The Man Who Took Back Jerusalem — Salahuddin Ayyubi

[00:00:00]Who was Saladin Ayyubi? A tyrant or the most honorable warrior history ever saw?

[00:00:06]Born in 1137 in Tikrit, Saladin rose from a simple soldier to become the Sultan of Egypt and Syria.

[00:00:14]He united the divided Muslim world under one banner and marched toward Jerusalem.

[00:00:20]For 88 years, Jerusalem was under Crusader control.

[00:00:24]Thousands had died trying to take it back. In 1187, at the Battle of Hattin, Saladin destroyed the Crusader army in a single day.

[00:00:34]Then came the moment the world was watching.

[00:00:37]Jerusalem.

[00:00:38]But Saladin did not massacre.

[00:00:41]He did not burn.

[00:00:43]He gave safe passage to every Christian inside. Even his enemies called him the most noble man they had ever faced.

[00:00:51]Richard the Lionheart, the greatest Crusader king, could not defeat him.

[00:00:56]They fought, they respected each other, and Jerusalem remained in Muslim hands.

[00:01:02]Saladin died in 1193.

[00:01:05]He had given away all his gold to the poor. Nothing was left for his own funeral. A warrior, a leader, a legend, Saladin Ayyubi, the man who never lost his honor.