Al-Nasser Salah al-Din
Khatib Basma El
Publisher: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
Summary
In the 6th century Hijri (12th century AD), young Ahmed of Jerusalem rejects the injustice inflicted on his city by the Frankish occupiers. Determined to save his people, he joins the army of Sultan Al-Nasir Salah al-Din of Egypt and the Levant, who is preparing to reclaim Jerusalem.Salah al-Din has crafted a bold plan: unite the Islamic world in jihad, assemble a powerful army, and strike the Franks in their own stronghold to free the holy city.But what strategies led to his stunning victory at the Battle of Hattin? And what fate awaits Ahmed? Will he reunite with his family when Salah al-Din marches into Jerusalem?
Available since: 08/16/2025.
