing it from a different perspective from what ive always seen growing up props to saladin for being a great and honorable leader

[@SajidKhan-fh5sb]

May ALLAH Send Him To Jannah ...Ameen

[@deepakdahiya9]

I liked the fact that Arabic perspective was also good and neutral. They equally showed strength and weaknesses of both the sides. History of crusades and Islamic invasions shows that how crazy a man can be for his religion. We should learn from it and try to build a better world with religious harmony. As the God is one you can call him with any name and worship him in any manner. Respect for a great military commander like Salah Ed din

[@islamonlysolution461]

100 years ago crusades killed every single man women in jerusalam but salahdin didnt killed a single

[@MrAbdlwahed]

alex could you provide more of you statements please with sources !!!

[@mrduterte673]

muslim had no match in russian , france ,british , chinese and japanese christians , Americans , north and south america and etc!!!!

[@md.sojibsarker375]

You can't pray for Allah in any 'manner'.....

[@md.sojibsarker375]

What is proper way of prayer that will be followed, nothing else.......

[@marcellusrgiovanni370]

What a beautiful mind salahuddin had and a great brave general he was , this shows he was a god fearing human who believed in humanity, fairness and justice , may god bless him for his righteous duties on this world he left behind , amen

[@OsmanOsman-ge5st]

The mother child part brought tears into my eyes may Allah (s.w) haver mercy on salahudiin as he had mercy on that mothers child, may Alkah (s.w) make me witness the liberation of Palastine again

[@adamnesico]

Bunch of hypocrites, you were never ashamed when you were the ones who killed kids in sieges.

[@TheArslan2076]

MashaAllah, Salah Ud Din, Was one of the greatest representatives of Islam and was a great human being, diplomat, politician, warrior, Mujahedeen. I wish some modern Islamic country rulers had at least tiny piece of his great qualities... May Allah grant him the best place in Jannah Ul Firdaus!🤲

[@okhanuludag]

much love from turkey too Saladin

[@devconteh]

Surely the reward of the here after is greater than that of this world. May Allah grant you Jannatul Firrdaus Sallahuddiin and your loyal soldiers

[@finalprophet813]

At 37min. The speaker says 1187, but they mistakenly wrote 1178, just heads up so no one gets confused. It's 1187.

[@th0r_0dinson]

Salahuddin Al Ayyubi 🗡❤❤

[@faisal7818]

Son of Mountain Salah al-Din Akrititi of the family of Saddam Hussein, the Arabs and the descendant of the Prophet Muhammad of Quraish Arabs, stopped falsification in history

[@faisal7818]

Son of Mountain The Kurds have no history and no present, so they attribute everything to them

[@me.aa.1300]

@@faisal7818 we dont have no history 😂😂more than you arabs just search on kardouchi medes and gutis and just because your are doesnt mean you are decendant of Muhammad peace be uponhim i am actolly decedant of him i dont remember if i am hussani or Hassan i but i know that my ancestor and dont talk about kurds you no nothing about us if your intrested in kurdish history i Can give some but dont spread false information

[@Ascension646]

This man was one of the greatest leaders of humanity. Excellent general coupled with the rare trait of being honorable and just to singular individuals as well. A very rare combination in a vicious time period. We need more leaders like him.

[@alibasit9802]

Long Live Islam and Long Live salahudin al ayubi

[@anlatsaktaherkeskendikafas4485]

Salahaddin bin el kurdi

[@MrTomtomtest]

"They wonder if god would let this happen" Well giving that they both worship the same deity one side was bound to loose that argument lol. Thanks AJ for this series, very good.

[@afifihasan2134]

Please make documentary about Taifa period states in Andalus, rise of Almoravid, rise of Almohad, rise of Marinid and Fall of Granada 1492.

[@melzzyzuniga5280]

I hope Al Jazeera will be able to produce it. It an important reminder and lesson to us Muslims. It reflects the current situation of our ummah now

[@afifihasan2134]

Melzzy Zuniga another documentary that will be interesting is rise and fall of The Mughal empire in India

[@MegaBaddog]

AL MORAVIDS WERE SUNNI FANATICS THE REAL REASON OF ARAB DECLINE

[@Giureh--G.I.U.R.E.H.]

The Crusades: the last stronghold of the Templars Accon or Acres fell on may 18th 1291, only 2 and a half months later Switzerland was founded on august 1st 1291 - the time to get back on horseback in those days. So the Templar`s treasure was hidden in Switzerland, with which the swiss banks were founded and all wars were being financed by ever since - and out of the templars came the freemasons. The Pharaohs are still there and are ruling the world through secret societies - "and the Pharaoh and his army disappeared in the sea" . . . the sea of peoples that is, through mixing they are amongst us on all key positions, and Switzerland is their biggest base; the home of the Templars. This is why their flag shows a simplified Templar`s flag in exactly the same colours. They did it.

[@charlesqueen9769]

Central Intelligence Agency i

[@syedzahid313]

One of the greatest military commanders the world has ever seen. Salute to the pious and humble human being who stood out from the contemporaries and upon his death didn't have enough to cover his body. Oh Allah SWT accept his good deeds and grant him the highest place in Jannatul Alfirdous. Aameen

[@adamnesico]

Not greatest, in war hability there were many far better. But yes, a great person and leader.

[@amaankhan8744]

Khalid ibn waleed

[@brothermohdhanif375]

need new leader like salahuddin..

[@KurdForever]

we don't accept another Kurdish leader like him to lead arab world! we as Kurd need a great leader for our home land.

[@seifmohamed5994]

he led the islamic world , no matter what place he came from he's a muslim afterall

[@cosmos2382]

Imam mahdi

[@sangpenghujam5137]

@@KurdForever Salahuddin is a leader of faith and humanity... That's why he thrives any many accept his leadership.. leader of a piece of land or country could not achieve such a measure..

[@spiderh]

@@KurdForever Kurd? We don't know. Names of his sons are Turkish, not Kurdish.

[@shariqk58]

SALAH UDIN AYYUBI AL YUSUFI NEVER FOUGHT AS A KURD BUT AS A MU-MIN, MUSLIM

[@spiderh]

Kurd? We don't know. Names of his brothers are Turkish, not Kurdish.

[@lavkekurdyejiserhede3953]

@@spiderh no he is kurds

[@bar1825]

Then"mumins" killed Kurds with chemical weapon.

[@fariduddin5426]

There is no f**king nationalism in Islam, we're not f**king Arab, Pakistani, Turkey, Bengali. we're just Muslim , we're all same we're brothers

[@SMellmYfEet1999]

antin kuntin are you saying sddam and the Ba’ath party is mumin?

[@corsousa]

So many blunders the Crusaders done.. i find incredible how they managed to hold Jerusalem for all those years

[@maryamfatima6519]

The Screen Play is amazing, the Monuments of Old Spanish History 😍. Cheers to Al- Jazzeera

[@chatoicchaos1470]

It is clear, he didn’t inspire by words, he responded by telling what we needed for redemption

[@DASSTADT]

oh ummah.. UNITE !!!

[@elitemangudai1016]

unification can only occur when they go back to islam. otherwise a unification will not benefit anyone. imagine people still being corrupt and united lol cant imagine the outcome tbh

[@mattsherv1986]

Elite Mangudai They are all corrupt@

[@thebirds2406]

Thanks for sharing and teaching something Real not lies

[@azammahmood3951]

Allah swt grant Gazi Salahuddin Jannatul Ferdous.

[@mustimon]

Muslim Nations should unite again

[@sam7748]

But Muslims will continue arguing and fighting among themselves. Sad!

[@mustimon]

sam7748 suni nations should unity Shia are still alyes of chrussader

[@MuhammadUsman-fl7lo]

musti mon how can you say sunni are united and shia arent. Anyways if we have to succed both Shia and Sunni should have a single central plan😍

[@abufatima7828]

sunnis and shias can never unite if we have governments like, Saudi and iran - 2 greatest axes of evil of this time.

[@MuhammadUsman-fl7lo]

Abu Fatima you are very much right.its not Saudi Arabia and iran from where we can have central command. If you ask me It will be Pakistan inshallah

[@realhedi7911]

Such a great Kurdish worrier

[@flinstone96]

he was a muslim worrier not a kurdish

[@kurdokurdistan5933]

islam is the only perfect thing in this world He was Kurd. Nothing wrong with that. Read Quran.

[@khanshinwari3664]

Real Hedi he was a Muslim

[@keithbentley6081]

Worrier? What was he worried about?

[@user-ss5cf3eh9w]

@@faisal7818 % 100 egree with u . Who fight for shitlam and terrorist muhammed is not from our race ...

[@mehranmanzoor4283]

Fantastic view of history love that

[@mohammadosmanriaz6237]

Ya Allah bless us again with these days. Bless us again with such men and always guide us on sirat-ul-mustaqeem.

[@kurds8092]

I am proud of salah uddin ayubi because he was kurd like me 😊

[@BinaryTechnique]

Kurd S her biji Ashuri u bess :-)

[@MiddleEast-4Ever]

because we Kurds want our right and our land

[@alkoy2]

I think U should just make sure you people dont become pupets of Israel instead.

[@MiddleEast-4Ever]

Binary-Technique her bji bas kurdet bahdini

[@MiddleEast-4Ever]

***** that is ur problem when israel kill u every day. we kurds just want our land back.

[@SajidKhan-fh5sb]

UMMAH Must Unite Against Today's Crusaders Israel & America & Free Masjid E Aqsa

[@hamzaekram9355]

We have to unite and more important have to be one of the best Muslim of this time and have to wait for our imam mehdi to lead us

[@iliass2313]

@@hamzaekram9355 Why wait? Why not take action now!

[@hamzaekram9355]

@@iliass2313 we are waiting for imam mehdi who will lead us to the victory

[@soharahydru5569]

May Allah Subhanauthalah keep sending Salahudhins

[@deception6666]

Salahuddin Ayyubi..was a true follower of Muhammad SAW.. Like rasoolullah gave Amnesty to oppressors of Mecca...salahuddin did the same. Huge huge respect for sultan salahuddin Ayyubi

[@kwdhaka3796]

We Love Salaha uddin frm.. Bangladesh

[@husnirasyidinsarbini9201]

this episode makes me cry man..ahahah.. may allah bless his soul..

[@tiktokshorts3057]

Makes you cry but you are laughing

[@jessejimenez5605]

If you’re going to make a docu for English speakers then please use translators. Some of us listen to these while driving and can’t sit there and read sub titles.

[@hillncer1]

watch Kingdom of Heaven then

[@albertjamesdano1787]

As Christian, yes We Admire and respect of Saladin

[@najaahabdi1202]

inshaalleh soon muslim will reunite again and defeat all their enemies

[@najaahabdi1202]

nop only islam will rule africa inshaalleh

[@hermitguy102]

najeed im a muslim myself and i think what your saying is extreme. we dont need to defeat all our enemies we just need to unite and stop killing eachother... stop speaking like an extremist.

[@flinstone96]

only hindus we will start with uu frst why u love talk trash about us not all people are our enemy but not all people are our friend

[@yashobantadash6670]

Ur religion will be destroyed soon from the earth. All good mind ppl will leave war religion Islam and come to peace

[@pixar2714]

Fe Ch why Christianity.

[@guidanceandgladtidings]

At 37:03 the commentator mentioned November 1187 as against the displayed November 1178. which is correct?

[@roanusoft36]

Amazing

[@user-ru9sh2dc3s]

i dont know who dislike that true documentary

[@IrfanAli-fm9ws]

Descendants of Crusaders🤣😂😂

[@Gee571]

Hopefully history will repeat itself

[@funstudio8368]

It's not Saladin. It's Salaahuddeen.

[@deyozionyahudim6817]

So basically Salaahuddeen is Yahudeen right? Salaahuddeen is descended from Ben Hadad or what? Ben Hadad from the royal house of Edom or Aramean-syriac? Kurdistan is the home of ancient land of Aramea where Sennacherib sons fled after they killed him. Salaahuddeen is definitely Afro Kurd like you, Sala is the ancestor of Shallum/Shem, Salaahuddeen name indicates he is Semitic. Salaahuddeen is a Herodian huh? Salaahuddeen is descended from Herod the great? Song of the Heroes, Herodian-Nabatean family who ruled Egypt to Yerushalem to the Levant to Aram Damascus city of the Aramea god Hadad to Kurdistan-Eber Nari which is the whole region of Aram Naharaiyym

[@jasondsimpson]

Nour Ed-Din (ud-din,ad-din) means the light of the faith .. Salah Ed-Din means the righteousness of faith.

[@adelannapolis4709]

@@deyozionyahudim6817 as mr Jason said salahdin is not the man's name it's his title ... his name thou is "Yusuf ibn Ayyub"

[@Whatdafuck-nk5vm]

It doesnt mayyer how you pronounce the name. Its his legacy that has lived after all.

[@user-mx6oe7lh4e]

It's NOT both IT'S صلاح الدين

[@saeeduzzamanmalik182]

Certainlyva wonderful video watching agaon after 2 years.

[@poswaybentleyfromtheancients-]

Thank you 🙏

[@user-do2cd9gb7o]

الله اكبر والعزة لله ☝