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The conquests in Jerusalem


There have been two conquests of Jerusalem; one in the time of the Rightly Guided Caliph, by Omar bin Al-Khattab, and the other by Saladin Al-Ayyoubi. The first conquest is the Omari Conquest that was accomplished through following the plan and will of prophet Mohammed, PBUH The second conquest was at the hands of Saladin Al-Ayyoubi, implementing the plan of Imad Al-Din Zinki, where the later died before carrying it out entirely, so his son Noor Al-Din Zinki continued with his plans, and then Saladin Al-Ayyoubi followed their steps and liberated the city.  

The Door that Omar walked through

There are two stories about the entry of Omar bin  al-Khattab to Jerusalem, one of which indicates that he entered the city from “Bab al-Khalil”, […]

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Imad Al-Din Zinki a Martyr

Imad Eddin Zinki was martyred after several failed attempted assassinations by the “Fatimids”. He was martyred by one of his servants, while besieging the Ja’far […]

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Omar Mosque

When Omar bin al-Khattab entered the city of Jerusalem, the Patriarch of Jerusalem invited him to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and pray […]

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Nour El – Din Mahmoud

He succeeded his father, Chief Imad Ad-Din Zinki. Noor Ad-Din continued his father’s endeavour in heading towards Beit Al-Maqdis, or Jerusalem. He conquered many emirates, […]

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First Call for Prayer (Athan) in Al-Aqsa mosque

Bilal bin Rabah’s voice rang out calling for the prayer in Al-Aqsa Mosque after the Omari conquest, despite its abstention after the death of the […]

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“Al-Baqi’ah” Incident

Nour al-Din and his army had a very painful accident, and they were defeated by Crusaders in Al-Baqi’ah Incident, but, Nour Al-Din was miraculously spared […]

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Battle of “Harem”

The army of Muslims led by Nour al-Din Zinki met with the Crusaders in the city of “Harim” near Idlib in Syria, and there they […]

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The strategy of Nour and Emad Al-Din Zanki

A man appeared in the city of Mosul known as Imad al-Din Zinki . This leader was one of the few leaders who called for […]

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The conquest of Egypt

Nour al-Din Zinki wanted to have Egypt after confirming the stability of the situation in the Levant, he headed his first army towards Egypt under […]

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The Stages of the Conquest of Egypt

Saladin took up his mandate on Alexandria. During his mandate, there were wars with the Crusaders. Afterwards, Muslims managed to take over Egypt, and Saladin […]

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Nour Al-Din Mahmoud’s death

He died in 1174, during the time Saladin was the Governor of Egypt. At that time, many defections emerged in the Levant, and so Saladin […]

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Battle of Hittin

After the unification between Egypt and Bilad Al-Sham, Salah Al-Din was attracted to Jerusalem, where a battle between Salah al-Din and the Crusaders in the […]

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