Saladin

Author : Tariq Ali
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781781680032

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The Book of Saladin by Tariq Ali Pdf

The Book of Saladin is the fictional memoir of Saladin, the Kurdish liberator of Jerusalem, as dictated to a Jewish scribe, Ibn Yakub. Saladin grants Ibn Yakub permission to talk to his wife and retainers so that he might present a full portrait in the Sultan’s memoirs. A series of interconnected stories follows, tales brimming over with warmth, earthy humor and passions in which ideals clash with realities and dreams are confounded by desires. At the heart of the novel is an affecting love affair between the Sultan’s favored wife, Jamila, and the beautiful Halina, a later addition to the harem. The novel charts the rise of Saladin as Sultan of Egypt and Syria and follows him as he prepares, in alliance with his Jewish and Christian subjects, to take Jerusalem back from the Crusaders. This is a medieval story, but much of it will be uncannily familiar to those who follow events in contemporary Cairo, Damascus, and Baghdad. Betrayed hopes, disillusioned soldiers and unrealistic alliances form the backdrop to The Book of Saladin.

Author : John Man
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780306824883

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Saladin by John Man Pdf

In this authoritative biography, historian John Man brings Saladin and his world to life with vivid detail in "a rollicking good story" (Justin Marozzi). Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the twelfth century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. A ruthless defender of his faith and brilliant leader, he also possessed qualities that won admiration from his Christian foes. But Saladin is far more than a historical hero. Builder, literary patron, and theologian, he is a man for all times, and a symbol of hope for an Arab world once again divided. Centuries after his death, in cities from Damascus to Cairo and beyond, to the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf, Saladin continues to be an immensely potent symbol of religious and military resistance to the West. He is central to Arab memories, sensibilities, and the ideal of a unified Islamic state. John Man charts Saladin's rise to power, his struggle to unify the warring factions of his faith, and his battles to retake Jerusalem and expel Christian influence from Arab lands. Saladin explores the life and enduring legacy of this champion of Islam while examining his significance for the world today.

Author : Jonathan Phillips
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300247060

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The Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin by Jonathan Phillips Pdf

An engaging biography that offers a new perspective on one of the most influential figures of the Crusades In 1187, Saladin marched triumphantly into Jerusalem, ending decades of struggle against the Christians and reclaiming the holy city for Islam. Four years later he fought off the armies of the Third Crusade, which were commanded by Europe's leading monarchs. A fierce warrior and savvy diplomat, Saladin's unparalleled courtesy, justice, generosity, and mercy were revered by both his fellow Muslims and his Christian rivals such as Richard the Lionheart. Combining thorough research with vivid storytelling, Jonathan Phillips offers a fresh and captivating look at the triumphs, failures, and contradictions of one of the Crusades' most unique figures. Bringing the vibrant world of the twelfth century to life, this book also explores Saladin's complicated legacy, examining the ways Saladin has been invoked in the modern age by Arab and Muslim leaders ranging from Nasser in Egypt, Asad in Syria, and Saddam Hussein in Iraq to Osama bin Laden, as well as his huge appeal across popular culture in books, drama, and music.

Author : Geoffrey Hindley
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781848849228

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Saladin by Geoffrey Hindley Pdf

This biography of the 12th century Islamic military leader provides a fascinating view of the Crusades and the Medieval Muslim world. Saladin was a Kurdish military leader who led the fight against the Crusades and rose to become first Sultan of Egypt and Syria. He united warring Muslim lands, reconquered the bulk of Crusader states and faced King Richard I of England in one of the most famous confrontations in medieval warfare. His extraordinary character and career are the key to understanding the Battle of Hattin, the fall of Jerusalem and the failure of the Third Crusade. Historian Geoffrey Hindley's study of Saladin’s life and times presents a nuanced portrait of this remarkable man who dominated the Middle East in his day. It also offers fascinating insight into the politics and culture of the 12th century Muslim world.

Author : John Davenport
Publisher : Infobase Learning
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Biography
ISBN : 9781438148137

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Saladin by John Davenport Pdf

Saladin was arguably the greatest Muslim leader in history. A great warrior and leader of his people, Saladin was also a spiritual man who displayed mercy to his mortal enemies.

Author : Yaacov Lēv
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9004112219

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Saladin in Egypt by Yaacov Lēv Pdf

"Saladin in Egypt" provides for medievalists the Middle Eastern context for the rise of Saladin to power and his military, naval and internal policies in Egypt. For scholars of Middle Eastern history it offers a fresh look at the sources and new interpretation for the demise of the Fatimid state.

Author : James Reston, Jr.
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307430120

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Warriors of God by James Reston, Jr. Pdf

Acclaimed author James Reston, Jr.'s Warriors of God is the rich and engaging account of the Third Crusade (1187-1192), a conflict that would shape world history for centuries and which can still be felt in the Middle East and throughout the world today. James Reston, Jr. offers a gripping narrative of the epic battle that left Jerusalem in Muslim hands until the twentieth century, bringing an objective perspective to the gallantry, greed, and religious fervor that fueled the bloody clash between Christians and Muslims. As he recounts this rousing story, Reston brings to life the two legendary figures who led their armies against each other. He offers compelling portraits of Saladin, the wise and highly cultured leader who created a united empire, and Richard the Lionheart, the romantic personification of chivalry who emerges here in his full complexity and contradictions. From its riveting scenes of blood-soaked battles to its pageant of fascinating, larger-than-life characters, Warriors of God is essential history, history that helps us understand today's world.

Author : Dr. ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ʻAzzām
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : IND:30000122550118

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Saladin by Dr. ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ʻAzzām Pdf

Saladin is the greatest hero of the Middle East, a legendary figure admired and revered to this day. This is the first serious biographyin over 20 years and the first ever by a non-western scholar in English. It shows that Saladin's genius was not in warfare but in giving the people of Middle East a spiritual vision.

Author : Diane Stanley
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002-08-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0688171354

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Saladin by Diane Stanley Pdf

Offers the story of Saladin who, devastated by tales of past conquest, worked to unite his divided people in order to gain strength and put an end to the invasions from the people from western lands.

Author : Malcolm Cameron Lyons,D. E. P. Jackson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1984-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0521317398

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Saladin by Malcolm Cameron Lyons,D. E. P. Jackson Pdf

A classic study of Saladin, the scourge of the crusaders, who during the 12th century imposed unity on his dominions, retook Jerusalem, and for a time resisted the Third Crusade. He was a brilliant military leader, a diplomat, politician and administrator who earned a reputation for honesty and chivalry.

Author : David Nicolle
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849083188

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Saladin by David Nicolle Pdf

This Osprey Command book looks closely at the early life, military experiences and key battlefield exploits of Al-Malik al-Nasir Yusuf Ibn Najm al-Din Ayyub Ibn Shahdi Abu'l-Muzaffar Salah al-Din – or Saladin as he is more commonly known outside the Islamic world – who is broadly regarded as the greatest hero of the Crusades, even in Europe. Most chroniclers present him as a man of outstanding virtue, courage and political skill. More recently, however, efforts have been made to portray Saladin as an ambitious, ruthless and even devious politician, and as a less brilliant commander than is normally thought. This book sets out to reveal that the truth is, as usual, somewhere in between.

Author : Jonathan Phillips
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300249064

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The Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin by Jonathan Phillips Pdf

An engaging biography that offers a new perspective on one of the most influential figures of the Crusades In 1187, Saladin marched triumphantly into Jerusalem, ending decades of struggle against the Christians and reclaiming the holy city for Islam. Four years later he fought off the armies of the Third Crusade, which were commanded by Europe’s leading monarchs. A fierce warrior and savvy diplomat, Saladin’s unparalleled courtesy, justice, generosity, and mercy were revered by both his fellow Muslims and his Christian rivals such as Richard the Lionheart. Combining thorough research with vivid storytelling, Jonathan Phillips offers a fresh and captivating look at the triumphs, failures, and contradictions of one of the Crusades’ most unique figures. Bringing the vibrant world of the twelfth century to life, this book also explores Saladin’s complicated legacy, examining the ways Saladin has been invoked in the modern age by Arab and Muslim leaders ranging from Nasser in Egypt, Asad in Syria, and Saddam Hussein in Iraq to Osama bin Laden, as well as his huge appeal across popular culture in books, drama, and music.

Author : Stanley Lane-Poole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Egypt
ISBN : UOM:39015026723471

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Saladin and the Fall of the Kingdom of Jerusalem by Stanley Lane-Poole Pdf

Author : D.S. Richards
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351883214

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The Rare and Excellent History of Saladin or al-Nawadir al-Sultaniyya wa'l-Mahasin al-Yusufiyya by Baha' al-Din Ibn Shaddad by D.S. Richards Pdf

Saladin is perhaps the one and only Muslim ruler who emerges with any clarity in standard tales and histories of the Crusades; this is a translation of Baha’ al-Din Ibn Shaddad’s account of his life and career. Ibn Shaddad (1144-1234) was clearly a great admirer of Saladin and was a close associate of his, serving as his qadi al-’askar (judge of the army), from 1188 until Saladin’s death in 1193. His position and his access to information make this an authoritative and essential source for Saladin’s career, while his personal relationship with the sultan adds a sympathetic and moving element to the account of his final years. Aside from its inherent value as a source for the history of Egypt and the Middle East, it therefore provides a much-needed complement and corrective to the widely-known Latin accounts of the Crusades and the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in the 12th century. The present translation is based on a fuller edition of the text than that used in the previous 19th-century translation, and takes into account the translator’s readings of the earliest manuscript of the work, dated July 1228.

Author : James Jones
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781452530253

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Saladin’S Sword by James Jones Pdf

Flying a Dutch flag, the Vandetta is moored alongside the dock in the port of Kingston, Jamaica. On board, meeting secretly, are four pirate captainsthree former royal navy captains and a Duke of the Realmmaking a plan to exact revenge and retribution on those responsible for their loss of income, status, position, and reputation. The four compiled a list of the people who had caused them even the slightest provocation during the last twenty years, focusing on those who had forced them into the cut-throat world of piracy. Fierce battles ensue and in the process they capture a princess and steal her dowry and gold bullion from a ship in the dead of night. They also commandeer three Spanish treasure ships and, using the melted gold, they commit a major forgery by selling the gilded gold to greedy, corrupt government officials. A tale of the high seas, Saladins Sword narrates a story of treachery, adventure, and betrayal.